Upcoming Open House!

Palmetto Christian Academy is having its second open house on Tuesday, April 29th from 3:00PM to 8:00PM. The open house is a drop-in format which will give you the opportunity to tour the school and talk with our staff, steering committee, and even future students in a relaxed and informal climate. Parents can preview examples of our proposed curriculum with samples of textbooks available.

Enrollment is growing and the steering committee has been encouraged by the community response. The school website is having a large number of new visitors every week (we get those stats from Google) which indicates that people are seeking more information about the school. It is an exciting time at Palmetto Christian Academy! Enrolled students have been talking about athletic teams and are already developing a sense of school identity and pride.

At the open house will be examples of the school dress code. Dress codes have been a hot topic lately in the community of Greenwood with some of the public schools considering the implementation of school uniforms. Palmetto Christian Academy students will get to wear golf shirts and khaki shorts, pants or skirts. One of the most frequent comments we have heard from students already enrolled about the dress code is "That's what I will be wearing? It looks a lot like what I already wear. I am not sure why it's called a uniform." That is exactly the point. Our dress code is quite reasonable and should make shopping for school clothes much more hassle free.

Please join us on Tuesday afternoon and evening for our second open house!

Prayer for Palmetto Christian Academy

After you pay your taxes on April 15, please join us at our school location at Hyde Park Baptist Church to pray (and fast, if you feel led) for our school. We strongly believe that the future of this school is in God’s hands. We want to let Him know of our dependence on Him in a corporate way. We also want to set the example for our children in all that we do that all that we have comes from Him. All successes are of Him. All difficulties come to us from His hand for our good and His glory. You can pray at anytime, but we will be specifically meeting together at 8am, noon, and 6pm at the school for prayer together.

What will we pray about? First, we have much to be thankful for: for a committed and likeminded group of parents who have been working hard to establish the school; for our Principal, Joan Gore, and all the abilities she brings to her position; for Hyde Park Baptist Church, and their openness to work with us; for those who have registered their children; for those who are supportive of the school; for those who have donated time, helped with painting, donated books, computers, and funds for the benefit of the children in our school; for an excellent core of committed and talented faculty.

Secondly, we want to ask God for wisdom for our Steering Committee and Mrs. Gore as they set the course for the school for years to come; for continued enrollment growth; for the school to actually become the kind of institution we envision; for God to be glorified through our efforts; for the myriad of details that will need to fall into place between now and august.

Please join us April 15 for a day of prayer (and fasting).

Open house, prayer and computers!

Palmetto Christian Academy has scheduled a second open house for Tuesday April 29th from 3:00-8:00PM. The staff and steering committee were very encouraged with the response from our initial open house in March. Many of those who attended the first open house have been sharing the vision of the school and encouraging other parents and students to seriously consider what PCAG has to offer. The April 29th open house will give potential students and parents the opportunity to meet our principal, teachers, steering committee, parents of enrolled students and students already enrolled in the school. The feedback from the last open house was very positive from both parents and students. The items commented about the most were the quality of the facilities and the academically challenging curriculum.

Other tidbits:
1. The school purchased two large desktop computers this week, each with a one terabyte hard drive to serve as the cornerstones for the school's computer system. The Computer Committee has decided to purchase Dell laptops incorporated into a wireless network for library and classroom use. Internet safety will be hardware and software based. Allowing our students use of the internet is important however we need to insure their safety.

2. There will be corporate prayer on Tuesday April 15th at 8:00 AM, 12 Noon and 6:00 PM for the school and the community. Please join us as we seek God’s wisdom and guidance for PCAG. The prayer time will be held in the school chapel.

3. The response from parents about school uniforms has been overwhelmingly positive. Please see our uniform policy on the website.

4. Now that enrollment is moving forward, thoughts are turning towards the fielding of athletic teams this fall. Remember to purchase your PCAG decals and T-shirts to show your support of our Lions!