The Prism Podcast

In this week’s podcast, Misty is joined by Brian Butler and Gina Mills as they discuss how they keep their families in a place of peace even while there are bands of activity and intensity all around them. Families at Prism face a number of challenges: from babies not sleeping at night, to helping their children deal with hurt feelings at school, to interfacing with some of the more systemic issue...

This week we have a discussion on an astute culture is and how we are working to develop it inside Prism. We talk about areas that we will be addressing and how parents can be involved.

In this episode Misty is joined by elementary principal LIndsey Nichols and high school principal Caitlin Honasan as they discuss the goals, priorities, and expectations for 2022 and this semester in particular. 

In this episode Misty Newcomb interviews Ben Lagrone, Jennifer Daniels, and David Harding as they talk about their response to navigating chronic, long-term crises in their respective homes. Each of these families has a powerful story to share and their response to what could have been debilitating crisis serves as a model to all families for how to engage in challenges that arise within our homes...

Misty Newcomb interviews three Prism campus coordinators about what the transition to Prism North America has been like for them. In this podcast you will hear about what life is like on our different campuses.

In this episode, Misty Newcomb is joined by LIndsey Nichols and Misty’s mom as they talk about building family traditions.

In this episode Misty Newcomb interviews Dr. Jason Lofton and Kristie Spielmaker about the current status of the global pandemic and how it is impacting families at the end of 2021. Dr. Lofton weighs in on public health issues and Kristie Spielmaker updates us on global supply chain issues.

Misty Newcomb interviews two of our alumni about some of the unique challenges that they encounter as young people when consuming media. In past podcasts we’ve talked about some of the more blatant challenges that young men and women encounter in terms of navigating inappropriate content. In this podcast David Spielmaker and Willow Newcomb share some of the more subtle ways that “influencer” media...

In this episode Misty is joined by Jessica Lagrone, Jeff Shreve, and JJ Honasan as they discuss the "influencer era" and talk about the specific impact influencers have on our identity and decisions.

In this episode, Misty Newcomb, Lindsey Nichols, and Caitlin Honasan talk about how students, parents, and teachers can take the feedback they have heard (and given) in the last few week in our conferences and put that feedback into action. They continue to talk about using a growth mindset instead of a performance mindset and how that can propel us forward.

In this episode Misty Newcomb is joined by principals Caitlin Honasan and Lindsey Nichols as they discuss how to build relational synergy and strong partnerships through student-led parent teacher conferences. They describe both the purpose of doing conferences the way we do them as a school and how parents, teachers, and students can make the most of them and become stronger partners through them...

In this episode, Misty Newcomb is joined by Josh Spielmaker and Brian and Sara Snow as they host the final episode in the Building Family Culture Series. They talk about the importance of aligning you family's priorities and time management to reflect the family's values.

In this episode, Misty Newcomb is joined by Josh Spielmaker and Michael and Jenny Greslin as they discuss building healthy boundaries in your home.  They cover all ages. Families with both young and older children will find support and encouragement to help them build their homes.

Misty is joined by Josh Spielmaker and Jon Phillips as we kick-off a three part series on family culture. In this episode, they talk about the importance of establishing a family identity as the first step in building a family culture.

The world continues to become increasingly digital for both parents and students. In this episode Misty is joined by Lindsey Nichols and Caitlin Honasan as they revisit tech safety for our kiddos. They provide practical insight on how to  guard our time, our mind, and our children’s identity while using technology. For a deep dive on tech safety, we encourage you to go back and visit Season 2 when...

Prism is back in 2021 with our 3rd Podcast Season. We kick off the season with a general update about the launch of Prism North America and our first few weeks of the 2021-22 school year. Join Misty, Caitlin, and Lindsey as we talk about the all things Prism and the launch of this school year.

Ms. Misty is joined by 3 high school seniors on the morning after they present their Confluence projects. Listen as they share about their journey during the last two-years and what they learned the process of their Confluence projects.

In this podcast, Misty is joined by Dr. Jason Lofton and talks about where we are with the COVID-19 pandemic now and what the implications are for families within the Prism: NorthGate schools in North America.

In this episode, Executive Director Misty Newcomb is joined by Middle School/High School homeroom teacher Caitlin Webster, and high school senior Phoebe Shreve about coming to the end of a season. In this podcast they give strategies to parents, teachers, and students about how to come to an end of a season (whether that be at work or school) and navigating that from a position of strength.

In this podcast Executive Director Misty Newcomb is joined by Brittany Rose and Caitlin Webster as they discuss how we can help our students finish out the year strong. They specifically discuss how to use the momentum built through parent teacher conferences to build that finishing capacity. Listen as they talk through very specific strategies parents can use in their home to partner throughout t...

In this episode Rachel Webster and Ben Lagrone talk about creative ways parents can use their one-time stimulus checks to relieve the burden of tuition payments. Tune in to hear about long-term and one-time opportunities.

In this episode, Director Misty Newcomb is joined by Caitlin Webster, Sarah Denison, and Emily Phillips as they discuss the last year--one year after the school encountered many changes due to the pandemic. They share the challenges and the opportunities that the year brought.

In this episode Executive Director Misty Newcomb is joined by parents from the NorthGate system Ruth Rudden and Anna Mwangi as they discuss the pressures of parenting in the context and how to evaluate the "internal pressure gauge" as we navigate parenting decisions and interactions.

In this podcast, Misty Newcomb and Rachel Webster provide information about enrollment for parents of all program preschool to high school. Parents who listen can get a sense of what school will look like next year and what the registration period looks like this spring.

In this episode, Misty is joined by Lisa Baird and Chloe Shreve as they discuss the key components of building a strong virtual program for elementary students. They share their successful strategies, discuss parental partnership, and openly share the mindsets that had to be addressed to build a strong program.