2009-2012 Technology Plan

At Belleville Mennonite School we seek to provide all the skills needed by our students. In addition to an excellent classical education we also seek to teach students how to effectively use and interact with today's ever changing technology. Every classroom at BMS has network drops from which students can access both the internal network services that we provide as well as the education opportunities provided by the Internet. We require that a faculty member be present during all times when the students are accessing the Internet, this is to ensure that the computer resources provided by the school are being used for profitable educational purposes. We also offer courses in basic computing such as keyboarding for younger students and computer applications for junior high and high school students. We also offer more advanced courses to high school students, which they learn more in depth concepts such as web design and maintenance as well as computer assembly and repair.

At BMS we have a student to computer ratio of 3.5 this provides every student with adequate access to our computer resources. Each student is provided with personal storage on our network with which they can store their papers projects and other work that they accumulate. They are also given access to software that is appropriate for their educational development such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point additional software includes Adobe Photoshop Elements, Flash, InDesign and many others.

Donations Wanted

As an educational institution we are always looking for ways to upgrade our equipment. One of the ways that we do this is through the donation of equipment from business and individuals. If you have computer equipment that you no longer want or need, please consider donating it for educational use. Our staff will refurbish these machines and put them to good use. For further information please call (717)-935-2184.