ISCF
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Inter-School Christian Fellowship or Inter-Scholastic Christian Fellowship is a Christian youth group that works with high school
students. Often it can be associated with groups such as a local church (some with large youth populations) or a scripture organisation (e.g. International Fellowship of Evangelical Students). ISCF exists in Australia
, Canada
, United States of America, Philippines
, Indonesia
and other countries worldwide.
These youth groups are usually voluntarily led by the older students (Year 11 to Year 12) in each school and usually have the support and guidance of an older mentor, youth pastor, or a patron teacher.. ISCF groups mainly meet during lunchtime.
Some typical activities of a ISCF program include:
There are various training courses available for students wishing to be better equipped for leading ISCF. Relevant examples include the annual "ISCF Leadership Conference" (Scripture Union NSW), and "Rising Leaders" (part of the Next Generation conference hosted by the Katoomba Christian Convention Center).
Australian schools with ISCF groups include:
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
students. Often it can be associated with groups such as a local church (some with large youth populations) or a scripture organisation (e.g. International Fellowship of Evangelical Students). ISCF exists in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, United States of America, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and other countries worldwide.
These youth groups are usually voluntarily led by the older students (Year 11 to Year 12) in each school and usually have the support and guidance of an older mentor, youth pastor, or a patron teacher.. ISCF groups mainly meet during lunchtime.
Some typical activities of a ISCF program include:
- Talks by students and guest-speakers (e.g. pastors)
- Bible studies
- Singing
- Games
- Barbecues
- Camps
- Combined socials with ISCF groups from other schools
There are various training courses available for students wishing to be better equipped for leading ISCF. Relevant examples include the annual "ISCF Leadership Conference" (Scripture Union NSW), and "Rising Leaders" (part of the Next Generation conference hosted by the Katoomba Christian Convention Center).
Australian schools with ISCF groups include:
- Sefton High SchoolSefton High SchoolSefton High School is a partially selective high school in Sefton, Sydney, Australia. It is a full day, co-educational secondary school, and is a public school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training....
- Brisbane Grammar SchoolBrisbane Grammar SchoolBrisbane Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for boys, located in Spring Hill, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
- St George Girls High School
- North Sydney Boys High SchoolNorth Sydney Boys High SchoolNorth Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective, public high school for boys, located at Crows Nest in Sydney, Australia.- History :...
- Chatswood High SchoolChatswood High SchoolChatswood High School is a public, co-educational, semi-selective high school, located in Chatswood, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
- North Sydney Girls High SchoolNorth Sydney Girls High SchoolNorth Sydney Girls High School is an academically selective, public high school for girls, located at Crows Nest, on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
- Hornsby Girls High School
- Ravenswood School for GirlsRavenswood School for GirlsRavenswood School for Girls is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for girls, situated in Gordon, an Upper North Shore suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
- Cheltenham Girls High SchoolCheltenham Girls High SchoolCheltenham Girls High School, is a public, comprehensive, high school for girls, located in Cheltenham, a north-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
- Cherrybrook Technology High SchoolCherrybrook Technology High SchoolCherrybrook Technology High School is a purpose built Technology High School located on Purchase Road in Cherrybrook, NSW, Australia. The school was built in the late 1980s to support the rapid growth of the north-west sector in Sydney. With the school's completion and opening in 1992 the sheer...
- Sydney Technical CollegeSydney Technical CollegeThe Sydney Technical College was a name used by Australia's oldest technical education institution.It began as the Sydney Mechanics' Institute in 1843...
- Brisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane Boys' CollegeBrisbane Boys' College , is an independent, Presbyterian and Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Toowong, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
- Somerville HouseSomerville HouseSomerville House is an independent, boarding and day school for girls, located in South Brisbane, an inner-city suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
- James Ruse Agricultural High SchoolJames Ruse Agricultural High SchoolJames Ruse Agricultural High School is one of four New South Wales Government agricultural high schools. It is a selective, co-educational public high school located at Carlingford, New South Wales, Australia...
- Muirfield High SchoolMuirfield High SchoolMuirfield High School is a public, co-educational, secondary day school located in North Rocks, a north-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
- Caringbah High SchoolCaringbah High SchoolCaringbah High School is located on Willarong Road North in the suburb of Caringbah, in the Sutherland Shire, Sydney. It is one of ten academically selective, public and co-educational high schools in New South Wales....
- Sydney Technical High SchoolSydney Technical High SchoolSydney Technical High School is an academically selective, state-funded high school for boys in Bexley, a southern suburb of Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1911 as part of Sydney Technical College, the school was one of the six original New South Wales selective schools...
- Armidale High SchoolArmidale High SchoolArmidale High School is a co-educational, public secondary school, located in Armidale, a university and cathedral city in northern New South Wales, Australia....
- Epping Boys' High School
- Moreton Bay CollegeMoreton Bay CollegeMoreton Bay College is an independent Uniting Church, day school for girls, located in Manly West, an outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaEstablished in 1901 as the Moreton Bay Girls' High School, by Alice J...
- St Margaret's Anglican Girls SchoolSt Margaret's Anglican Girls SchoolSt Margaret's Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Ascot, an inner-northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia....
- St Aidan's Anglican Girls' SchoolSt Aidan's Anglican Girls' SchoolSt Aidan’s Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Corinda, a western suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
- Figtree High SchoolFigtree High SchoolFigtree High School is a comprehensive public high school located on Gibsons Road in Figtree, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.-History:...