Welcome, New Families: PCA’s Vision for Faith, Academics & Community

Welcome to the 25-26 school year! Our Monday's with Mike's podcast goal is to share a long-view perspective on how God is at work at PCA in students, faculty, staff, coaches, and mentors.

Enrollment director Stephen Levitt joins to share why families choose PCA. The top reasons are Christian faith formation, strong academics integrated with faith and purpose, and a close-knit community where children are known and encouraged. Families value opportunities in athletics, arts, and co-curriculars, and many are eager to engage as volunteers and community members. The school welcomes over 100 new students this year, including legacy families.

Chief storyteller Nate Paul outlines practical ways families can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed: follow classroom and coach communications, and rely on PCA’s predictable weekly email cadence—Mondays for schoolwide communications and marketing, Tuesdays for development, Wednesdays for fine arts and athletics, Thursdays at 2:00 PM for the all-school weekly calendar, and Fridays for principal-level messages. Social media, the PCA Community page, the PCA Drive carpool page, the monthly blog, and the PCA Parents webpage (pcaschool.org/new-families and pcaschool.org/parents) provide additional windows into campus life.

Mike closes by encouraging families to join the community, respect healthy communication boundaries (no planned weekend or Sunday messages except emergencies), and look forward to a year of growth and partnership between home, church, and school. He invites everyone to upcoming open house events and to engage with PCA as the year unfolds.