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News and items of interest to the PCA community from school leaders, friends, supporters, and community leaders
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167 episodes
since Nov. 27, 2023
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What does learning feel like when you’re four? Mike visits PCA’s Butterfly classroom and then sits down with teacher Betsy Hickey to listen more closely. From learning to separate from Mom and Dad, form letters, move, play, share, and make friends, to beginning to understand who God is, this episod…
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On this episode of Mondays with Mike, host Mike sits down with two PCA middle school students — Colin, a seventh-grader from Newark, and Olivia, an eighth-grader from Dover — to listen rather than lecture. The conversation explores what they are learning right now, the struggles that make them thin…
Hello PCA families and students. In this episode Mike reflects on returning from a 35th West Point reunion and the powerful perspective reunions provide: a longer view of how God shapes lives through relationships and formative years.
Topics covered include the role of classmates, teachers, coache…
Hello PCA community — this episode walks listeners through PCA’s revitalized Homecoming Week and how the school is shifting the event from a traditional alumni weekend into a multi-generational community celebration. Mike hosts Nate Paul and Megan Tuttle (both PCA parents and Homecoming organizers)…
In this episode we explore what leadership truly means at PCA — beyond titles like prefect or Student Life Council member — and how students are entrusted with real responsibility for their peers and the school culture. Host interviews Mrs. Ellen Sporko (Director of Leadership), Student Life Counci…
In this episode we explore what leadership really means at PCA — not as a title but as real responsibility for people and culture. Mike interviews Mrs. Ellen Sporko, PCA’s director of leadership, alongside student leaders Anna (Student Life Council, senior-class lead and small group leader) and Noa…
In this episode Mike Runey, Head of School, reflects on what true growth in school looks like — not merely aging, grades, or completed assignments, but growth in knowledge, confidence, judgment, and faith. The host shares a recent moment in Lower School Chapel, where students displayed joy, engagem…
In this episode Mike Runey, Head of School at Portsmouth Christian Academy, reflects on brief but meaningful conversations with parents and how those moments point to the heart of PCA’s educational philosophy. Using the three guiding words—Known, Challenged, Contributing—Mike explains what learning…
In this episode Mike Runey, the head of Portsmouth Christian Academy, reflects on the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, exploring why events we remember deeply are often history to our students and how faithful memory should be passed on. He shares personal perspective as a former Army office…
Good morning, PCA. In this episode the Head of School, Mike Runey, welcomes families to the new 2026–27 school year and to today’s open house, sharing a hopeful, practical preview of what students, parents, and staff can expect. The host speaks from campus and invites listeners to walk the halls, m…
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