Wilson Hill Academy Blog
If I am going to be honest, the coming of spring contains something of a paradox for our family’s life on our farm. The return of the birds, the budding flowers and fruit trees, the leaves on the maples and hackberries and oaks, the bulbous plants and seedlings in the garden, the newborn calves and kids and piglets, the smells of fresh air and the renewal of life, all serve as a seasonal and visceral
29 Mar 2018
WHA earth science and Greek 1 teacher, Shelby Bowden, may not have starred in any movies yet, but his life certainly resembles one now and again. Shelby is a structural geologist, which means he studies how, when and why the Earth’s surface deforms. This type of research surveys mountains, valleys, faults, islands . . . really any part of the Earth’s surface. Shelby's work takes him to far flung destinations like Guam (west Pacific) and,
Last year in Great Conversation 4 with Dr. Vierra, we were studying Lucretius’ poem "On The Nature of Things." After we read and discussed it, we were assigned to write an 80 line poem in the style of Lucretius. We had to write about a problem with which our world struggles, and compose in dactylic hexameter (a poetic rhythmic scheme). So for my topic, I chose to write about the love of money because we
6 Mar 2018
Dr. Vierra asked his students in his Great Conversations 4 class to draw Plato's Cave based on the Allegory of the Cave in Plato's Republic. See for yourself how assignments like these help bring learning to life! The WHA GC 4 teachers guide students in the fascinating analysis of classical literature and philosophy from a biblical worldview.
For my Foundations of US Government class, Mr. Donaldson asked us to create a presentation on a landmark Supreme Court case. He assigned me the 1824 Gibbons vs. Ogden case. I'd never even heard of this ruling before, but it was fascinating to learn what it was and how it impacts our lives today. The case seemed insignificant in and of itself; two steamboat operators argued over who had the right to operate in some
6 Feb 2018
Read Marie Owens, science teacher at Wilson Hill Academy, at Circe
Wilson Hill Academy is pleased to announce that we have earned accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), an accreditation division of AdvancED. SACS CASI provides nationally-recognized accreditation, the purpose of which is continuous school improvement focused on increasing student performance. To earn accreditation, schools must meet SACS CASI’s high standards, be evaluated by a team of professionals from outside the school and implement a
Way back in TGC IV, we were studying a book (an epic, rather), which was quickly going to become one of my favourites: Homer's Iliad. The Iliad tells the story of the Greco-Persian War, starting with Paris (also known as Alexander) and Helen, a love story with which most people are familiar. It begins with the famous line: "Sing, Muses, of the wrath of Achilles," and the theme that opens the epic is part of
Heathens and Furies (Read it aloud as fast as you can.) Please, Clytemnestra, don't take his life! Does he really deserve to be killed by his wife? His daughter is dying, Kassandra is crying, Clytemnestra is holding a knife and she's lying, Kassandra is screaming, The children are dead, His family tree is spattered with red, The "gods," will they help her? Whom will they send? Orestes! A brother! A helper! A friend! The
