Rockway places tremendous value on community building and fostering healthy face-to-face relationships. It’s because of this that we send every grade on some form of retreat, where students step outside normal academic life and are challenged to get to know each other in new ways. Our grade 7/8 classes recently returned from their retreat – […]
As part of our grade 7&8 Peace Makers program, and our community involvement, Rockway supports the CTV program “The Pledge To End Bullying”, a community based initiative to provide ways of negating the effects of bullying on everyone. Click here to learn more about “The Pledge”. This year, we were asked if would take part in creating […]
On Friday, December 13, students in Ms. Bauman’s grade 10 Church History course had the unique opportunity of experiencing a prayer labyrinth. Patricia Horst Wagler, a pastor and trained labyrinth facilitator, led students and staff in exploring the history of the labyrinth as a Christian tool for prayer. She explained the meaning and symbolism of […]
Many thanks to our incredible Rockway community for your overwhelming support of our annual food drive for House of Friendship Christmas Food Hamper program. This yearly tradition challenges all of us to consider those who need the food bank to make ends meet and provide for their families. Our Student Council takes ownership of this each year […]
How do you talk to your teenager about sexuality? For those of you who attended any part of Rockway’s Spiritual Emphasis Week, you learned that conversations about sexuality begin way before puberty and can continue long past it! Keith Graber Miller, Professor of Religion and Sexuality at Goshen College, led Rockway in a three day […]
Just over a week ago, Mr. Enns’ grade nine Mathematics students were asked in their Math Warm Up Questions: “Can you reduce 2795/565? How would you write it as a mixed number? What do you think this number could represent?” While students came up with all sorts of ideas about what 4.95 could represent, the […]
Our prayer chapel on Tuesday morning focused on a story from the gospel of Mark in which Jesus and his disciples leave the shore on a boat and soon encounter a storm. The disciples are fearful but Jesus calms the winds and the water with the words, “Peace, be still”. During this interactive chapel, students were first […]
September 30th – October 2nd will be Spiritual Emphasis Week. The focus of the week will be on “Healthy Sexuality,” and will feature scholar, Dr. Keith Graber Miller, Professor of Bible, Religion and Philosophy from Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana. Graber Miller will give three chapel addresses and will also visit classes during his time here. His ongoing […]
Liz Pfisterer, chair of Rockway’s Chapel Committee, is part of the team that is launching “Sabbath Space” – a new initiative that aims to provide students with a more intimate setting to explore their faith. Fridays at lunch, students along faculty and staff, are invited to room 204 for a chance to dig into faith-related […]
On Wednesday, June 11th, I had the privilege to address Rockway Faculty and Staff for the last time, alongside Joanna Loepp-Thiessen, Chairperson of Faith and Worship. Together we talked about this year’s chapel theme, Expect the Unexpected, and shared about how the year was filled with “unexpected” moments. The final excerpt of this address is worthy to […]
A Celebration of Karen Scott Booth, Ray Boehm and Deb Baxter Heeney Rockway Mennonite Collegiate Sunday, June 9 from...
The Grade 7&8s are back! For the first time since 2019, grade 7&8 students, alongside their teachers and directors,...
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