Back to School Resources

Help your child thrive in both their character and education as they navigate school.

Back To School Resources

Join the Movement!

Join thousands of students across the whole country in sharing God’s hope and celebrating religious freedom by doing something simple, yet powerful: Bring your Bibles to school and talk about it with friends!

Student Led Prayer Event

See You at the Pole™ was inspired by the initiative of students in one youth group in Burleson, Texas, early in 1990. The teenagers felt led to go and pray at night at several area schools during a weekend youth group retreat. They had a profound time of prayer, and their experience was shared with thousands of other youth from across Texas in the form of a challenge in June 1990 at a large conference. More than 45,000 students on 1,200 campuses in Texas and three other states were documented at the first See You at the Pole™ in September of that year. The movement continued to grow nationally and internationally from 1991 on.

School choice programs

Wisconsin offers a wealth of school choice options for families. Each Wisconsin student is assigned a district based on their home address and the large majority of families elect to send their children to that school. For more information on any of other options available, please click the links below:

Back To School Resources

Students and Parents Rights by Alliance Defending Freedom:

Your children face an increasing level of censorship and punishment for their Christian values that you’ve worked so hard to instill. But students have more freedom to express their faith than you may realize. When a school tries to silence your child’s expression of faith, ADF is here to help.

 

Gateways to Better Education: 

The Gateway To Better Education equips public school educators, leaders, parents and students to protect and promote religious and academic freedom regarding the Bible and Christianity. As well as showing them how to do this appropriately and legally, within existing constitutional boundaries, current laws, and state academic standards.

 

Liberty Counsel:

Liberty Counsel is a nonprofit ministry that operates a pro bono litigation program to provide assistance and representation for situations involving your religious freedom, the sanctity of life and the family.

American Heritage Girls:

A Christ centered alternative to the girl scouts. American Heritage Girls is a Christ-centered character and leadership development program for girls 5 to 18 years of age. AHG is dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community, and country.

 

Fellowship of Christian Athletes:

An interdenominational Christian sports ministry to see the world impacted for Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes.

 

Trail Life:

A Christ centered alternative to the boy scouts.Trail Life USA is a Christian adventure, character, and leadership program for young men. The K-12 program centers on outdoor experiences that build a young man’s skills and allow him to grow on a personal level and as a role model and leader for his peers.

LEAD Wisconsin:

A ministry of Wisconsin Family Council equipping teens to be effective godly leaders who engage the culture from a biblical perspective.

 

Teen Challenge:

Adult & Teen Challenge USA works on a Christ-centered model of drug and alcohol recovery. This means that we are concerned with the body, mind, and spirit of those who come to our addiction recovery centers. We endeavor to help people become mentally sound, emotionally balanced, socially adjusted, physically well, and spiritually alive.

 

TeenPact:

A dynamic, hands-on leadership school for Christian students. “Our mission is to train youth to understand the political process, value their liberty, defend their Christian faith and engage the culture at a time in their lives when, typically, they do not care about such things.”

Abstinence Clearinghouse:

Promoting the appreciation for and practice of sexual abstinence through distribution of age-appropriate, factual and medically-accurate materials.

 

Back to School For Parents by Family Policy Alliance:

A busy parent’s guide to what’s happening in your children’s classrooms and practical steps you can take to protect them.

 

Talk To Your Children About Transgender Issues by Focus on the Family: 

Transgenderism may be called “gender dysphoria,” “gender confusion” or “gender identity disorder.” It’s tough enough for adults to understand this subject. So when our children encounter this confusing issue, how do we help them develop a biblical, Christian perspective on this issue? This article breaks down some useful guidelines and suggestions for addressing this issues with your children.

 

True Tolerance: 

Concerned about controversial sexual topics brought up in your child’s school? TrueTolerance.org helps you respond in a loving and fact-based way. They also provide resources to equip you to stand up for your parental rights.

*Disclaimer: links to sites not controlled by Wisconsin Family Council do not necessarily imply our endorsement or recommendation of the organization. Parents should exercise judgment about what is best for their family. There are undoubtedly a number of other good resources. Wisconsin Family Action resources listed on Wisconsin Family Council’s website are not products of Wisconsin Family Council, but additional information from another organization. Wisconsin Family Action is a separately funded organization from Wisconsin Family Council. 

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