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'''Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA)''' is a private Christian school, consisting of two campuses, an online program, and partnerships with independently-operated schools. | '''Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA)''' is a private Christian school, consisting of two campuses, an online program, and partnerships with independently-operated schools. | ||
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | PCA started operations in 1997 (two years before its sponsor, [[Prestonwood Baptist Church]], relocated to [[Plano]]). | ||
==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
PCA operates, or otherwise partners, with the following: | PCA operates, or otherwise partners, with the following: | ||
| − | *A full K4-12 school on the | + | *A full K4-12 school on the Plano campus of Prestonwood, which includes athletic fields for its sports programs. |
*A K4-9 school at the Prosper campus of Prestonwood, with plans to add one grade per year until its first high school graduating class of 2023. | *A K4-9 school at the Prosper campus of Prestonwood, with plans to add one grade per year until its first high school graduating class of 2023. | ||
*An online academy (PCA''plus'') | *An online academy (PCA''plus'') | ||
Revision as of 15:06, August 24, 2019
Prestonwood Christian Academy (PCA) is a private Christian school, consisting of two campuses, an online program, and partnerships with independently-operated schools.
History
PCA started operations in 1997 (two years before its sponsor, Prestonwood Baptist Church, relocated to Plano).
Organization
PCA operates, or otherwise partners, with the following:
- A full K4-12 school on the Plano campus of Prestonwood, which includes athletic fields for its sports programs.
- A K4-9 school at the Prosper campus of Prestonwood, with plans to add one grade per year until its first high school graduating class of 2023.
- An online academy (PCAplus)
- A partnership with St. Timothy Christian Academy (a school for students with learning challenges; St. Timothy operates from the Plano campus but is organizationally independent)
- A partnership with The King's Academy, a school located in the Bonton area of South Dallas (a predominantly black, low income neighborhood); the school opened in Fall 2019 as a K4-1 program with plans to add one grade per year in the future
Educational Philosophy
PCA operates on a philosophy called "Kingdom Education", which it defines as follows:[1]
Kingdom education is defined as the lifelong, Bible-based, Christ-centered process of leading a child into a new identity with Christ. Kingdom education works to develop children according to their specific abilities so that a child will be empowered to live a life characterized by love, trust and obedience to Christ. The ultimate goal of Kingdom education is to develop a mature disciple of Jesus Christ whose life glorifies God.
The philosophy is undergirded by ten principles, which it considers to be Biblically-based and required in all aspects of life in order for it to be effective. The ten principles are:
- Parent's Responsibility (parents are ultimately responsible to God for their children's education, even if provided by others)
- Lifelong Education (training children must be a consistent effort, not just at school)
- Salvation & Discipleship (the only goal with true meaning is for the children to ultimately know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior)
- God's Word (all studies must be scrutinized through the lens of Scripture)[2]
- Importance of Christ (Christ is to be preeminent in everything--even the education of children and youth)
- Generational ("Are our children being taught anything that will draw them away from Jesus?"--this must be applied to everything taught and everyone who is teaching the children)
- Biblical Wisdom (education must not provide just knowledge, but lead to true wisdom and understanding by causing children to see the God-intended meaning in everything they learn)
- Educational Permission (only those who fear God, love truth and hate covetousness, should be teaching their children)
- Biblical Worldview (as one's worldview, either God-centered or man-centered, is primarily determined by the worldview of teachers, only those with a God-centered worldview should be teaching their children)
- Eternal Perspective (the education of children and youth must not only prepare them for a life of service here on earth during their lifetimes, but also to stand before God for eternity)
Athletics
PCA's athletic teams are known as the lions and are members of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. PCA has won the following titles in TAPPS and other athletic contests:
- Football: 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017
- Boy's Basketball: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 (Julius Randle, an NBA star with the New York Knicks, is the program's most famous alumnus)
- Girl's Basketball: 2014
- Baseball: 2016 (the baseball field is named Graham Field in honor of Prestonwood Pastor Jack Graham, who played college baseball and is a devoted fan of the game)
- Boy's Golf: 2015
- Girl's Golf: 2016
- Competitive Cheer (non-TAPPS event): 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
References
- ↑ https://www.prestonwoodchristian.org/about/kingdom-education
- ↑ As Prestonwood Baptist is a conservative Southern Baptist congregation, holding to the 2000 edition of the Baptist Faith and Message, PCA thus holds that Scripture is inerrant and infallible in what it says.