David Bryant Parents, Teenagers, The Christian Life
I have bad news for you, parents. But I’m pretty sure it’s something you already know. Your child is a sinner. I recall seeing the cover of a Tabletalk magazine many years ago that featured the chubby face and tousled hair of a beautiful smiling baby nestled into a fuzzy blanket, with the words “Total […]
David Bryant Hellos and Goodbyes
Providence Classical Christian School is very happy to introduce Ms. Celeste Stringer as PreK teacher for 2023-24. Originally from Covington, Ms. Stringer is a graduate of Georgia State University and a member of Rockdale Community Church. Most recently a 4th grade teacher at a Christian school, Ms. Stringer is excited to enter the classical Christian […]
David Bryant Parents, Providence Parents
Your job, parents is like that of a farmer: plant, cultivate, tend, water … and wait. The fruits of your familial husbandry are in the hands of the Lord, the Author of salvation and the Giver of grace. Classical Christian educators, likewise, join parents in the faith-filled work of a farmer: diligently planting the seeds […]
At the beginning of something new, it’s always an opportune time to pause, give thanks, and consider how to be faithful to the Lord as you proceed. With the start of Advent, a new church year has begun. Pause with me to consider the words of John Piper as he calls us to “Prepare the […]
All students in PreK through 12th grade study music at Providence, and we don’t make any apologies for doing so. Instead, we view instruction in music as essential, a high priority. Why? First, we could never in good conscience call ourselves an institution of education if we didn’t provide instruction in music. In fact, Plato […]
David Bryant CCE, Parents, Teachers, The Christian Life
Here is a message I have shared with both the Grammar School students and the Logic/Rhetoric School students in their assemblies in the last week. It’s something that students need to hear and that both teachers and parents need to reinforce over and over again. In fact, we ourselves need to hear this message! ——————— […]
Here’s a thought experiment: If you described education using an equation, what would it be? This is what former editor of WORLD magazine Marvin Olasky set out to do in an article from 2015. Our vision at Providence Classical Christian School lines up wonderfully with Mr. Olasky’s education equation, so I commend it to you. […]
David Bryant CCE, Dorothy Sayers, History
Here’s a novel thought: let’s know what education is before we try to do it. And here’s another novel thought (ironic as it might be): education for the future needs to be formed by the past. This is to say that innovation for innovation’s sake in education is nothing more than planned obsolescence, with consequences […]
Providence Classical Christian School is pleased to welcome Mrs. Keri Wagstaff to its faculty for the 2022-23 school year. Mrs. Wagstaff will serve both as Physical Education Teacher and also as Admissions Director, a new position this fall. Mrs. Wagstaff and her husband Channing are the proud parents of two boys: Cameron and Jayden, who […]
David Bryant Parents, Summer, Teachers
Does learning end when the school year ends? I have a realistic answer to that question, but also an aspirational one. First, the realistic, born of 3 decades of working with young people: for most, probably, yes. I get it, school is hard work, and it’s good to take a break. New season, new rhythm. […]