David Bryant Hellos and Goodbyes, Teachers
Providence is delighted to welcome Mrs. Sarah Phillips as the school’s PreK teacher for the 2025-26 school year. We will certainly miss Sarah Killingsworth, who just finished a great year in PreK, but now we are excited to welcome Mrs. Phillips to the Providence classroom. Mrs. Phillips is certainly no stranger to the Providence community. Her […]
David Bryant Hellos and Goodbyes
Providence is delighted to welcome Mrs. Sally Krieger as the school’s 4th grade teacher for the 2025-26 school year. This will be Mrs. Krieger’s second term teaching at Providence. She previously taught in the Grammar School a number of years ago and is now happy to return. We will miss Celeste Stringer, who just finished a […]
David Bryant Grand Tour, Parents, Summer
The summer is young, but I, along with 11 other members of the Providence family, have already seen the world. A few days ago I returned from a 13-day trip to Greece we call the Grand Tour. The trip was a whirlwind adventure through one of the most fascinating places on earth. This junior-senior trip […]
David Bryant Parents, Teachers, The Christian Life
A passage of Scripture well-suited as a theme verse for this time of the school year is Galatians 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” We are two-thirds of the way through the year, and we grow weary. […]
David Bryant CCE, Parents, Providence Parents
One of the most important words in the lexicon of classical Christian education is paideia. Davies Owens explains paideia this way: Ultimately, classical education is more than cognitive tools, a conveyance of information, and the application of time-tested methods. A classical education uses these methods to form what our children love. It shapes their hearts through their joyful […]
David Bryant News, Providence Parents
Many times when I meet someone from the community or chat with a parent I get the question, “How is the school year going?” And my answer almost without hesitation is, “We are having a great year. God is really blessing our school every day, and so many good things are happening.” And I mean […]
It’s sad that at Thanksgiving each year there are many people who give thanks but don’t know to whom they are returning thanks. However, it’s not so for us. As children of God, we know that when we give thanks, we are thanking God Almighty, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the […]
David Bryant Back to School, Parents, Prayer, Providence Parents
We read in Scripture: “My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning I will direct it to You, and I will look up” (Ps 5:3). “Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near” (Is 55:6). “Ask, and it will be given to you; […]
David Bryant Back to School, CCE, Parents, Providence Parents
What a great evening Back to School Night was! There was a lot of excitement and anticipation in the room – and a few nerves, too. We met new friends, renewed old friendships, visited classrooms, and got a taste of the year to come (and we tasted yummy ice cream, too!). I’m thrilled to welcome […]
David Bryant CCE, News, Providence Parents
Providence is starting something new this school year – ZipCast. ZipCast is a weekly, customized, 10-minute audio podcast you can listen to with your family on the way to school each Monday morning. It’s produced by the same folks who bring us BaseCamp Live. The purpose of ZipCast is to cut through the noise and […]