The Prism Podcast

As we initiate a new podcast season, we'll be discussing some current issues our students will encounter this year: college applications to AI trends in social media. Before we jump into all of that, we want to frame everything we plant to talk about with a posture of faith, not of control. In this podcast, Superintendent Misty Newcomb and Principal Lindsey Nichols talk about what it looks like in their parenting and in their work.

In this episode, Superintendent Misty Newcomb is joined by Lindsey Nichols as they discuss the new year and the position of faith they are holding as parents and staff members this year.

In this week's podcast, Misty Newcomb, Caitlin Honasan, and Lindsey Nichols talk about the importance of prioritizing your bond as husband and wife as you raise your children.

In this week’s podcast, Misty Newcomb, Caitlin Honasan, and Lindsey Nichols talk about what healthy authority looks like in the home. They compare modern parenting trends and discuss how those trends stack up against Biblical patterns.

In this week's podcast, we are talking about conflict. Where there is community, there's bound to be conflict. This week, we are talking about peer-to-peer conflict and student-teacher conflict. As parents and teachers, we want to make sure that we engage with conflict in a way that allows our individual children and our whole community to mature and develop. This is a good one for parents of all ages.

In this week's podcast, Superintendent Misty Newcomb, Principal Lindsey Nichols, and Dean of Students Caitlin Honasan talk about some of the risks associated with social media and practical approaches to manage these risks with your child.

In this week's podcast, Superintendent Misty Newcomb, Dean of Students Caitlin Honasan, and Principal Lindsey Nichols talk about building routines and systems in your home. Their take is a little different than the standard advice you'll hear. We think it's so good we're even saying it might be the best podcast you've ever heard on building routines and habits in your home. Take a listen and let us know if you agree

This week Superintendent Misty Newcomb, Dean of Students Caitlin Honasan, and Principal Lindsey Nichols meet up to continue our conversation on building home structures. This week they look at the end game of parenting and have a pop-up homework assignment for families who are listening. We strongly encourage you to take a listen to this one and really engage these conversations in your home.

In this week’s podcast, Superintendent Misty Newcomb is joined by Lindsey Nichols and Caitlin Honasan. Listen as they introduce a new series.

We have a special podcast this week. Superintendent Misty Newcomb is joined by High School scholars Zakyla Nobie, Andrew Petersen, and Briana Weldon as they share about the most recent High School wilderness trip.

In this week's podcast, Misty Newcomb, Caitlin Honasan, and Lindsey Nichols wrap up the first series of the year by talking about the cultural paradigms surrounding individualism and how these subtle ideas about children and parenting can influence how we think and parent.

In this week’s podcast Misty Newcomb, Caitlin Honasan, and Lindsey Nichols talk about the importance of social connections and delve into some of the challenges to staying connected in 2024. They offer practical tips for engaging the trends of this time in order to build stronger relationships.

This week Superintendent Misty Newcomb, Dean of Students Caitlin Honasan, and Principal Lindsey Nichols continue the conversation about the habits and lifestyle changes we can incorporate into our family’s lives to help our human bodies be healthy and focused. This week, they discuss the power of getting a little sunshine in and experiencing the great outdoors. Not only will you hear some surprising research about the impact of being outdoors, but you’ll also hear how they incorporate getting time outdoors into their homes.

In this week’s podcast, Caitlin Honasan, Lindsey Nichols, and Misty Newcomb take a look at what’s going on with the brain, body, and social experiences that occur during the middle and high school years and how parents can support, protect, and strengthen their students during this crucial time. They also add some context around some of the initiatives that we have at Prism during these years and how these experiences connect to student development.

Superintendent Misty Newcomb, Dean of Students Caitlin Honasan, and Principal Lindsey Nichols are back this week with an interesting podcast focused on the importance of unstructured play. They discuss what happens to children’s brains when they play, the social dynamics of play, and what happens when children don’t get engage in enough play. They also share how they are bringing more unstructured play and social interactions into both our elementary and middle school/high school experiences. In our overview of research on play, we pulled from our institutional knowledge as educators and from the following research articles. Play Science: What we Know so FarBrain Building through Play. Prosocial foundations of academic achievementThe Decline of Pay and the Rise of Psychopathology in Children and AdolescentsThe Importance of Play in Promoting Health Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds 1 Juster et al. “Major Changes Have Taken Place in How Children and Teens Spend Their Time,” 2004

In this podcast, Superintendent Misty Newcomb is joined by Caitlin Honasan and Lindsey Nichols as they discuss the imperative to get our kids moving not just in bursts of exercise, but throughout the day. Learn more about the benefits and how you can partner with school leaders to build your child’s fitness this year.

In our inaugural podcast of the year, school leaders highlight a big push to help students and families develop holistically. Misty Newcomb is joined by Dean of Students Caitlin Honasan and Principal Lindsey Nichols as they introduce some of the overarching goals of this school year and how parents can connect inside of them.

In this weeks podcast Superintendent Misty Newcomb is joined by Brandy Mashburn and Jessica Newcomb as they discuss how to respond when issues within your home bring up internal issues.

Often we talk about the importance of awareness of our peer interactions from the standpoint of who to avoid. As parents, it is our responsibility to monitor and protect our kids from bad influences. But an often overlooked—and equally important responsibility—is the extent to which we proactively connect our children to their community and the importance of that connection. In this podcast, Lindsey Nichols and Sierra Rose join Superintendent Misty Newcomb in talking about how they make this happen with their kids. There’s a special encouragement in here to parents of older children as well, so be sure and listen along.

In this week’s podcast Superintendent Misty Newcomb is joined by Sarah Denison, Josh Spielmaker, and Ben Lagrone. They continue the conversation on Building Strong Families by sharing how they have worked through the internal noise—mindsets, attitudes, and insecurities—that can be hindrances—if not overcome—to building strong homes.