PCA Podcasts

Exemplars of Excellence 3: Grit, Ephoniums, and more

Welcome back to our third installment of "Exemplars of Excellence"! This episode we zoom in on the Middle and Upper School, as well as our Fine Arts. I highlight students, individuals and groups, who have demonstrated excellence in the ways we define, foster, and measure excellence at PCA: growth, creation, achievement, and virtue. I hope you enjoy hearing about these students as much as I enjoyed telling you about them! God bless you!

Exemplars of Excellence--PCAP and LS Students

At PCA, Excellence--one of our core values--focuses on growth that we seek and seek in your children in mind, body, and spirit. Join me this week as I tell 5 short stories of this growth as we have seen in PCAP and the Lower School. Next Week I will share Exemplars of Excellence in the Middle and Upper School, and the Fine Arts Community. In short, your kids are amazing, and we joyfully foster their growth here at PCA. We thank God for His grace and kindness toward all our students.

Exemplars of Excellence at PCA--Our Teachers

Discover the heart of excellence at Portsmouth Christian Academy! In this week's Mondays with Mike, explore how PCA's teachers embody a growth mindset, answer God's call, commit to professional growth, and foster holistic student development. Join us on this journey of inspiration and education. God bless you as we delve deeper!

Areas of Growth for 24-25

Join Head of School Mike Rooney on Mondays with Mike as he unveils exciting plans for the upcoming school year at Portsmouth Christian Academy. Discover our focus on academic excellence, compassionate community, servant leadership, outdoor engagement, and investing in educators. Don't miss this insightful glimpse into PCA's vision!

Looking to next year: Enrollment

Explore the future of PCA enrollment in this episode. From a full preschool to balanced class sizes in the lower, middle, and upper schools, discover the vision for the upcoming academic year. Mike emphasizes the importance of a challenging yet supportive environment, a stable community for both students and teachers, and maintaining a healthy school size. Aligning values and faith is key for prospective families as PCA continues to thrive. 

Mondays with Mike: 8 January--Looking to next year: what is staying the same

Want to know more about what is coming next year at PCA? This week begins a multi-week series. In this episode, I focus on the 4 things you can expect to remain the same and continue to improve--things that brought you and your family to PCA. In the following weeks, I will address enrollment as well as what new things we are going to take on or focus on. All of this will feed into the State of the School presentation on 8 January. 

Mondays with Mike: Recent Alumni visit--”How are you doing?”

Discover recent graduates' confidence in academic preparedness, navigating diverse disciplines and college life. Hear about the alumni's reflections, emphasizing the resilience instilled by PCA's comprehensive education and faith-building culture that prepared them to live well in their next life step. Tune in for a concise, powerful exploration of faith, academic journeys, and the hopeful lives of these Christ-centered leaders. 

Christmas, and Christ at the Center at PCA

Welcome to another edition of "Mondays with Mike," the weekly 10-minute podcast where we delve into the heart of our school's commitment to placing Christ at the center of everything. In this week's episode, we'll explore the ways in which we seek to infuse the true spirit of Christmas with the timeless message of Christ. Join me as we uncover the intentional efforts, joyous celebrations, and Christ-centered traditions that make this season truly special at PCA. 

”Getting PCA’s Pulse: Fall ’23 Student Survey

Dive into the latest Mondays with Mike podcast! Join Head of School, Mike Runey, as he shares new insights from our recent school culture survey. From the highs of student support to tackling challenges, discover the pulse of Portsmouth Christian Academy from the perspective of your kids. Tune in for a journey that shapes our school's dynamic future.

Mondays with Mike: 1st Quarter Thoughts for parents

As we come back from Thanksgiving break, in 10 minutes I share my insights on 1st quarter grades, achievement tests, and how as parents (and as a school) we use these to partner with you and maximize your child's growth.