One of third grade's big challenges at the beginning of the year is memorizing and reciting all of Genesis 1! They memorize this over two months and their recitation in October lasted almost ten minutes! "We don't memorize to show off or to show how smart me are," said Head of School Courtney Palumbo at Recitation Chapel, "but to hide God's word...
Read MoreFourth grade is learning about the middle ages and recently became monks for the day, taking a vow of silence, copying manuscripts in the Scriptorium and performing acts of service for the Regents community.
Read MoreSecond grade class is studying Virginia history and geography and mapped the topography of the state in salt dough!
Read MoreFirst graders picked a mammal to research and memorize three facts about to present on Mammal Day! The students also sing the Mammal March which teaches them about the orders of mammals and the characteristics of mammals. Mammal Day is one of many types of "Living History Days" in the Grammar School where students get the opportunity to delve deeply into a topic...
Read MoreIn the afternoon, the kindergarteners who stay for the full day have time for enrichment activities like learning about Michaelangelo. They immersed themselves in the experience by practicing painting on the "ceiling"! Afternoon kindergarten and art teacher Olivia Pincombe loves asking big questions with the littlest of her students: "What does it mean to...
Read MoreStudents in the Rhetoric School are hard at work nearing the end of the first trimester. At the Upper School, students take exams after the first and third trimester to start developing the study habits that will serve them in college and beyond. Tenth graders taking European Literature have started off the year with Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. “When it comes to...
Read MoreEighth grade has already read through Cyrano de Bergerac and Beowulf in Medieval History. "Beowulf has everything a teenage boy loves once they get into it," says teacher Mr. Keller. "It's a story where the epic hero slays a powerful monster and wins the treasure." Mr. Keller has also challenged students to
Read MoreSeventh grade has been embracing their new freedoms and independence in the Logic School. Students are studying Life Science and recently were challenged to create and present models of cells.
Read MoreCongratulations to the Varsity Boys Cross Country Team who took the VACA state title at this weekend's meet! Congratulations also to Reese Hoover and David Shonka who earned VACA All-State Honors. Reese placed 4th overall, and David was 5th overall. Well done, Coach Muur and the XC team!
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