The Importance of a Good Teacher!

William Arthur Ward once said,  “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”  Ms. Cannon, shown here with her Kindergarten class is a great teacher! I watch her students come off the bus each morning with excitement in their eyes. They start as soon as they step into the classroom and leave with the same enthusiasm that they came in with!

Like a gifted Doctor, Actor Athlete or Business Mogul, some people have found their God given gift and when they share it it is a wonder to watch. Ms. Cannon's room is filled with anticipation and excitement. The connection between her and her students is beautiful.

Great people make a great school and I thank God that at Upper Room Christian School God has brought us some great people. Great teachers and Great families working together with the anointing of God to raise up these children in the way they should go! 

We just received another great review of our school!

We just received another great review from one of our parents! Mr. St. Louis wrote, "We just wanted to take a moment to acknowledge what a blessing the URCS & it's staff has been to our family over the past 10 years. Our daughter Evanna has attended the school since T-K & is now an 8th grader. Watching her development over the years both academically & spiritually has been 1 of the high lights of our lives & we know that the hard work, guidance & efforts of your teachers has played a pivotal part in this process & that's why we couldn't wait to get our 2nd princess Naomi started with you & she did start kindergarten this year & is already doing well. We also think that's important to note that your hard work is not going unnoticed by others, recently we decided to look at some other schools to see what else is being offered out there, long story short Evanna was accepted into the Waldorf School in garden city. This school is supposedly 1 of the top private prep schools in the state & they really wanted us to enroll her there offering us a lot of incentives, after a tour of the school we didn't see anything that wasn't being offered at Upper Room & not to mention it's not a Christian School. Oh & by the way did we forget to mention to 25,000 $ tuition, naturally it was a no brainer that we decided to keep her at Upper Room where she's getting a high quality education both spiritually & academically. Thank you again for all that you do & God willing we hope to work with you & your staff for many years to come to provide the excellence in education thru Christ that is truly a standard at URCS."
Sincerely: The St Louis Family Ivan, Taira, Evanna & Naomi

Student Testimonial GREAT TEACHER"S MAKE for GREAT SCHOOLS!

We just got a wonderful letter from one of our 2015 graduates! She wrote,
"HEY MRS. P!!!!!! It's Shannon! I'm at S.U.N.Y. Cortland now and I just sent an email to my professor because he asked who my favorite teacher was and why and my roommate and I both agreed that you'd love to see it, so here it is!"

"... my favorite teacher in U.R.C.S. High School was Mrs. Pagano. She was my teacher for AP US History, English 12, and AP Literature. She was my favorite because she never changed the subject topic until the entire class understood what she was teaching, and even if we needed extra help, we never fell behind. She was strict and demanded that we all try our hardest and in doing so, made many students excel higher than they thought they could. Mrs. Pagano was also like a mom to her students, being there whenever we needed her and selflessly sacrificing in order for her student to do and be their best."

I miss you sooo much! And I might need your help this coming semester with my Writing Skills class. When I saw my textbook for that class, I immediately thought of you, anyways, have fun for the rest of your summer and good luck next year!! I love you!! <3 font="">

This was Mrs. Pagano's  response, "Oh my gosh, Shannon, you just made my day, my week, my month and my year!!!!!!!!!!! I am so flattered and I will remember your email whenever I'm having a tough or frustrating day! You can absolutely contact me, anytime, for any kind of help! I will miss you as well! Enjoy your time at college, these days will fly by!!!! 

And always make smart, God-centered choices!!

Love, Mrs. P. 

GREAT TEACHERS MAKE FOR GREAT SCHOOLS!!