Great Futures
GREAT FUTURES: 25 years of Christian Education in Bethlehem 1988 to 2013. Author Jeanette Knudsen worked at Bethlehem College for 21 years and knows her subject well. Great Futures traces the exciting development of the campus in Tauranga over its first 25 years. It tells the early miracle years, with the construction of the first…
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Jeanette Knudsen
About This Book
GREAT FUTURES: 25 years of Christian Education in Bethlehem 1988 to 2013. Author Jeanette Knudsen worked at Bethlehem College for 21 years and knows her subject well. Great Futures traces the exciting development of the campus in Tauranga over its first 25 years. It tells the early miracle years, with the construction of the first primary classroom block in a three-day 400 volunteer quickbuild. It then traces the struggles of the pioneering days and the growth into secondary schooling, followed by the establishment of other operations. These include tertiary studies at the Bethlehem Institute of Education, and the five pre-school centres. The book presents the personal contribution of many involved, like the founding principal, Graham Preston and major benefactors Keith and Margaret Relf. This is the modern-day true story of God at work in New Zealand’s world of education. Hard cover, colour photos. For sale from Bethlehem College Finance office, $25.00
Website: www.beth.school.nz
Writer: Jeanette Knudsen
About The Writer
Jeanette Knudsen
JEANETTE KNUDSEN was formerly a secondary teacher of English and worked in Promotions at Bethlehem College from 1990 to 2010. She is a director of DayStar Books Ltd. She has been writing for a number of years, co-authoring her first book, Fire at the Mount, with Beverley Coad in 2010. Her second book Great Futures: 25 Years of Christian Education in Bethlehem was published in 2013. Her third book, published in 2017, is a travel story - Four Kiwis on the Silk Road. Jeanette enjoys travel and travel writing and has written four travel blogs:
Four Kiwis on the Silk Road: www.silkspin.travellerspoint.com
Two Kiwis in Canada: www.moosespin.travellerspoint.com
Two Kiwis in Africa: www.rhinospin.travellerspoint.com
Two Kiwis go Outback: www.outbackspin.travellerspoint.com
Photo: Phil Botha
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