First Grade: Learning to be Peacemakers

In first grade, Mrs. Bryant is proud of how her students are learning to be peacemakers. “We always start the year in Bible class learning about biblical peacemaking – but this is a subject that is easier learned about in theory than put into practice!” she says. “I was very proud recently when two of the girls were having a problem with each other,...

Second Grade Botanists!

"Second grade botanists, how are your beans growing?" asks teacher Mrs. Sawyer. In science, the class broke into groups and conducted experiments on what the best conditions are for beans to sprout: warm and sunny, cold and dark, or room temperature? Ask your favorite second grader what the result was!

Varsity Volleyball Places Third in Regionals

Second Place Finisher in Girls Middle School Cross-Country!

Congratulations to Reese Hull (left) with a second place finish at the girls middle school state meet! Varsity Boys placed fourth as a team. Congratulations, runners!

Third Grade Visits Grand Caverns

Third grade ventured to Grand Caverns in Augusta County as part of its study of earth science. "The Grand Caverns has miles of cave formations and historic stories and over 250 of the mysterious shield formation,” says teacher Hayley Fleming “Students are amazed at the detail of creation even underground!" Third grader Jonathan R. chimes in,...

Fifth Grade Learns about the Lost Colony of Roanoke

Fourth Grade Creates Cell Models

“We’ve been studying the anatomy of the cell,” says fourth grade teacher Rebe McReynolds. “We took a nature walk to find different things in nature to build and create the parts of a cell, like organelles and the cell membrane and nucleus. It was a neat way to combine what we were doing and going out into God’s creation!”

Fiddlers Visit Sixth Grade for Pioneer Day

“We have a full immersion sense of history in sixth grade, especially with our history and geography songs,” says teacher Megan Maley. “From across the playground recently I could hear a giant chorus of all the territories and provinces of Canada being spontaneously sung by a collection of sixth graders. Not only do these help us on our tests but...

What is Hermeneutics Class?

“Hermeneutics refers to the art and science of properly interpreting Scripture. Since students surveyed the Old Testament (7th grade) and New Testament (8th grade), the next step in ninth grade is to begin equipping students to study the Bible themselves. So we begin with some first principles: What do inspiration and inerrancy mean? What is...