The Campus Fall Term classes are ready for you to offer to your students, including:

• College Algebra
• Communication
• Writing
• Financial Strategies
• American History
• And more!

Campus is FREE for your school to join & classes start as soon as August 21st! 

​We sat down with Jennifer Swain, Chief Marketing Officer at The Academy of Arts & Logos Theatre to “open the box” (the Show in a Box that is) and share with you what we found inside!

But the Academy can only go to so many schools in a calendar year – how could they possibly help everyone who needed it? This was when the artistic team dreamt up the solution – what if they could put all their ideas, notes, suggestions & scripts into a physical box – and mail them to the schools?

The team additionally created an exciting community hub for teachers staging their school play – from all over the country – to join together, online. The Director Hub has unlimited video training resources – everything from tips on how to apply character make-up to how to cast a show. This exclusive online membership is included in your Show in a Box and is available up until your performance date. “The Director Hub creates a community space for directors to learn from each other, ask questions and have 24/7 access to our brains”, Jenn said.

Here are a few more insights about the Show in a Box process and how you can take advantage of this resource in your school:

In 2020 WORLD News, a well established christian news outlet, decided that they wanted to create a new way to reach their youth audience. At the time they had many kid magazines and projects, but they they decided that a short daily video series would be the perfect way to reach a young audience. They began planning and aimed to create two minute videos every day and post them to their YouTube. They quickly realized that two minutes simply would not be enough time to cover everything, and planned to expand to three minutes and longer. 

In early 2020, WORLD approached meteorologist and broadcaster of 18 years Brian Basham to help consult on this new project. This resulted in Brian joining the team full time in March of 2020 as the Program Director and Host. Shortly after this, the world was put on pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead of letting this slow down production, WORLD saw that there was an even greater need for this tool since so many kids were now at home. The new WORLD Watch amped up production and began to post to YouTube and then fully launched in August of 2020. WORLD Watch is now a 10 minute daily show subscription featuring current events and news.

WORLD Watch creates entertaining 10 minute videos that focus on informing youth about today's events and important news. The process of creating these episodes is incredibly intricate and requires the hard work of many people. WORLD Watch does an amazing job crafting intentional and interesting shows every single day. In every video, WORLD Watch aims to instill key elements.

1. Include topics that spark conversation or deeper thought through Biblical Truth.
2. Inspire critical thinking and discernment.
3. Introduce stories that can be handed off to teachers so that they can dive deeper into the topic with their students.
4. Create the conversation. 

Using these guidelines, WORLD Watch everyday works as a team to compile, write, shoot, and edit their 10 minute daily shows. The level of professionalism and incredible coverage is impressive to say the least. 

WORLD Watch has a unique ability to target difficult conversations and topics happening here and around the world. Often time Christians have a tendency to avoid what is happening in the world, but when they are forced to face issues they are often unprepared.  So, WORLD Watch takes a different approach. They are going to deal with the hard topics, but from a biblical worldview so that the younger generation can learn the skill of discernment and put it into practice. Discernment is not an ability children are born with, it is a skill that must be taught and practiced. WORLD Watch is the perfect tool to help students hone this skill. 

Are you looking for a tool that will help engage your students in beneficial conversations and help create stimulating classroom conversation? WORLD Watch is the perfect tool to add to your daily classroom routine to add interest and foster a lifelong desire to engage with the world confidently.

At the end of conference season we randomly selected our winner from everyone who had entered. We were thrilled to find out that there could not have been a more deserving winner. This year's $500 gas gift card went to a teacher at Kid's Life Preschool. This teacher has been faithfully serving there for many years. Jan Rule, the owner and director of Kid's Life, said the winning teacher sacrificially gives to her kids and the school everyday. She has been driving an hour each way to work for years and we are so thrilled that God so provincially choose her to receive this blessing! God cares for us in the little things and we are so thankful that we get to help teachers accomplish their calling everyday. 

We can't wait for the 2023 conference season and continuing our mission of assisting schools by providing quality educational resources. God has blessed us in this industry and has allowed us to work with so many incredible partners and educators. We are so excited for everything to come this year and we look forward to giving back to more teachers in the future. We hope to see you all this coming year!

Campus is bringing innovative, Christian dual enrollment courses to your doorstep. By partnering with Campus, you can expose your students to a catalog of world-class courses unlike any other. ​

Campus offers a variety of quality courses including: 

Contact us to hear how accessing these faculty-led courses will allow your school to open a new revenue stream and serve your students even better! 

Wars, political unrest, hurricanes, disasters - the list of tragedies and difficulties goes on. We live in a broken world that is difficult to navigate as we are bombarded with false ideologies and competing views. Students hear about world events from every avenue of communication, and it can be overwhelming and hard to discern what is true from what is not. 

Implementing a new curriculum tool can sometimes be more work than it's worth. Using a tool efficiently is often more important than the tool itself. We know that teachers spend so much time and effort putting together interesting and informational lesson plans. We want to help you make this process easy, so here are some ways that WORLD Watch can effortlessly be added to your classroom.

​All these subjects are covered throughout the short daily videos. These videos perfectly coincide with and reinforce what you are already teaching, and open portals for students to see and hear about important things happening all around them.

They get to learn about technology, history, government, art, and many other subjects, and discover important advancements that may change the world they are growing up in. WORLD Watch offers a safe space for kids to see, hear, and learn about things happening outside of the classroom from the safety of their desks. 

We would love to talk with you today about WORLD Watch and how you can incorporate it into your classroom! Talk to an educational consultant today and unlock your Free ​30-day trial. 

Meet our Employee of the Month, Alice Brownlee! Alice has a vast amount of experience in the
education field. She has been an Educational Consultant here at Palmetto Fortis for 4 years.
Prior to working here, she served as a kindergarten teacher/administrator for 20 years, as the
ACSI Southeast Early Education Director for 8 years, and as an educational consultant for
ACSI/Purposeful Design for 10 years. We are so thankful for the level of expertise that Alice
brings to our team.

Alice has been happily married to Brad Brownlee for 45 years, and has two kids and 5 beautiful
grandchildren! In her free time, Alice enjoys reading, running, cooking, and working in the yard.
She also serves on a committee that oversees a historical cemetery in the Atlanta area dating
back to 1840.
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Alice and her husband also enjoy traveling, being involved in the community, serving at their
church, and seeing their family! Alice’s favorite verse is James 1:17 — “Every good and perfect
gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change
like shifting shadows.” We are so thankful to have Alice as a valuable part of our team here at
Palmetto Fortis!

Back to School Q&A
Q: What was most important for you when tackling a new school year as a teacher? 
A: "BE PREPARED. In my experience there is no such thing as over preparation! Preparation may look different for every teacher and at every grade level, but knowing your scope and sequence before the year begins is crucial to staying on track!" 


Q: How do you prepare yourself before the year begins and each day before stepping into the classroom? 
A: "The first thing I recommend is to start your morning in the Bible. We need to be in the Word and there is no better way to prepare for the day. The second thing I do to prepare is listen to podcasts in the morning. Learning from professionals in the field is so easy through podcasts and it is so beneficial. To teach others to learn, you have to keep learning yourself."


Q: Any last tips or recommendations for teachers this year?
A: "Over communicate with parents! It is crucial to start communicating early with parents. Don’t wait till a child is far behind, start early! This will help everyone involved, and it will help to build relationships."

Hear what other schools are saying about Reading HQ!

"[The Reading HQ] is straightforward and cleverly presented — I wish I had been able to learn this way as a kid!"

Will M., South Carolina
 
Help children become better readers with The Reading HQ!

Do you know how often your students are on social media? According to the Statista Research Department, children and young adults in North America will spend roughly 170 minutes on social media every day.

A study released by Common Sense Media showed that most teens (over 78%) believe it is important to stay current with the news of the world, but more than half of them receive their news from social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter—and 50% say they receive their news from YouTube.

The point? Students want the news, but they receive it from social media. They want video-based, brief, engaging content that covers the issues in a way that resonates with them. Meet World Watch—a daily news content source created just for students. This platform provides uniquely created, journalistically styled and biblically sound 10-minute daily videos on an app-based platform.

Once subscribed, you can provide access to World Watch to your entire school! It serves as a supplemental device for the classroom and as an informative source for your students at home.

You can secure a preview to see if World Watch is right for your school!

Sign up now and get the summer free

​Previewing a product can be complicated, time-consuming and difficult! We want to change that.

​The ReadingHQ Sample Lesson includes the essential items that enable you to review what an actual lesson would look like and see how you can use the material for your students.

Each grade level sample lesson includes a daily video, a media presentation, an instructor guide, and a student activity sheet.

It's simple. Click the link below to request your sample lesson for FREE right now! Test it out. See what a difference a little practice can make for your students. 

​Michele is an educational resource consultant for Palmetto Fortis. She has been an employee of PF for almost five years and has served in a variety of roles as the company has grown and the needs have changed. She currently serves ​​Alaska, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. 

After graduating with her Bachelors in Elementary Education, she married her husband Tim, and began teaching. Her education background, both in the classroom and at home with her own children, has given her insight that has been invaluable for the company. Tim and Michele have been passionate advocates of Christian education for decades and have instilled this passion in their three children, who all work in businesses that support Christian education. 
 
In her time outside of work, she enjoys serving in her local church using her gifts of singing and hospitality. She also loves spending time with her family—especially her 5 grandchildren! 

​Duane Nichols is the Creative Director at Palmetto Fortis. Duane maintains the company brand and leads design projects while collaborating within the marketing team. 
 
After graduation from BJU in 1982, he and his wife spent the first 15 years of their marriage working at the Bill Rice Ranch, which is a Christian camp in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In 1997 he and his family moved to Greenville, SC so he could work as a Christian school curriculum designer at BJU Press. He worked there until he joined Palmetto Fortis 7 months ago. Since being on the Palmetto Fortis team, Duane has brought enthusiasm for excellent design and collaborative teamwork. 
 
He has two married children and four grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoys riding his bike on the Swamp Rabbit trail, working in the yard, and, of course, spending time with family.

Let’s face it: the last two years of educating have been difficult ones. Prior to March of 2020, no one could have predicted the rollercoaster of changes and obstacles that would come to face every school in the nation. How can we protect our kids? More importantly, how will we continue to help them learn? While Covid-19 brought health in schools to the forefront, other viruses and germs have been keeping students and teachers out of the classroom and will continue to do so—unless we have a solution.

“The common cold causes children to miss 22 million school days each year. Influenza, another common sickness among students, causes kids to miss 38 million school days each year.” (Education World)

After the past two years, we’ve seen what can happen when students are out of the classroom, and we want to help make a difference. The Air & Surface Pro can help bring school back to the way it used to be—for schools who want to protect the students in their classrooms, and for parents who want peace of mind for their child as they attend in-person.

The Air & Surface Pro is an air and surface sanitizer that is specially designed to combat viruses and reduce dirt and dust in the air. For a classroom, that means having a machine that reduces the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the air and on surfaces by 99.9%. That percentage isn’t just a guess, either—the Air & Surface Pro has been lab-certified by the FDA for a space of up to 3,000 square feet! Details and specific findings of the research can be found here. In total, it sanitizes your space, freshens the air, and reduces the presence of all viruses—including COVID-19—in your classrooms.

If you’re interested in the possibility of further protecting your classroom and your students with the Air & Surface Pro, give us a call at (800) 484-0197 or check out our website. We want to lessen the stress of teaching—and give your kids the space to learn as safely as possible.