by Rachel Hutson | Dec 12, 2019 | Christmas, Holidays, Spiritual Life, Technology
Whitefield Academy Blog This Christmas, my robot servant, Alexa, has been hard at work playing Christmas songs. “Alexa?” Silence. “Alexa?” Silence. “ALEXA?!” “Beep boop.” “Play Josh Groban Christmas songs.” “Shuffling Christmas songs by Josh Groban.” What Child is...
by Rachel Hutson | Nov 21, 2019 | Christmas, Classical Christian, Holidays, Uncategorized
Whitefield Academy Blog Sometimes as parents we get excited about fulfilling a Christmas gift wish for our kids without a thought of what the aftermath will entail. Oh, these lights and sounds miiiight get annoying after awhile. Oh, I spent a whole bunch on this, and...
by Cameron Weeks | Sep 12, 2019 | Classical Christian, Education, Holidays, Kansas City
Whitefield Academy Blog Remembering September 11th Every year at Whitefield Academy, our students, faculty and staff invite first responders from Kansas City to gather around the flag pole and remember the events of September 11th, 2001. At this memorial service, one...
by Rachel Hutson | May 23, 2019 | Book List, Holidays, Kansas City, Parenting, Reading, Summer, Uncategorized
Whitefield Academy Blog Free and Smart Summer Fun in Kansas City Gone are the days, unfortunately, of working in the fields all summer. Now, as parents/cruise directors, we have to make sure that our kids are filling the lazy summer hours with activities that are...
by Rachel Hutson | Nov 7, 2018 | Christmas, Holidays, Parenting
Whitefield Academy Blog Christmas Presents You Won’t Regret Giving We’ve all been there. Drawn down the Costco Christmas aisle. Pulling toys off the shelf willy nilly because there’s a $10 rebate. But we have to stop and think: Will 10:00am Christmas...
by Rachel Hutson | Dec 13, 2017 | Christmas, Holidays, Parenting
Whitefield Academy Blog Surviving Christmas Break: A Mom’s Guide I remember the days when I used to really like school vacations. Now that I am a mom, I’ve realized that “vacation” now actually means “hide in the bathroom while tiny fingers reach under the door...
