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Dr. Teresa Moon President and CEO Institute for
May 23, 20222 min read
All I Want is Character: Developing the Whole Student
I had just finished speaking to a group of parent educators when a mom approached me. “I don’t think it really matters whether my...
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Dr. Teresa Moon President and CEO Institute for
May 22, 20222 min read
The Dangers of Competence without Character: Developing the Whole Student
“You’re wrong. My daughter could never do something that dishonest. Have you seen her?” Malinda sat across from me in the small...
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Cindy Clarkin
May 19, 20221 min read
Join RI HOPE - 2022 -2023
Would you like your children to learn to be "Communicators for Christ" and gain competence, character, and community connection? RI HOPE...
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Isabella
Apr 26, 20221 min read
The ICC Interns Shared Life-Giving Community
Mrs. Dailey, Mrs. Clarkin, Olivia, Daniela, Bella, David, Mrs. Souza, Mrs. Chavez at IGNITE 2022 I had a fantastic experience at the 2022...
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Dr. Tim Elmore
Apr 15, 202213 min read
Three Huge Mistakes We Make Leading Kids…and How to Correct Them
Several years ago, I spotted a pattern as I observed parents supervise their children. I posted an article on it that drew 1.2 million...
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Dede Ruff
Apr 13, 20222 min read
ICCFS from - ordinary to extraordinary!
Ten RI HOPE chapter members went to Maryland in March to compete and participate in the ICC Forensics Society Tournament (ICCFS). David...
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Teresa Moon
Apr 13, 20222 min read
How do you recognize Good Friday with your loved ones?
By now it was noon. The whole earth became dark, the darkness lasting three hours—a total blackout. The Temple curtain split right down...
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Teresa Moon
Apr 6, 20221 min read
How do I learn to coach kids really well?
You want the best possible future for the kids you’re invested in. You want to see them thrive. You want them to lead and follow well....
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Deanna Chavez
Mar 31, 20221 min read
My Testimony as an ICC Mom
Our experience as a family involved in ICC has been nothing short of a blessing. When I first learned of RI HOPE and all the amazing...
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Teresa Moon
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Reflections from our 2022 sabbatical
“In rhythms of rest we discover our time is full of the holiness of God.” - Shelly Miller Once again, our February sabbatical has taught...
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Cindy Clarkin
Feb 16, 20223 min read
Why I came back to ICC
In 2013, I helped start RI HOPE with my friend Jan. We hoped to build an ICC Chapter Community where our children and their friends could...
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Cindy Clarkin
Feb 1, 20221 min read
Reason To Speak + ICCFS
I'm excited to offer a hybrid ICC Academy Class that will teach the vital skills young people need to succeed in the real world and...
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Mary Gunther with Photograph by Cindy Clarkin
Jan 30, 20223 min read
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Originally Published January 25, 2021on Mary's Blog During my years at the Naval Academy, the Glee Club put on a 1961 satirical musical...
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Dr. Teresa Moon President and CEO Institute for
Dec 4, 20211 min read
Advent Devotions
Today is the last day of the first week of Advent, a four-week period leading up to Christmas that reminds us just how beautiful,...
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Cindy Clarkin
Nov 2, 20212 min read
BIKE for IGNITE - We did it!
50-Mile Bike Ride Fundraiser We did it! We completed our 50-mile bike ride on November 1st, 2021. David and I took advantage of the...
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Dr. Teresa Moon President and CEO Institute for
Oct 30, 20211 min read
To Africa, to East Asia, and back again in two weeks
For the last two weeks, our staff and Student Ambassadors have been resetting our internal and actual clocks - first to West African...
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Cindy Clarkin
Oct 28, 20211 min read
RIDE for IGNITE
In May, Andrew, the youngest of my nine children graduated from high school and I completed 32 years of homeschooling. In this year of...
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Dr. Teresa Moon President and CEO Institute for
Oct 10, 20211 min read
From child bride to extraordinary leader
There’s a heartbreaking reality occurring in The Gambia to this day: the practice of taking child brides. Though outlawed five years ago...
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Dr. Teresa Moon President and CEO Institute for
Oct 9, 20211 min read
Meet Pastor Baah
I’d like you to meet Pastor Patrick Baah from Ghana, a relatively new member of our life-giving global community. At only 29-years-old,...
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Dr. Teresa Moon President and CEO Institute for
Sep 29, 20211 min read
The type of online learning you actually look forward to
Take a deep breath. Are you sitting down? Because I have something to tell you. According to all the research, online learning is here to...
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