We are the parents of three children who now attend Greenwood’s newest school, Palmetto Christian Academy of Greenwood (PCAG), whose students wear school uniforms. As our family prepared for school this summer and discussed the school with other families in the community we heard many parents say “My child won’t want to wear a uniform and I do not want to fight that battle.” Our doubts about the uniform policy began to build. Had we made a mistake? Was the uniform battle one we were willing to fight? The school policy was set so we knew we would have to bite the bullet and go with uniforms if our children were going to attend PCAG.
Our first pleasant surprise was how much money we were saving on back to school clothes as we bought the PCAG uniforms both online and at local retailers. Simple golf shirts and khaki shorts and pants are much less expensive than jeans and designer t-shirts. It is also much easier to pick out clothes when the options are limited to simple color choices of golf shirts and khaki colored shorts versus blue colored shorts. The kids were a little more accepting of the idea of school uniforms when we explained about how much money our family was saving.
The second big surprise was how easy it is to pick out clothes on school nights. The choices were easy, “What color golf shirt for tomorrow kids?” That was it. Decision made…..time for bed. The battle melted away before our eyes. The kids did not protest because they knew that all the other students would be wearing the same style clothes.
The third surprise was how much the children enjoyed being dressed like all the other students in the school. Our children are developing a certain esprit de corps and have quickly resolved themselves to the fact that being a student at Palmetto Christian Academy means you will wear a comfortable uniform of golf shirts and khaki shorts or pants. We have experienced no complaints since school has begun from our three kids about their school uniforms. Life is good!
School uniforms at Palmetto Christian Academy have resulted in three things for our family. First, we have saved significantly on back to school clothes purchases. Secondly, the time spent picking out what clothes to wear to school has been reduced to virtually nothing. Thirdly, it has helped our children develop pride in their school and contentment about their appearance. “Yes, our children do wear school uniforms and we love it!”
Our first pleasant surprise was how much money we were saving on back to school clothes as we bought the PCAG uniforms both online and at local retailers. Simple golf shirts and khaki shorts and pants are much less expensive than jeans and designer t-shirts. It is also much easier to pick out clothes when the options are limited to simple color choices of golf shirts and khaki colored shorts versus blue colored shorts. The kids were a little more accepting of the idea of school uniforms when we explained about how much money our family was saving.
The second big surprise was how easy it is to pick out clothes on school nights. The choices were easy, “What color golf shirt for tomorrow kids?” That was it. Decision made…..time for bed. The battle melted away before our eyes. The kids did not protest because they knew that all the other students would be wearing the same style clothes.
The third surprise was how much the children enjoyed being dressed like all the other students in the school. Our children are developing a certain esprit de corps and have quickly resolved themselves to the fact that being a student at Palmetto Christian Academy means you will wear a comfortable uniform of golf shirts and khaki shorts or pants. We have experienced no complaints since school has begun from our three kids about their school uniforms. Life is good!
School uniforms at Palmetto Christian Academy have resulted in three things for our family. First, we have saved significantly on back to school clothes purchases. Secondly, the time spent picking out what clothes to wear to school has been reduced to virtually nothing. Thirdly, it has helped our children develop pride in their school and contentment about their appearance. “Yes, our children do wear school uniforms and we love it!”
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