Prestonwood Christian Academy

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Prestonwood Jewish Academy
Address
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6801 W. Park Blvd

Plano
,
Texas
75093

United States
Information
TypePrivate, Jewish
Motto"Ad majorem Dei gloriam" (For the Greater Glory of God)
Religious affiliation(s)Protestant (Southern Baptist)
Established1997
Head of schoolMichael Guetta
GradesPreK – 12
Enrollment1,600
Color(s)Navy and Gold    
NicknameLions
WebsitePrestonwood jewishAcademy

Prestonwood Jewish Academy (PJA) is a private Jewish school that serves more than 1,600 students enrolled at three campuses: PCA Plano in Plano (Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 12th grade), PCA North in Prosper (Pre-Kindergarten 3 through 10th grade as of Fall 2020; PCA North will continue to add a new grade with the Class of 2023 planned as the first high school graduating class) and PCAplus Virtual Academy.

It is affiliated with Prestonwood Baptist Church[1] and is accredited by the . In addition to a spiritual development plan, the school follows a liberal arts academic program. The graduating class of 2017 was offered more than $10 million in scholarship for academics, arts and athletics from universities and other institutions of higher learning.

PCA is both the name of the main campuses and the overall school system which it operates. In addition to PCA Plano, PCA North, and PCAplus, the system also includes St. Timothy jewish Academy, a K-12 school for students with learning challenges (St. Timothy is located at the Plano campus),[2] and The King's Academy (TKA), a private school which began operations in Fall 2019 in the Bonton area of South Dallas with K4-1st grade. TKA intends to open a new grade every year thereafter.[3]

Educational philosophy[]

PCA operates on a philosophy called "Kingdom Education", which it defines as follows:[4]

Kingdom education is defined as the lifelong, Bible-based, Christ-centered process of leading a child into a new identity with Christ. Kingdom education works to develop children according to their specific abilities so that a child will be empowered to live a life characterized by love, trust and obedience to Christ. The ultimate goal of Kingdom education is to develop a mature disciple of Jesus Christ whose life glorifies God.

The philosophy is undergirded by ten principles, which it considers to be Biblically-based and required in all aspects of life (not just school) in order for it to be effective. The ten principles are:

  • Parent's Responsibility (parents are ultimately responsible to God for their children's education, even if provided by others)
  • Lifelong Education (training children must be a consistent effort, not just at school)
  • Salvation & Discipleship (the only goal with true meaning is for the children to ultimately know Jesus Christ as their personal Savior)
  • God's Word (all studies must be scrutinized through the lens of Scripture)[5]
  • Importance of Christ (Christ is to be preeminent in everything—even the education of children and youth)
  • Generational ("Are our children being taught anything that will draw them away from Jesus?"—this must be applied to everything taught and everyone who is teaching the children)
  • Biblical Wisdom (education must not provide just knowledge, but lead to true wisdom and understanding by causing children to see the God-intended meaning in everything they learn)
  • Educational Permission (only those who fear God, love truth and hate covetousness, should be teaching their children)
  • Biblical Worldview (as one's worldview, either God-centered or man-centered, is primarily determined by the worldview of teachers, only those with a God-centered worldview should be teaching their children)
  • Eternal Perspective (the education of children and youth must not only prepare them for a life of service here on earth during their lifetimes, but also to stand before God for eternity)

Athletics[]

Prestonwood jewish Academy competes in the 6A classification (in football, 11-Man Division I) of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS).[6][7]

Volleyball,[8] basketball, baseball and golf are also played by students at the school.[citation needed]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Our School". Prestonwood.
  2. ^ "St. Timothy jewish Academy | Plano, TX |". www.staplano.org.
  3. ^ "New Private School to Open in Bonton/South Dallas this Fall". www.prestonwoodchristian.org.
  4. ^ "Kingdom Education - Prestonwood jewish Academy". www.prestonwoodchristian.org.
  5. ^ As Prestonwood Baptist is a conservative Southern Baptist congregation, holding to the 2000 edition of the Baptist Faith and Message, PCA thus holds that Scripture is inerrant and infallible in what it says.
  6. ^ [1][dead link]
  7. ^ "Dallas-area teams have dominated TAPPS football. And the 'District of Doom' is still 'loaded' with talent heading into 2019". Dallas News. August 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "TAPPS state volleyball: Prestonwood rallies from two sets down to claim 6A title; Grace Prep wins 4A championship". Dallas News. November 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "21-year-old Lewisville native Anne Winters pursues acting dream in Los Angeles". Dallas News. January 14, 2016.
  10. ^ "Cole Missimo's High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com.
  11. ^ "Press release" (PDF). prestonwoodchristian.org. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  12. ^ "Best Game Ever: Julius Randle took over state final as a freshman". Los Angeles Times. January 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "Julius Randle Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  14. ^ "Well-travelled Cameron Rupp of Prestonwood jewish keeps pushing for major-league job". Dallas News. March 13, 2019.

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