Learning to Forgive
Providence Classical Christian School exists to cultivate and nurture virtue in children. Each month Providence focuses on a couple of virtues. This month one of these virtues is “forgiving,” which is defined as “releasing someone’s sin, never to bring it up again.” What a crucially important lesson to learn early in life! In both Grammar […]
ProvidenceU, March 5, 2022
Saturday, March 5 | 10:00 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. Childcare will be provided All Providence parents and staff are invited. Registration is FREE, but parents MUST register to attend. Contact the school office for registration information. Guest Speaker: Mr. Keith McCurdy Healthy Struggle is the engine to Growth and Maturity! As we have gone further down the road of […]
Of Filters and Paideia
In his book What Great Teachers Do Differently, author Todd Whitaker writes, Teachers are the filters for the day-to-day reality of school. Whether we are aware of it or not, our behavior sets the tone. If students overhear us whining and complaining about something, it may be the talk of the school for days even if it […]
Take them to church
One of the best things parents can do for their children is _. There are many ways we might fill in the blank: Give them a classical Christian education.Teach them to respect their elders.Require them to make their bed each day.Feed them broccoli.But here’s a top-3 best thing that all parents should do for their […]
When hard work is its own reward
The inimitable Bill Watterson places wise words in the mouth of Mrs. Wormwood, Calvin’s teacher. “What you get out of school depends on what you put into it.” This is to say that the wise and diligent student is rewarded, both while he is receiving his education and beyond as well. The Bible commends hard […]
Against technicism, for wisdom
I can think of no better time to contemplate the unique power of classical Christian education than now – here at the beginning of a new calendar year, when we embark on a fresh journey around the sun. This week I am sharing with you an incisive article by classical educator Jason Barney, from the […]
Does using a smartphone run contrary to the soul’s deep need for the love of God and others?
Scenario 1A: Your 7-year-old asks, “Dad, why do trees have bark?” You take out your smartphone, open the Google app, and hand it over. Your 7-year-old enters, “Why do trees have bark?” About 112,000,000 results come up in 0.64 seconds, and your child navigates to the first entry. Text, photos, and ads flash before her […]
Saint Nick
On December 6 we celebrated the feast day of St. Nicholas. Dr. George Grant provides excellent background for the tradition of Santa Claus, reminding us who St. Nicholas really is and what his life means: The fourth century pastor who inspired the tradition of Santa Claus, may not have lived at the North Pole or traveled by […]
Why Learn Latin?
One characteristic of any school that calls itself “classical Christian” is the teaching of Latin. Providence students begin learning Latin in 4th grade, and they continue to study Latin into Rhetoric School. Why? Are we stubbornly clinging to an obsolete language out of some elitist commitment to rigor? You know, ivy on the walls, dead language […]
On Learning to Give Thanks
Here are five Thanksgiving-themed quotes from the eminently quotable G.K. Chesterton. Whatever our circumstances – whether times of plenty or privation, calm or chaos, satisfaction or struggle – this old friend reminds us always to look to our Heavenly Father with thankful hearts and lips. I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of […]
