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As we head into the winter and spring quarters of this school year, we will engage the entire community in the strategic planning process (my next blog post will explore this process).  However, before we get there, we knew we would need to first examine the school’s mission as it was written years ago and determine the core values that will help us consider and make decisions about every area of the school for the coming years.   ![worshipLR-0845](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/worshipLR-0845.jpg?width=3600&name=worshipLR-0845.jpg)  [![Letter to My Alma Mater: Arts](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/perssonRight42ndStreet_448-1.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/letter-to-alma-mater-arts) ## [Letter to My Alma Mater: Arts](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/letter-to-alma-mater-arts) October 24, 2019 From encouraging creative thinking to working collaboratively, from honing skills to building confidence, the arts provide both an outlet for expression and input for developing innate artistic talent. ***For the second part of the “Letter to My Alma Mater” series, MPCS alumni share how participation in the arts at the school changed their lives and offer advice for aspiring artists.*** ### ![HammondsDSC_0258 141](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HammondsDSC_0258%20141.jpg?width=2937&name=HammondsDSC_0258%20141.jpg) [![Letter to My Alma Mater: Academics](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/writingiStock-524697362.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/letter-to-alma-mater-academics) ## [Letter to My Alma Mater: Academics](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/letter-to-alma-mater-academics) October 17, 2019   To accomplish its mission of uniting with home and church to prepare servant-leaders to honor God, love others, and walk in Truth, Mount Paran Christian School focuses on four pillars in everything we do: Academics, Arts, Athletics, and Christian Life. Through participation in these key areas, MPCS students graduate with a strong foundation for beginning their adult lives. For this “Letter to My Alma Mater” blog series, we asked several alumni to share their experiences at MPCS and how their time at the school made an impact on the path they took upon graduation. ### ![writingiStock-524697362](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/writingiStock-524697362.jpg?width=3600&name=writingiStock-524697362.jpg) [![Robotics and the Body of Christ](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/roboticsLR-2302-1.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/robotics-and-the-body-of-christ) ## [Robotics and the Body of Christ](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/robotics-and-the-body-of-christ) October 03, 2019   If you’ve never been to a robotics competition, you need to go. You would be amazed—not just at the fascinating robots that are on display, the enormous amount of intelligence present, or the surprisingly satisfying smell of aluminum, plastic, and rubber—but by the way robotics teams have to strive to be the best they can be as a team. It’s also about how they can use their strengths to help other teams be successful.   ### **![roboticsLR-2302-1](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/roboticsLR-2302-1.jpg?width=2400&name=roboticsLR-2302-1.jpg)**   [![One Language, 21 Cultures: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/HHM%20child%20in%20spanish%20class%20DSCF4913.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hispanic-heritage-month) ## [One Language, 21 Cultures: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hispanic-heritage-month) September 26, 2019 Barbeque. Hurricane. Canoe. Though you may not realize it, these commonly used English words—among many others—originated from the language of the Taino people, indigenous to Puerto Rico and several other Caribbean islands. Beyond language, the Spanish culture has deeply influenced our society today. Chips and salsa have become so popular they are now one of the highest-selling snacks in the U.S., according to Interexchange.org. The rise of soccer as a popular sport in America can be partially attributed to its popularity within the Spanish culture. Famous Latin names are easily recognized, such as musician Jennifer Lopez, film star Antonio Banderas, actress Sofia Vergara, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and sports star Cristiano Ronaldo. And, so, for these—and many more—important contributions to America’s story, each year the U.S. government recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month.   ##### ![HHM child in spanish class DSCF4913](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HHM%20child%20in%20spanish%20class%20DSCF4913.jpg?width=844&name=HHM%20child%20in%20spanish%20class%20DSCF4913.jpg)  [![A Lesson on Love](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/LR-9899_kids%20hearts%20cropped%20LESSON%20ON%20LOVE.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/bible-lesson-on-love) ## [A Lesson on Love](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/bible-lesson-on-love) September 12, 2019 Often, we wonder, “What does it take to be a good Christian?” In response, we may think about right versus wrong: saying the right thing, doing the right thing, thinking the right thing. Christianity is, however, more accurately summed up as love. It is our response to the love that God has for us that should compel us to want to do the right things, say the right things, and think the right things—not the other way around.   ##### ![LR-9899_kids hearts cropped LESSON ON LOVE](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LR-9899_kids%20hearts%20cropped%20LESSON%20ON%20LOVE.jpg?width=844&name=LR-9899_kids%20hearts%20cropped%20LESSON%20ON%20LOVE.jpg)  [![ParentEd.: A Generation of Screenagers](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/phonesLR3-0058.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/screenagers-teens-too-much-tech) ## [ParentEd.: A Generation of Screenagers](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/screenagers-teens-too-much-tech) August 28, 2019 Over the last two decades, our society has been transformed by technology, especially high-tech tablets and smart phones. Technology touches our lives in so many ways that the children of today are surrounded by it at every turn. It is not uncommon for today’s elementary-aged children to have their own personal tablet, smart phone, or wrist watch that communicates with parents. Toddlers can often navigate a tablet with ease. Even new kitchen appliances are incorporating smart communication technology into their design. The challenge facing our society is how to best navigate this high-tech culture in a healthy manner. How can we balance our use of technology in order to avoid falling into negative patterns of too much screen time? ##### ![phonesLR3-0058](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/phonesLR3-0058.jpg?width=3000&name=phonesLR3-0058.jpg)  [![Developing Leaders: Student Perspectives on How to goLEAD](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/Golead9.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/golead-student-leadership) ## [Developing Leaders: Student Perspectives on How to goLEAD](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/golead-student-leadership) August 22, 2019 *GUEST STUDENT AUTHORS* A recently developed leadership program at Mount Paran Christian School is providing high school students with the opportunity to learn, practice, and reflect on leadership. Developed by Jason Beard, Assistant Head of High School, the goLEAD program’s goal is to develop and empower today’s servant-leaders by teaching essential principles of leadership, collaborating with community and school leaders, and providing authentic experiences in leadership. ##### ![Golead9](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Golead9.jpg?width=844&name=Golead9.jpg)  [![goLEAD Year 2: Experiential Leadership](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/goleadLR-6332.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/golead-year2-experiential-leadership) ## [goLEAD Year 2: Experiential Leadership](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/golead-year2-experiential-leadership) August 15, 2019 The goLEAD program has officially launched as a two-year curricular program, designed to prepare servant-leaders by teaching leadership principles, collaborating with community and school leaders, and providing authentic experiences for students to learn, practice, and reflect on their leadership. The thought of doing leadership intentionally was the spark that created a leadership-development program that incorporates a balance between learning about leadership and actually experiencing it.   ##### ![goleadLR-6332](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/goleadLR-6332.jpg?width=845&name=goleadLR-6332.jpg)  [![Family Serve Day](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/FSDIMG_1041.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/family-serve-day) ## [Family Serve Day](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/family-serve-day) April 17, 2019 ##### the past For well over a decade, one of the greatest days each year at Mount Paran Christian School has been our day of service. It was on this day that the entire staff and students would stop their normal routine of teaching and classes and spend the day serving our community. Through that annual experience, we have formed great partnerships with ministries in our community, exposed our students to the needs of those around us, and were able to focus on one of the things we want most for our kids — teaching them to show God’s love through serving others. ##### ![FSDIMG_1041](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FSDIMG_1041.jpg?width=3000&name=FSDIMG_1041.jpg) [![Women's History Month: Girls in STEAM](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/Women's%20history%20month%20picture%20of%20STEAM%20girls.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/womens-history-month-girls-in-steam) ## [Women's History Month: Girls in STEAM](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/womens-history-month-girls-in-steam) March 28, 2019   With its official beginnings in 1987, Women’s History Month is celebrated in March to honor the contribution of women to American History.  Jimmy Carter, who issued our nation’s first Presidential proclamation of National Women’s History Week in 1980 explained, “From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.” ##### ![Women's history month picture of STEAM girls](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Women's%20history%20month%20picture%20of%20STEAM%20girls.jpg?width=3736&name=Women's%20history%20month%20picture%20of%20STEAM%20girls.jpg) [![Our World Needs the Liberal Arts](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/classkidsLR2-5669.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/our-world-needs-the-liberal-arts) ## [Our World Needs the Liberal Arts](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/our-world-needs-the-liberal-arts) March 21, 2019 **A COMMITMENT TO THE LIBERAL ARTS PART 3:** At MPCS, we see the study of the liberal arts (humanities, science, mathematics, and the arts – broadly categorized) as a vehicle for enabling our students to develop as well-rounded individuals and to mature in community with one another. We see the liberal arts as a means of delivering truly important information and providing the tools that enable our students to think and process that information, so that upon graduation they have become well-informed, civically minded, flourishing humans.  ##### ![BlackHistoryLR-2910](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BlackHistoryLR-2910.jpg?width=3600&name=BlackHistoryLR-2910.jpg) [![Technology and the Liberal Arts](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/liberalTechLR-9630.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/technology-and-the-liberal-arts) ## [Technology and the Liberal Arts](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/technology-and-the-liberal-arts) February 18, 2019 **A COMMITMENT TO THE LIBERAL ARTS PART 2:** Technology is playing a more significant role in the education of our students today. More specifically, the teaching and learning taking place within our schools, in many regards, is becoming dependent upon technological innovations that historically have not been necessary to produce well-rounded students. My own perspective is rooted in the liberal arts and the role they have played for centuries in building and equipping Christians for service and leadership. Mount Paran Christian School’s perspective is rooted in the knowledge that education is deeply relational and that every student must be known and loved to be effectively educated. Christianity is, after all, about relationship.  ##### ![teacherLR2-5592](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/teacherLR2-5592.jpg?width=4649&name=teacherLR2-5592.jpg) [![African-American History Month: The Impact of Children and Inspiring Them Today](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/blackhistoryLR-3003.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/african-american-history-impact-of-children) ## [African-American History Month: The Impact of Children and Inspiring Them Today](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/african-american-history-impact-of-children) February 07, 2019 In observance of African-American History Month, we celebrate the impact made on our country by the men and women of our African-American community. But how often do we reflect on and celebrate the children who have impacted the course of history? ##### ![8th grade centerhumanrights trip](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/8th%20grade%20centerhumanrights%20trip.jpeg?width=3811&name=8th%20grade%20centerhumanrights%20trip.jpeg) [![An Introduction to the Liberal Arts](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/classkidsLR2-5677.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/introduction-to-the-liberal-arts) ## [An Introduction to the Liberal Arts](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/introduction-to-the-liberal-arts) January 23, 2019 **A COMMITMENT TO THE LIBERAL ARTS PART 1:** I am a dinosaur. I know it. Sometimes I am ashamed of it. Sometimes I am proud of it. I do not do technology well. If it has parts, I probably can’t fix it. If it requires batteries or electricity, the rule in our home is, “Bring it to Mommy.” I know, pathetic, right? I love paper books, libraries, and pens. I like to take notes with a mechanical pencil. Does that count as technology?  ##### ![classkidsLR2-5677](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/classkidsLR2-5677.jpg?width=3600&name=classkidsLR2-5677.jpg) [![United In Christ](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/unitedMSgirlsLR2-2-32.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/united-in-christ) ## [United In Christ](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/united-in-christ) January 15, 2019 **UNITY: the state of being united or joined as a whole. **What a powerful act… when put into practice. In thinking about what unity looks like in a person, or someone who promotes unity as an essence of who they are, a few attributes arise. They are people who are gatherers, who bring people in, bring people together, and make everyone feel like they are valued and loved — and in doing so, they create a sense of *unity.* ##### ![unitedMSgirlsLR2-2-32](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unitedMSgirlsLR2-2-32.jpg?width=3600&name=unitedMSgirlsLR2-2-32.jpg) [❮](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/christian-education/page/6) [1](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/christian-education/page/1) [...](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/christian-education/page/2) [5](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/christian-education/page/5) [6](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/christian-education/page/6) [7](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/christian-education/page/7) [8](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/christian-education/page/8) [9](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/christian-education/page/9) [❯](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/christian-education/page/8) ## *WingTips* Welcome to *WingTips*, a Mount Paran Christian School Blog. 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