{"id":37565,"date":"2022-09-22T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T18:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=37565"},"modified":"2022-09-19T16:31:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T20:31:49","slug":"lifewise-academy-holds-first-classes-at-oakwood-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/lifewise-academy-holds-first-classes-at-oakwood-elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"LifeWise Academy Holds First Classes at Oakwood Elementary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LifeWise-Oakwood.jpeg?w=333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37566\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LifeWise-Oakwood.jpeg?w=666&amp;ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LifeWise-Oakwood.jpeg?resize=560%2C280&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LifeWise-Oakwood.jpeg?resize=260%2C130&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LifeWise-Oakwood.jpeg?resize=160%2C80&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption><strong>LifeWise Paulding Exempted launched in Oakwood Elementary last week.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oakwood, Ohio \u2013 LifeWise Academy in Oakwood, Ohio commenced its first classes on Tuesday. LifeWise Academy currently enrolls students in grades Kindergarten &#8211; 6th grade. Students travel from the Oakwood Elementary School to Twin Oaks United Methodist Church, where they meet to receive Bible-based character education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThanks to our supportive community, we are up and running and serving 175 students,\u201d said Traci Koenig, LifeWise Academy Director at LifeWise Paulding Exempted. \u201cWe are excited to be able to provide character-based Bible education to students at Oakwood Elementary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can still sign up to enroll at www.lifewiseacademy.org\/pauldingoh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a student said walking to the LifeWise Classroom, \u201cWhat is LifeWise?\u201d This same student leaving the LifeWise Classroom, \u201cLifeWise was my favorite part of the day, I like learning about God and the Bible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LifeWise lessons are part of the school\u2019s intervention time, held on Tuesdays and Thursdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students learn the Bible chronologically as part of the curriculum. Each lesson relates a Bible passage to a relevant character trait that the students are encouraged to practice in their families and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LifeWise Academy is based in Hilliard, Ohio and is a Released Time Religious Instruction (RTRI) program that provides Bible-based character education to public school students. With parental permission, students are released from school during the day to attend classes that are off school property forty minutes per week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information about LifeWise Academy, visit lifewiseacademy.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oakwood, Ohio \u2013 LifeWise Academy in Oakwood, Ohio commenced its first classes on Tuesday. 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