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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) [![Resolute For the New Year](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/DrWiensLSLR-8649.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/resolute-for-the-new-year) ## [Resolute For the New Year](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/resolute-for-the-new-year) January 08, 2019   **Welcome to the New Year!** I have a lot of hope in what promises to be a wonderful year living and learning together in community. Each year, right around this time, Americans (and maybe people in other nations as well) take to setting New Year’s Resolutions. In all honesty, I have never been much of a resolution-setter, and while I could certainly resolve to lose a few pounds (or more than a few!), resolutions like that have never been effective in my life. I have always been a big-vision, long-term thinker and doer. So for me, this year I pray I will be determined, dedicated, committed, and devoted as a Christian, husband, father, friend, and employee of MPCS. ![DrWiensLSLR-8649](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DrWiensLSLR-8649.jpg?width=3216&name=DrWiensLSLR-8649.jpg) [![Remembering George H. W. Bush - A Presidential Visit to MPCS](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/BushIMG_7448-1.png)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/george-hw-bush-presidential-visit-to-mount-paran) ## [Remembering George H. W. Bush - A Presidential Visit to MPCS](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/george-hw-bush-presidential-visit-to-mount-paran) December 04, 2018 In mid-May of 1992, Mount Paran Christian School Headmaster Susan King received a phone call from the White House, asking if the President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, could pay a visit there to promote his platform of family values. Newly appointed as head of school, Mrs. King thought it was a joke at first, but soon realized the call really was from the actual White House in Washington, D.C. The president’s office stated that he would like to use MPCS to speak about his support of school vouchers for parents, his stand against abortion on demand, and his hope for a balanced budget in Congress. Needless to say, the MPCS administration and Board of Trustees were more than happy to accommodate the important request. ##### ![BushIMG\_7448-1](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BushIMG_7448-1.png?width=3300&name=BushIMG_7448-1.png) PHOTO: *Associate Pastor of Mt. Paran Church of God, Dr. Darrell Rice (whose son, Dr. Josh Rice '96 recently served a term on the MPCS Board of Trustees) met President George H. W. Bush at the Allgood Road campus.* [![Truth About Native American Heritage](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/native%20village2ndLR-9665.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/truth-about-native-american-heritage) ## [Truth About Native American Heritage](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/truth-about-native-american-heritage) November 14, 2018 The celebration of National American Indian Heritage Month was established in 1990 by President George W. Bush, but the movement to recognize the first Americans with a day set aside for that purpose actually began more than 85 years prior. Starting with the early efforts of leaders, like Dr. Arthur Parker of the Seneca tribewho was the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, New York, Rev. Sherman Coolidge of the Arapahoe tribe who was president of the Congress of the American Indian Association, and Red Fox James of the Blackfoot tribe who traveled from state to state in a grass roots campaign for recognition of Native American heritage, recognition slowly began. Have you ever heard of them? [Check it out](https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/about/), and if you dig around, you’ll find many more. ##### ![native village2ndLR-9665](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/native%20village2ndLR-9665.jpg?width=3600&name=native%20village2ndLR-9665.jpg) [![International Fair](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/IF%20LR-8579%20kids%20horiz.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/international-fair) ## [International Fair](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/international-fair) October 31, 2018 **Make a joyful noise unto the Lord all the earth!** Scripture reminds us to rejoice in the Lord. That's what occurred at the International Fair last week. From Italian opera to African drumming, from traditional international clothing to treats from around the world, MPCS enjoyed an evening of celebrating the cultural diversity of our school family. ##### ![IF LR-8397](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/IF%20LR-8397.jpg?width=3600&name=IF%20LR-8397.jpg) [![Civil Rights Collaboration](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/civil%20rights%20collaboration.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/civil-rights-collaboration) ## [Civil Rights Collaboration](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/civil-rights-collaboration) October 04, 2018 This past year, MPCS continued its innovation-grant curriculum for project-based collaboration among different grade-levels. High school Honors Government students had the unique opportunity to explore the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement alongside fifth grade and kindergarten students. Seniors were charged with the task of mentoring the fifth graders as they collaborated on a children’s storybook focusing on civil rights and citizenship. The books were specially crafted with original artwork, computer-generated designs, and a great deal of creative thought in the storylines. ##### ![civil rights collaboration](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/civil%20rights%20collaboration.jpg?width=3600&name=civil%20rights%20collaboration.jpg) [![Murray Arts Center Ten-Year Anniversary](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/Bandstage%20IMG_1421.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/murray-arts-center-ten-year-anniversary) ## [Murray Arts Center Ten-Year Anniversary](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/murray-arts-center-ten-year-anniversary) August 27, 2018 On December 14, 2007, Mount Paran Christian School received the keys to a marvelous facility now known as The Murray Arts Center. Only six short weeks later, MPCS high school students took the stage presenting “Beauty and the Beast.” Our small staff utilized every tool at hand — all the lighting, mics, rigging, effects, and even flew two actors. It was not theater magic, but a wonderful act of God answering prayer.  ##### ![Bandstage IMG\_1421](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bandstage%20IMG_1421.jpg?width=3600&name=Bandstage%20IMG_1421.jpg) [![Who is Tim Wiens?](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/WiensFamLR-0086.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/who-is-tim-wiens) ## [Who is Tim Wiens?](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/who-is-tim-wiens) August 02, 2018 In the summer of 2001, after my second year of teaching biology and chemistry at a suburban high school in Minnesota, I packed up my SUV and headed to Colorado. I needed some time away to pray and to ask God for his leading in my life. Every day that summer I would hike a new trail and pray that God would give me a husband that would make me a better woman. And just as God has done so often in my life, on the first day back at work in August, in a ballroom with hundreds of other educators, Tim Wiens was assigned a seat next to me. I remember almost every detail of that day (well, maybe not the actual professional development program): his sense of humor, his sharp mind, the way he interacted with everyone at the table and listened to them intently. I will save you the details of the embarrassing crush I developed on that day, but 18 months later, in that same ballroom, Tim Wiens asked me to marry him — and 15 years of marriage later, here we are, ready to begin our ministry at Mount Paran Christian School.  ##### ![WiensFamLR-0086](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/WiensFamLR-0086.jpg?width=3600&name=WiensFamLR-0086.jpg) [![Vision for the Future](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hubfs/wiens%20at%20graduation.jpg)](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/vision-for-the-future) ## [Vision for the Future](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/vision-for-the-future) July 19, 2018 What a pleasure it is to be a part of the Mount Paran Christian School community. As Katie, Eliot, and I have settled into our home and have been getting to know much more about the school and the many families that make up our community, I am more excited today about being at MPCS than ever before! Thank you for welcoming us so warmly and inviting us to be a part of your school family. Since our arrival in March, it has been my privilege to sit down over meals, in your homes, by your pools, and in my office and to get to know so many of you. I look forward to much more of that in the future. I have also been blessed to hear so many of you express your love and gratitude for MPCS and for your children. Again, I look forward to hearing more about what makes Mount Paran Christian School such a special place.  ##### ![wiens at graduation](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wiens%20at%20graduation.jpg?width=3600&name=wiens%20at%20graduation.jpg) [❮](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/why-christian-education/page/6) [1](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/why-christian-education/page/1) [...](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/why-christian-education/page/2) [4](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/why-christian-education/page/4) [5](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/why-christian-education/page/5) [6](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/why-christian-education/page/6) [7](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/why-christian-education/page/7) [8](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/why-christian-education/page/8) [❯](https://blog.mtparanschool.com/topic/why-christian-education/page/8) ## *WingTips* Welcome to *WingTips*, a Mount Paran Christian School Blog. 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