At PDS, we want every boy to learn what it really means to be a man. That’s why we wrote The 7 Virtues of Manhood, which walks boys through each of the virtues and shows them what the virtues look like in daily life — at school, with friends, at home, and with God.
Each month, 5th-grade boys are reading that chapter for that month’s virtue — you can see what this month’s virtue is below.
September
Thursday 2
First Meeting Introduce/Pass out 7 Virtues Book/Questionnaire
Thursday 16
Pages 2-9
Thursday 30
MIA (Sumo Wrestlers)
October
Thursday 21
Pages 10-15
Mon.–Tues. 25 & 26
VR Breakaway
November
Thursday 4
Academic/Life Skills Check-up Goals (Habits/Processes)
Thursday 18
Thanksliving
December
Thursday 2
Pgs. 19-26
January
Thursday 13
Pgs. 29-35
Thursday 27
Academic/Life Skills Checkup – Goals
February
Thursday 10 39-43 (until "Being Pacesetters" on 43)
Thursday 24
Pgs. 43-50
March
Thursday 10
MIA (1ST round Spoons)
**Thursday 17
MIA Spoons Championship (during Recess time)
Thursday 31
Pgs. 53-62 – Academic/Life Skills Checkup - Goals
April
Thursday 14
Pgs. 65-70
Thursday 28
Pgs 79-84
May
Thursday
12
Wrap up
To equip boys as they grow into men, PDS spent the past 20 years developing Flight Plan, a clear, candid guidebook that unpacks what godly manhood is and what it looks like in daily life — in peer pressure, puberty, grades, dating, and more.
6th Grade BBMM Assignments 2021 - 2022
August
Wednesday 25
Re-connecting/Pass out Flight Plan/ 6th-Schedule/Breakfast/VR
Thurs.-Fri 26-27
Breakaway VR
September
Wednesday 1
(Goals/Habits/Processes)
Wednesday 8
Ch. 1: Prepare for Takeoff
Tuesday 14
BBMM Forum - Myths of Manhood (jacket and tie)
Wednesday 15
Ch. 2: The Six Myths
Wednesday 22
PK Buddies (Meet & Play)
Wednesday 29
Man In the Arena (recited)
October
Wednesday 13
Ch. 3: The Seven Virtues
Tuesday 19
BBMM Forum - True Friend (jacket and tie)
Wednesday 20
PK Buddies (Fall Football)
Wednesday 27
Ch. 4: Finding Your True Friends
November
Wednesday 3
Ch. 5: Resisting Peer Pressure
Tuesday 16
BBMM Forum - Peer Pressure (jacket and tie)
11-30
Individual Scheduled Meetings w/ Mentor
17
Thanksliving (Write a “thankful” note to PK Buddy)
December
Wednesday 1
Ch. 6: The Dangers of Alcohol and Drugs
Wednesday 8
PK Buddies (Christmas for Berclair)
January
Wednesday 5
ERB
Wednesday 12
Ch. 7: Relationships and Dating
Wednesday 19
MIA
Friday
21
BBMM Forum - Puberty (jacket and tie)
February
Wednesday 2
Ch. 9: Purity and Porn
Wednesday 9
PK Buddy Valentines
Wednesday 16
Ch. 10 Screens, Stories and Songs
Tuesday 22
BBMM Forum - Screens (jacket and tie)
Wednesday 23
MIA Spoons
March
Wednesday 2
Ch. 11: Loving Your Family
Wednesday 9
PK Buddies (March Madness)
Wednesday 23
MIA Spoons Championship
Tuesday 29
BBMM Forum - High School Girls and Dating (jacket and tie)
Wednesday 30
Ch. 12: Why School Matters
April
Wednesday 6
Mom
Friday 8
Mother/Son Luncheon
Wednesday 13
PK Buddy (Easter Egg Hunt)
Wednesday 20
Ch. 13: Targeting True Success
Tuesday 26
BBMM Forum - High School Boys on life skills (jacket and tie)
Wednesday 27
MIA
May
Wednesday 4
Cleared for Takeoff Ch. 14
Wednesday 11
Wrap-up/Ck “Ticket to Rib Day”
Friday 20
Father/Son Retreat
Monday 23
Rib/White-Out Day/Bowling
Is Loved by God
● Gives up control of his life to God
● Is saved by grace
● Leads a content and joyful life
● Studies God’s word
● Is a new creation in Christ Jesus
● Worships and has regular fellowship with God
Key Verse: “My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me” - John 10:27
Building Boys, Making Men is a program that gives boys a compelling vision for godly manhood—helping them understand the gospel deeply, live it faithfully, and share it boldy. We teach every PDS boy what it means to be a godly man—beginning when boys enter PDS as two-year-olds and becoming more intensive as boys approach their teens and prepare to graduate from PDS. Here’s what looks like in practice:
At PDS, we know that parents play a unique and essential role in shaping their sons’ character. We want to partner with parents, but never replace them. Here are some key resources and events we provide for parents:
Parents
News
Summer
Giving