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4 Ways Grandparents are the Original Influencers - 04/27/2023
Granny. MeMaw. Grandfather. PawPaw. No matter the affectionate nickname used, it’s true that grandparents play an important role in the lives of their grandchildren. From...
On any given day, Mrs. Cindy Gibbs fields phone calls from independent schools across the country, seeking advice on how to successfully build an annual fund program. As the...
“...[I]f education is to succeed in its tasks, curriculum as its core should be restructured or repacked around the four pillars of learning: learning to know, learning to do,...
ParentEd.: Excelling in the Midst of Adversity - 03/10/2022
Shall we accept good from God and not trouble?
-Job 2:10
When everything’s going our way, life feels easy. We know what to do when all goes well. So, what happens when we’re faced...
For families who have decided on an independent school education for their children, the private school choices seem endless. Options range from religious to secular, co-ed to...
7 Tips for Affording a Private School Education - 07/14/2021
Financing an independent school education may seem unattainable, but affording private school can actually be within reach. While the cost of private school is an important...
When teachers from various disciplines combine their efforts and plan course curriculum to coordinate across fields of learning, students are the beneficiaries. While it takes...
After a lot of preparation, lower school students at Mount Paran Christian School now hear the charming call of dozens of baby bluebird hatchlings around the 68-acre school...
Mount Paran Christian School is a college-preparatory school for students in preschool through grade 12, but our aim is to do more than simply prepare graduates for college...
4 Reasons Why We Chose Mount Paran Christian School - 04/19/2021
Parents - it’s decision time. You’ve explored the educational opportunities available for your child(ren) – from the local public school, to online, homeschool, or charter schools...
Living Into Community: Hospitality - 12/16/2020
In this blog series, WingTips has explored how the practices of truth telling, gratitude, and promise keeping create strong, sustainable communities. Successfully implementing...
Living Into Community: Promise Keeping - 12/02/2020
You’re only as good as your word.
Pinky promise?
I’m telling you the truth, I swear!
Making - and breaking - promises is commonplace, a daily occurrence. Promises are made...
Living Into Community: Gratitude - 11/18/2020
Thanksgiving is upon us, and with it comes thoughts of turkey, pumpkin pies, and an abundance of gratitude. This is the season of thankfulness. We are reminded every November to...
Living Into Community: Truth-Telling - 11/10/2020
One of the hallmarks of being a part of the Mount Paran Christian School family is that ours is a commUNITY - emphasis on unity. We are spiritual brothers and sisters, one in the...
Campaign for CommUNITY - 09/01/2020
The summer of 2020 has certainly been one for the history books. From social distancing and uncertainty about the future, to calls for racial justice and reconciliation, 2020 has...
Pathways: The Places MPCS Seniors Go - 06/09/2020
Oh, the places they will go. The Mount Paran Christian School Class of 2020 will head off to a variety of universities in the fall, bringing with them the solid academic...