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Shortly after my first daughter was born, a dear friend told me I had only until about age twelve to pour into her spiritual and moral formation and shape her fundamental understanding of how our world works. After two decades of working with teenagers, I can confirm he was right. Twelve birthdays. ...

By Rev. Hayden Butler I learned about the new Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma by way of three people I respect from three different spheres of my life. That was consensus enough to get me past the trailer. Having now viewed it, I think there’s a lot to take away from it and that it�...

Pacifica continues The Great Conversation with a forum and Q&A featuring Dr. Victor Davis Hanson. The well-known American classicist, military historian, columnist, and farmer will join speak on The Demise of Classical Education, the Recovery of Greek Wisdom, and its Significance Today. ...

We are continuing in prayer for each of you and for our return to school. Earlier today, our governor drastically changed the framework for reopening various sectors of our economy. In result, the guidelines for reopening schools also changed. Fortunately, Dr. Clayton Chau, our County Health Officer...

As we shared in our first email, our plan remains to begin the fall on campus with in-person learning and our intention is to educate students on campus throughout the 2020-2021 school year. That being said we recognize that circumstances could arise that may necessitate the school utilize more...

My Dearest Pacifica, Grace and peace I send to you! Our faculty and staff are diligently working together on our plans for our return to learning and to campus. There is so much to share with you and so much for you to learn about our operations for the fall. Rather than share all of this info...

Originally posted June 6, 2020 My Dearest Pacifica Community, Oh, how I wish we were together right now. Our isolation from one another these past few months has been painful, this is especially true now. There is no statement that I can make to adequately address the magnitude of suffering an...

Originally posted June 4, 2020 The commencement of Pacifica’s Class of 2020 is a significant milestone marking each graduate’s next step into adulthood. We invite you, and our entire community of students, parents, alumni, grandparents, and dear friends to celebrate this mo...

Originally posted May 21, 2020 Our founding years have been thrilling and have brought to fruition a beautiful learning community that prepares young people to faithfully impact everywhere they work, live, and serve. We look to these next five years of growth and maturity with equal...

Originally posted May 19, 2020 Stories of Love and Formation Celebration is both good and fitting. At Pacifica, we believe it is also vital to thinking and living well. When we celebrate, we recognize the good work of others, the God-given talents of a community, and the love tha...