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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.
==Organization==
PCA operates, or otherwise partners, with the following:
*A full K4-12 school on the [[Plano, Texas|Plano]] campus of [[Prestonwood Baptist Church]] (which is also its sponsor).
*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'')
*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:<ref>https://www.prestonwoodchristian.org/about/kingdom-education</ref>
<blockquote>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.</blockquote>
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)<ref>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.</ref>
*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 [[lion]]s 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 (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==
{{reflist}}
==External Links==
* [http://www.prestonwoodchristian.org/ PCA]
==Organization==
PCA operates, or otherwise partners, with the following:
*A full K4-12 school on the [[Plano, Texas|Plano]] campus of [[Prestonwood Baptist Church]] (which is also its sponsor).
*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'')
*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:<ref>https://www.prestonwoodchristian.org/about/kingdom-education</ref>
<blockquote>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.</blockquote>
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)<ref>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.</ref>
*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 [[lion]]s 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 (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==
{{reflist}}
==External Links==
* [http://www.prestonwoodchristian.org/ PCA]