Questions

Short answers for students and parents.

Getting started

What is this?: Encounter Youth is reading Philippians & Ephesians together over 10 weeks, from Sunday, October 18 to Monday, December 28.
Do I need to use the website?: No. Your card is all you need. The site shows each week's reading and how many stamps you have.
How do I get a login?: Students: ask your teacher. Anyone else: make a guest login.
I forgot my password.: See Logging in.
Can I use it on my phone?: Yes. You can also add it to your home screen. See Logging in.
Which Bible should I read?: Any Bible. The Lesson page links to each reading.

What do I do each week?: Read the chapter and Memorize the key verse. If you want to do more, there are 3 extra tasks.
Can I start next week early?: Yes.
I did my tasks but couldn't come on Sunday.: Tell your teacher when you're back. You can still get your stamps.
I didn't do my tasks one week.: You can still read that week's chapter and memorize its key verse, and tick them. The other tasks can't be made up. Do the extra tasks in the weeks after to get more stamps.
I haven't done anything this week.: Come anyway. You get time at the start of class to learn the key verse.
I did a task but forgot to tick it.: Tick it on the Lesson page. If you can't, tell your teacher.
How well do I need to know a memory verse?: Word for word, without looking.
What should my paragraph say?: What the chapter says, what stood out to you, and one thing you will do. See Write a paragraph.
Who can read my paragraph?: Only you, until you submit it. After that, your teachers.
Can I change my paragraph after I submit it?: Yes, until your teacher stamps it. Press “Retract to edit”.

How do I get a stamp?: On Sunday. Tell your teacher what you read, say your memory verses, and show your paragraph. You get one stamp for each task.
What do I get for a full card?: 10 stamps fill a card. Hand in a full card to get a snack. The card goes in the group's jar.
How many cards can I fill?: The 2 weekly tasks fill 2 cards. All 5 tasks fill 5 cards.
What happens to a card that isn't full at the end?: Only a full card earns a snack. Count your stamps before the last weeks, and do extra tasks if you need more to fill your card!
What if I lose my card?: Tell your teacher. You get a new card with your stamps on it.
What is the group goal?: Every full card goes in the group's jar. The goal is on the home page of the site. If we reach it by the end of the 10 weeks, everyone who fills at least one card gets boba!

How can I help?: Ask which chapter they are reading, and ask them to say the key verse.
Can I see how my child is doing?: Ask to see their card, or their Lesson page on the site.
Can I follow the reading myself?: Yes. The login page shows every week's reading. To tick tasks of your own, make a guest login.
What does the site keep about my child?: See Privacy.
Who do I ask about the plan?: A teacher, or email teachers@encounteryouthbiblereading.com.