About Us

Our Mission

The mission of The Prairie Centre for Christian Education (PCCE) is to provide leadership and support to Christian education communities in the Canadian Prairie Region that will:

• Lead, enhance, and promote transformational Christian education in a changing world.
• Develop resources, tools and learning opportunities for Christian education communities (comprised of board members, administrators, teachers, parents, and students) to understand and implement transformational Christian education in a changing world

Our Values

We value:

• the Biblical story of God’s unrelenting love for the work of his hands. This story inspires our transformational worldview of Creation, the Fall, Redemption, and Restoration.
• each unique Christian educational community and support them.
• the God-given abilities and talents of each child.
• the role and responsibility parents have in educating their children within the Christian educational community. 
• the role and responsibility of educational professionals within the Christian educational community. 
• our family of Christian educational communities and how we can learn from each other and hold each other accountable to the vision, mission and values of Christian education. 
• the roots and history of Christian education.
• partnerships with other organizations in the broader Christian community that will support the work, mission and vision of the PCCE.

History

The Prairie Centre for Christian Education (PCCE) opened its doors in August of 2011. Formerly known as the Prairie Association of Christian Schools (PACS), PCCE is a community of 19 Christian school communities in Alberta and Manitoba. PCCE represents approximately 6460 students from K-12, 350 teachers and 40 administrators. PCCE is the joining together of Christian School Societies (PACS), teachers (Christian Educators Association), and administrators (Prairie Christian Principals Association).

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