ABOUT WAYFINDER INNOVATION
We are Christian educators, entrepreneurs, business people, and parents who have long supported Christian schools with our time, resources, and money. While schools have always seen small challenges and had ups and downs, the last ten years have seen such drastic shifts in education trends that we have become increasingly concerned about the overall sustainability of Christian schools across the country.
From a professional standpoint, we have seen what skills will be required of employees in the future. While many in the education world speak of necessary 21st-Century skills, such as collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication, often schools only add a temporary solution, such as a STEM program or media lab in an attempt to provide these skills. But a deeper understanding of business trends suggests that, along with the four core skills, students will also need: information literacy, media literacy, technology literacy, entrepreneurship experience, flexibility, leadership, initiative, productivity, and social skills. The major shift that needs to happen in order to provide instruction that encompasses all these skills will require a considerable overhaul of the system, including instruction, culture, and prioritization of staffing and funds.
We established Wayfinder Innovation to make the necessary changes to the Christian educational community by creating models and solutions that other schools can implement and follow to help shift to a long-term sustainability model for themselves.
Additionally, we are dedicated to providing the necessary resources, community, and network of support that schools will need as they strive to make these transformations at their schools.
LEADERSHIP
As a non-profit company, the Wayfinder Innovation
Board of Directors adopts a corporate governance model that provides strategic direction, mentorship, and accountability.
Our Board is a highly collaborative team, bringing together a wealth of professional backgrounds, including education, finance, business, and technology. This diversity of experience and expertise enriches and supports our strategic planning and goal setting processes, helping us stay true to our corporate mission: “Connect Community. Experience Faith. Innovate Learning. Effect Change.” The Board plays an invaluable role in keeping us accountable to our overall vision, direction, and financial management of the school.
BOARD MEMBERS
MISSION, VISION, VALUES
Mission: Building a Bold Future, Centered on Values That Last
Wayfinder Innovation aims to become a sustainable, Christian educational community that works collaboratively to provide integrated experiential learning and discover God’s purpose and heart for each individual. We will engage authentically to serve the needs of our greater community and to strengthen partnerships that expand the Wayfinder Experience. We will stay true to our progressive education principles by continually adapting our educational program to meet the demands of the future. We will remain spiritually grounded by staying focused on Biblical truths and remain dedicated to the guidance of the Holy Spirit for daily and long-term decision-making.
CHRISTIAN VALUES
We believe that we should follow Christ’s example on earth and connect with others around us, be present in the community, and show God’s love by selfless service.
Our relationship with Jesus goes beyond the pages of the Bible and weekly church attendance. It’s in our faces, hearts, and lives, every day of the week.
The body of Christ needs all of its parts. Diversity strengthens and completes us.
We reject the do-what-is-convenient, say-anything-to-get-what-you-want values of society at large. We believe that our lives should not be filled with words, but action. We should have endless grace for imperfection but zero tolerance for fakes.
We accept anyone, anywhere, anytime, and in any form with open arms. Through Christ’s love, we encourage all to become better versions of themselves.
As a community of faith, we uplift, we embrace, and energize all people, of all ages and all walks of life.
Though not officially affiliated with any particular Christian denomination, the leadership and staff of Wayfinder Innovation are thoroughly committed to living a Christian lifestyle and promoting Christian community and faith practices. Policies, programs, and classes at our model school, Wayfinder Christian Academy, will be rooted in Biblical truths and principles. Students will be encouraged to use the Bible to wrestle with life’s big questions.