by Whitefield Academy | Apr 7, 2022 | Classical Christian, Education, Extracurriculars, Kansas City, Middle School, Private Schools, The Arts, Upper School
Whitefield Academy Blog Shakespeare: Its Value To Our School William Shakespeare, the 16th century English writer, is undoubtedly the best known playwright of all time. Today, his plays are said to be “universally famous.” Resonating throughout space and time, they...
by Whitefield Academy | Mar 4, 2022 | Character, Classical Christian, College, Education, Graduation, Middle School, Private Schools, Upper School
Whitefield Academy Blog NHS: Scholarship, Service, Leadership and Character “Welcome, proud parents! And it is okay to feel proud of your children.” These words of affirmation opened the message spoken by Dr. McIntosh at our 2022 Whitefield Academy National...
by Jim Selby | Aug 5, 2021 | Classical Christian, Education, Elementary School, Middle School, Parenting, Private Schools, Uncategorized, Upper School
Whitefield Academy Blog What is a Classical Christian Education? The following was presented by Jim Selby at the annual meeting of the Whitefield Academy Association on May 19, 2015. I would like to accomplish three tasks this evening, the first is to explain what...
by John Hutson | May 13, 2021 | Athletics, Classical Christian, Extracurriculars, Middle School, Uncategorized, Upper School
Whitefield Academy Blog Classical Athletics: Teaching Virtue Through Sport Last year, my wife and I started a rowing team at Whitefield. One of the neat things about coaching rowing at a classical school is that I can point to a rowing race in one of the most...
by Matt Appling | Apr 8, 2021 | Classical Christian, Education, Middle School, The Arts, The Classroom, Uncategorized
Whitefield Academy Blog Why Art Matters in Today’s World Raise your hands – how many of you can relate to this: Sometime, long ago, you sat in a classroom, head in hand. The lesson is boring you. You’re confused. You’re frustrated. You raise your hand, not...
by John Hutson | Mar 11, 2021 | Classical Christian, Elementary School, Media, Middle School, Parenting, Private Schools, Technology, The Classroom
Whitefield Academy Blog Does Tech in the Classroom Make a Difference? This post was originally published in October of 2019 but is even more applicable in today’s post-pandemic discussions of education. In the past few decades, we’ve seen a revolution in the way...
