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Failure and the 21st Century Learner

Wirtten by Patrick Fitzpatrick “I’m going to sell rocks out by the side of the road,” my nine year old son quipped. “Okay,” his mother and I replied. Neither his mother nor I thought our son would experience much success in this new entrepreneurial endeavor. Surprisingly, and to his and our delight, the pile of … Continued

Ministry Branding and our Founders Forum Speaker Series

Written by Pat Fitzpatrick What do Sarah Palin, President George W., Bush, Tim Tebow, Dr. Ben Carson, Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman, Eric Metaxes, Carson Wentz, and Lee Strobel have in common? They have all been keynote speakers at Plumstead Christian School’s annual Founders Forum event.  In the paragraphs that follow, I describe the … Continued

Teaching our Children Service

During the holidays, there seems to be an abundance of opportunities to serve our community.  Whether they are from donation of gifts to feeding the homeless, there does not seem to be a lack of ways to serve, alone or with your children.  But now that the holidays are over and the reality of “regular” … Continued

Why Teach Art?

Written by Patrick Fitzpatrick   I was blessed to watch and record the following conversation about how we apply art to our lives as it unfolded between our Middle and Upper School art teacher at Plumstead Christian School and a visiting businesswoman from China.  Our visitor had just shared with us that her twelve year … Continued

Foster Creativity In Your Children

Contributed by Patrick Fitzpatrick, Headmaster at Plumstead Christian School Creativity is an essential skill that can and should be cultivated in our children.  Creativity gives birth to invention, art, paradigm shifts, and whole new worlds and the stories contained within, but it is also a skill that is highly marketable no matter one’s chosen career … Continued