What We Believe.
What We're Built On.
The Perch exists to restore intentional, screen-free time together across generations, adults phone-free too, equipping families with a unique faith-filled experience to move, imagine, and create together.
Every generation. Same studio. Fully present.
Faith-filled. Proverbs 22:6 isn't a footnote, it's the foundation.
Research-backed. The way we move, imagine, and create isn't guesswork.
Screen-free. Not just for the kids, for the grown-ups too.
Multigenerational. Grandparents aren't just welcome here, they're centered here.
Intentional presence. Everyone's phones and screens get tucked away, distractions are left at the door, and you're fully here with each other, the greatest gift you've been given.
Rethink What Play Is.
Play starts in the earliest months and never stops. From babies to grandparents, every age and every generation needs it. It melts stress, sparks creativity, and brings joy back into everyday life!
We were created to play for a lifetime.
Strong families share a common denominator, they make time to play together.
In a world that keeps families busy, tired, and stretched thin, and phones pulling everyone toward the scroll, screen-free togetherness doesn't happen by accident. It must be prioritized and protected.
Technoference.
Parenting is a relationship, and like any relationship, it needs presence. When phones are in our hands, we miss the eye contact, the expressions, and the quiet cues our children need us to catch.
This is called technoference. The interruption of connection by technology. And it creates a barrier to the relationship every child deserves.
The Perch exists to remove that barrier.
phones Are Not the Enemy.
Our brains haven't changed much since the time of Adam and Eve, yet we live in a world lit by phones and that constant glow. Phones aren't the enemy. The real challenge is what they quietly pull us away from. The small moments of attention and connection that shape who our children and grandchildren become.
Families Play Together.
At The Perch, kids of every age, parents, and grandparents play together, fully present and phone-free. Through structured sports and creative arts, we laugh, create, and make memories that last all week. First goals, first paint brushes and proud high-fives! This is where families connect, grow, and experience joy side by side.
Why We do ATHLETIC + CREATIVE.
We believe children and grown-ups need both structure and freedom. Structured athletic play builds focus, confidence, discipline, teamwork, and critical thinking. Unstructured creative art ignites imagination, encourages risk and self-expression, and helps reduce stress and overstimulation. We practice creativity through a mash-up of mixed media, intuitive, abstract, and process art.
We believe in process over perfection, and through it all, story, devotional, and faith-filled music tie everything together.
Structure and freedom together allow the brain to engage in different ways, crucial for a healthy, growing brain at any age.
The brain never stops changing, from birth to 100 years old. As the saying goes, use it or lose it!
Supported by research including the American Academy of Pediatrics' 2018 Clinical Report, 'The Power of Play' and 'Psychology Today Creativity and the Brain’
Did you know the Bible mentions colors more than 400 times?! We’re convinced creativity was God’s idea first. After all, the very first thing He did was create the heavens and the earth! (Genesis 1:1)
The Original Influencers.
Parents and grandparents are the original influencers in a child's life. The most powerful moments happen when we choose to be eye-to-eye with our children, not watching from the sidelines, but fully in it with them.
build the foundation.
Before the world rushes independence, children need a strong, secure foundation. The early years are where that foundation is built. Just like building a home.
The foundation you build now is what carries them through the teen and young adult years.
Investing into intentional time now matters more than ever.
The early years are the investment, everything after is the return.
Play Doesn’t Always Come Naturally.
For some grown-ups, play can feel awkward, slow, even exhausting, and that's okay.
You're not doing anything wrong, you're just stepping into something unfamiliar.
We're here to guide you and make it easier, lighter, more natural, and a lot of fun!
Because over time something shifts, what once felt like effort starts to feel like synergy, joy, and connection, like the most natural thing in the world.
That's the moment we live for at The Perch.
Presence Over Perfection.
Children don't need perfect parents or grandparents, they need present, willing ones.
At The Perch, participation isn't about performance or outcomes, it's about connection and togetherness.
Life is busy, no one can be on all day.
But one hour of intentional, phone-free time means more than hours spent half-distracted with a phone in hand.
The Greatest Expression of Love Is Attention.
Not toys and not screens. Phone-free, fully present attention. When you give someone your full attention, a child, a spouse, a grandparent, you are saying without words, you matter to me!
One hour a week. 52 hours a year. That has the power to change everything.
We love The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. It is a simple, powerful tool built on love that helps you understand how the people you love feel loved most.
couples need their cup filled too.
We built The Perch for grandparents, parents, and kids. But we also built it for the married and engaged couple.
Date night matters. Connection takes work. Life gets busy and phones fill the gaps. That is why Date Night Unplugged is part of what we built here.
Because when the couple is full, the whole family feels it.
Learn more about Date Night Unplugged →
Children Learn Through Play and Imitation.
Before children can even follow instructions, they learn by playing and watching. Babies mimic faces and sounds, toddlers copy movements, and young children model what they see lived out right in front of them.
Play is a child's first language.
Because of this, we lead our parents in each one of our classes. Our classes are designed for adults and children to move, create and experience together.
Children don't just want to play with you, they want to play like you.
Read that again.
Train Up a Child.
There is a difference between teaching a child and training a child.
Proverbs 22:6 doesn't say teach a child. It says train a child.
Teaching explains. Training repeats.
When we train a baby to eat Cheerios, you put the Cheerio to your own mouth first. You model it, again and again. Twenty times, sometimes fifty, and then one day, their little fingers grasp the Cheerio and it clicks.
Potty training, athletic training, homework training, it’s all the same.
Children learn by watching you and copying what you do. When your child sees a phone in your hand, they notice it and guess what, they want to mirror it.
This is why The Perch is designed the way it is. A place to train and practice together, modeling what it looks like to be unplugged with no phones or screens and be fully present.
Because the most powerful training tool your child will ever have is you! From birth to 18, little eyes and big eyes see everything. Children absorb every action, behavior, and environment around them as they grow from infancy into adulthood.
Unplugged On Purpose.
In a world filled with constant distractions, notification pings, and the urge to just quickly check the phone, we choose something different. Phones down and eyes up.
Not because technology is bad, but because children should never have to compete with a device for your attention.
Faith Woven Into Every Moment.
Everything we do at The Perch flows from the Holy Trinity, our faith in God, Jesus and Holy Spirit.
It shows up in the way we speak, the stories we tell, the music we play, and the welcome we extend to every family who walks through our doors.
A Place for Families to Grow.
Here, kids of every age, parents, and grandparents grow together in strength, confidence, and character. The Perch is founded on faith. Guided by love. Built for your family.
When we put the phone down, the real story begins. Your family's story starts here.
