PCA Podcasts

Mike Recommends #4: Digital Hugs

Dive into "Mike Recommends: Digital Hugs," where I unravel the art of parenting in the digital age. Discover the Three G's—Guiding, Guarding, and Grounding—prepare for your child's digital future, and learn how to stay connected while granting freedom. Join us for insights on nurturing digital wisdom and independence.

Mike Recommends#3: Fighting through Tech

Dive into the art of peaceful conflict resolution and smart technology use at PCA! This episode unpacks my top tips for enhancing connections and guiding our kids through the digital age with wisdom and faith. Tune in for a blend of personal stories and actionable advice.

Mike Recommends #2: Melodies and Memes--Shaping Our Youth's Digital Diets

Dive into 'Melodies and Memes: Shaping Our Youth's Digital Diet' with Mike Runey. Discover how meaningful conversations, discerning discourse, and cultivating curiosity can empower your children to navigate the digital world with confidence and integrity. Join us on this journey of nurturing minds and hearts in the digital age.

Mike Recommends #1: Navigating your child's secret conversations

Dive into "Bridging the Digital Divide" and explore navigating your child's digital, and often secret, conversations. Hear about strategies for open dialogue, setting boundaries, and instilling critical thinking in the digital age that keeps you as the parent at the forefront. Join us in fostering a safe, understanding environment for our kids, guided by wisdom and love. 

Exemplars of Excellence--Defining and Describing at PCA and beyond

Join Mike Runey to explore further how PCA measures excellence through growth, proficiency, and achievement, all anchored in faith. Discover insights from personal anecdotes and reflections on visiting Pepperdine University, inspiring continuous improvement. Learn how PCA fosters a culture of excellence to equip students with skills and character for impactful leadership. Delve into the transcript for key takeaways and join the journey toward Christ-centered excellence at PCA. 

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.