What are the teaching requirements in order for my students to take Anchorsaway for college credit?

Every student requesting college credit must be enrolled at a study site formally approved by Anchorsaway.  The Teaching Leader(s) for that particular site must complete the teacher training requirements either at a teaching seminar or through our website in order to lead/teach these sessions. 

Each Anchorsaway site authorized to accept students who have signed up for college credit must meet the following requirements:

1.  The main teacher, at their particular site, must hold a Masters Degree in some area of study.  If the main teacher does not hold a masters degree, the student will not only be required to attend the classes, but will also be required to watch the DVD of each lesson that is taught at a particular site.

2.  We as the teacher to review (weekly) the student's devotions that are printed at the end of each lesson in their Student book, to verify that they have been completed.  We require that at least 15 lessons be taught at as a minimum.  If you teach more than 15 weeks then the devotions for those additional lessons will also need to be completed.

3.  We ask that you verify that the student attend at least 90% of the classes.

4.  The student is required to teach one of the first eight lessons to one of the following: a group of their peers, their parents and friends, or a Sunday school class.  We require you, the teacher, to be present at this session and to critique the student and his/her presentation.

5.  Upon the students completion of the coursework, you will need to send an email to Brian and Cindy Delk at bdelk@castinecob.org  to get the college credit process started.

If you have any questions regarding the requirements of teachers please contact our office at anchors@anchorsawayministries.org

What is the timeline for establishing a new Anchorsaway site in my community?

Several months before the beginning of the first class:

• Before enlisting any volunteers to be part of the ministry, have them view the promotional DVD's and sign the Statement of Faith.  (This includes any guest speakers enlisted by the Teacher)  Note: At a minimum, the Teacher must have attended the Anchorsaway training conference or participated in online training to be able to purchase materials.  It is strongly recommended that the administrator and assistant leader attend, as well.
• A great way of introducing Anchorsaway to your church/community is to teach some of the curriculum to adults in the Fall, before you plan on teaching your classes to the seniors in high school in the following January.  Tell them that they will be expected to help in some way with the Anchorsaway program as a result of taking the class.  The purpose of teaching this first to adults is that it will give you a support group to start spreading the news of the Anchorsaway program, give you practice in teaching it and hopefully produce many who would like to become small group leaders.
• Select the Teacher, Assistant teacher and at least two others who catch the vision and are willing to help after seeing the promotional video.  Meet with them to review the ministry profile and the ministry manual.  Make copies of the Statement of Faith from the Resource CD-ROM and have them read and sign a copy.  Keep these on fiel.  Both the Teacher and the Assistant teacher must agree to teach only the Anchorsaway curriculum and should indicate this in writing.  This protects the integrity of the lessons and allows the students to follow along in their Student Worldview Handbooks.
• Attend the training conference or participating in online training is critical, as it will help everyone get on the same page and be a built in support system.  You may not purchase a Teacher's Curriculum Kit unless you have been trained.  Students who want to take Anchorsaway for college credit must take the class from a trained Anchorsaway Teacher with a Master's Degree.
• Talk with friends who share the vision of Anchorsaway and invite them to join you in this effort.
• Partner with local churches to build a community program.  Identify potential partners through your friendships and personal contacts.  Ask your friends to introduce you to their pastor and youth minister, and join you as you share your vision for Anchorsaway.  Explain that the program is designed to complement what they are already doing in their youth ministry, not replace it or compete with it.  It is targeted only for second semester seniors and college students.  Tell them that the sessions will be conducted outside of the church, in a home, and will be open to seniors from other churches in the area as well.  Make sure the youth Ministers know that you are not asking for any commitments from them, other than their support through prayer.
• Talk with heads of para-church organizations in your community (FCA, YFC, Young Life, Campus Crusade for Christ and others).  Show the promo video and ask them to team with you in reaching seniors and high school students.  They can tell their student about Anchorsaway and perhaps you, or someone on your team, can come in to speak to the seniors.
• After the training of leaders, determine what size and type of program you will have the first year.
• Set up a time to visit the churches and speak with the senior high school students.
• Secure a place (other than the church or school) to meet.

Three months before the beginning of class:

• Begin to identify potential small group leaders.  Check with pastors and youth ministers in partnering churches to see if there are young adult classes who would like to participate in such a program.
• The Teacher/Facilitator, Administrator, and Small Group Leaders should meet to select the elective lessons they are planning to teach.
• Select and enlist guest speakers.
• Assign Small Group Leaders to specific local high schools to collect the names of potential students through sports, committees, and/or friends.  Make copies of the Statment of Faith from the Resource CD-ROM and ask the Small Group Leaders to reand and sign a copy.

One month before the beginning of class:

• Double check to make sure that the meeting place is secure.
• Visit partner churches and talk to the senior students.  Invite those who show interest to come and bring a friend.
• Confirm all Small Group Leaders and invite them to your home for dessert to go over the final details of the first night.
• Pray that God will protect the hearts and minds of those coming to the program.
• Make and print promotional fliers. (see sample on Resource CD-ROM)
• Order the correct number of Student Worldview Handbooks and Small Group Leader's Worldview Handbooks from the Anchorsaway website.
• Order a computer/TV adaptor from www.aver.com if you do not already have one.

One week before the beginning of class:

• Hold a final preparatory meeting with the Small Group Leaders, Teacher and the Assistant Teacher.
• Create a box for the "Question Box" questions.
• Create name tags for all students.
• PRAY.

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