by Lydia White | Jan 7, 2022 | Book List, Education, Elementary School, Parenting, Read Alouds, Theology
Whitefield Academy Blog God’s Goodness [This is the second in a series of three blog posts taken from Lydia White’s devotional, The Attributes of God for Kids.] As Christian parents, we don’t want our kids growing up thinking about how great they are but...
by Rachel Hutson | Dec 12, 2019 | Christmas, Holidays, Technology
Whitefield Academy Blog What Josh Groban Forgot: The Missing Verse 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...
by Anne Rabe | Feb 28, 2019 | Classical Christian, Education, Reading
Whitefield Academy Blog Latin and Greek: Why Study Them? Why do we study Latin and Ancient Greek? As a classicist, I have been asked this question countless times, and I can rattle off the standard answers – studying Latin and Greek beefs up students’ English...
by Matt Appling | Jan 31, 2019 | Media, Parenting, Technology
Whitefield Academy Blog Harnessing the Power of Video Games Imagine a typical evening at the dining table. You’re asking your kids about the day’s events. One of your children launches into a stream of consciousness… “First I gathered a bunch of wood, and some...
by Margi Wilson | Dec 5, 2018 | Athletics, Classical Christian, College, Extracurriculars, Kansas City, Parenting, Upper School
Whitefield Academy Blog Why We Kept Our Athlete at a Small Christian School As parents, we are always trying to do what is best for our kids. We agonize over decisions as simple as what they are eating for breakfast to what school they will attend and how it will...
