Mount Paran Christian School

Mount Paran Christian School
Mount Paran Christian School
Established 1976
Type Private Coeducational Secondary
Students About 1200 students
Grades Pre-k through 12
Location 1275 Stanley Road,
Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
Coordinates 33°58′54″N 84°30′10″W / 33.981610°N 84.502892°W / 33.981610; -84.502892Coordinates: 33°58′54″N 84°30′10″W / 33.981610°N 84.502892°W / 33.981610; -84.502892
Colors              Blue, White, Black
Mascot Eagle
Newspaper The Eagle Eye

Mount Paran Christian School is a private Christian school located in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA. It educates in grades pre-K to 12.

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Organization

Mission and goals

Mount Paran Christian School opened in 1976 as a private independent school with the goal of academic excellence in a Christ-centered environment. The program seeks to incorporate a college preparatory curriculum motivated by combining school, church activiites and the students home. The school recognizes that the extended family plays an integral part in the student’s daily life and applaud their support at school events, such as chapel, field trips, musical events, games, and musical and drama productions.

The school's mission statement is "Providing academic excellence in a Christ-centered environment, Mount Paran Christian School unites with home and church to prepare servant-leaders to honor God, love others, & walk in truth." [1]

Academics

MPCS is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). MPCS offers a full college preparatory program with Honors and Advanced Placement classes, as well as joint enrollment with several area colleges. Mount Paran incorporates art, music, computer, foreign language, and physical education as regular components of the instructional program, beginning in the preschool and extending through the high school experience.

Mount Paran Christian School offers a program for gifted students in second through fourth grade(called ENCORE). Entrance into this program is based on testing and teacher recommendations.

The high school newspaper, The Eagle Eye, is a magazine based news format focusing on current events about the school as well as outside news. The newspaper is run by, the ecsclusive, Mr. John Braswell.

Admission

In an effort to ensure a high probability of student success, Mount Paran Christian School makes admission decisions for prospective students with the following general criteria in mind: faith commitment of the family and applicant, readiness to learn, appropriate academic skill levels, behavioral history, self-motivation, and leadership potential. Mount Paran Christian School evaluates all applicants giving highest consideration to students whose needs it can meet best and applicants who can contribute most to the school environment.

Athletics

Mount Paran has a comprehensive offering of sports opportunities for the student athlete at both the middle and high school levels for boys and girls. Competition takes place through the Georgia High School Association’s Region 6-A.

Murray Arts Center

This arts center, bought by the school, opened in August 2008. Costing $35 million, the complex includes a 800-seat music hall, theater, dance studios and video production facilities.[2]

External links

References

  1. ^ MPCS - Who We Are - Mission Statement
  2. ^ "Multi-Million Dollar Murray Arts Center Debuts in Atlanta - WSDG World-Class Architecture/Acoustics Distinguish New Education/Entertainment Complex", Wall Street Journal
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