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100 1 $aSwierenga, Robert P.
245 10 $aElim :$ba Chicago Christian school and life-training center for the disabled /$cRobert P. Swierenga.
260 $aGrand Rapids, MI :$bEerdmans,$c2005.
300 $axxvi, 348 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aHistorical series of the Reformed Church in America$vno. 49
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 295-310) and index.
505 00 $g1.$tBeginnings -- $g2.$tWilliam Kok and John Kamp : the dynamic duo -- $g3.$tElim goes national -- $g4.$tAdministration -- $g5.$tMission creep and new challenges : the 1960s -- $g6.$tMission change : Elim in the 1970s -- $g7.$tBeginning of Bethshan -- $g8.$tElim Christian School Foundation -- $g9.$tTransition at the top : the early 1980s -- $g10.$tDifficult times : the De Jager years, 1986-1988 -- $g11.$tThe George Groen era, 1989-2000 -- $g12.$tExtracurricular activities -- $g13.$tThe Bill Lodewyk era begins.
520 1 $a"Founded in 1948 by the Dutch Reformed community of Chicago, Elim Christian School was the first within the vaunted Christian Reformed educational system nationwide to provide educational services to those with developmental and physical limitations. It remains the only Reformed residential school in North America for special needs children, and its workshop, Oasis Enterprises, provides occupational training and meaningful employment for nearly two hundred adults after they "aged out" of school. In the past fifty-five years, this unique institution has been an "oasis in the desert of disability" for more than 5,000 persons ages three to sixty-five." "Elim, the first history of the institution, relies on the minutes of the administration and its publications to describe the astounding rise of the school from seven students in an Englewood church basement to the hundreds currently served on a 34-acre campus in Palos Heights, Illinois. While the official records provide the view "from the top," the book keeps a focus on the students and their achievements, which, after all, is the real story. The nearly 200 photographs and illustrations of students and staff bring the story to life. The vital fundraising role and encouragement of the "Women's army" - the Women's Service League, Mothers' Clubs, and Key Ladies, is also told in detail, based on the minutes of the League Board."--BOOK JACKET.
610 20 $aElim Christian School (Palos Heights, Ill.)
650 0 $aChildren with disabilities$xEducation$zIllinois$zPalos Heights.
650 0 $aChildren with mental disabilities$xEducation$zIllinois$zPalos Heights.
650 0 $aChristian education of children with disabilities$zIllinois$zPalos Heights.
650 0 $aChristian education of children with mental disabilities$xEducation$zIllinois$zPalos Heights.
852 00 $buts$hLC4015$i.S85 2005g