by Lydia White | Apr 15, 2021 | Elementary School, Parenting, Uncategorized
Whitefield Academy Blog Teaching the Gospel in a Culture of Self We live in a culture of self. Scroll through social media and you’ll quickly see memes encouraging you to “Never let the light dim from within!” or “Always wear an invisible crown!” The message of our...
by John Hutson | Jun 6, 2018 | Classical Christian, Parenting
Whitefield Academy Blog What is Catechism and Why Should We Catechize? I once asked a group of high schoolers in Sunday school what a catechism was. This is a church where a catechism is used regularly, and so it was intended as an easy question. But I quickly...
by Rachel Hutson | Oct 11, 2017 | Parenting
Whitefield Academy Blog Why Don’t We Discipline our Kids? It has happened to me more than once. My girls are playing on the playground and another child is mean to them. Either they won’t let my kids in the playhouse or they ignore my kids or they push my...
by Rachel Hutson | Oct 10, 2017 | Parenting
Whitefield Academy Blog How to Prepare Your Child for a Dangerous World In first grade, I watched a video about fire safety. I vividly remember the entire movie: a kid is having a friend over to spend the night. They are playing with slot cars, and after they go to...
by John Hutson | Aug 16, 2017 | Education, Library Finds, Reading
Whitefield Academy Blog Library Finds: Tales from the Brothers Grimm This is the first in an ongoing series of great finds at the library.A local library is a great resource for new stories to tell your children, but sometimes you can also find stories your children...