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Congratulations to the Class of 2008
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The August issue of Kansas City Magazine cited Whitefield Academy as one of the top ten private schools in the metro area.
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| The effects of a classical Christian education are dramatic. Students graduate with abilities to read, write and comprehend their world well above their peers. Whitefield Academy consistently averages at the 90th percentile nationally in standardized testing. Where 50% nationally of college bound graduates qualify on the essay portion of the ACT or SAT Whitefield qualifies near 100% every year. Of even greater value to parents is the fact that they do not fear their children’s faith will waiver when they go on to the pagan atmosphere of today’s college campuses. The appalling percentage of evangelical students who abandon their faith while in college (as high as 87% in some studies) is not an issue for well-educated, classical Christian graduates. Whitefield Academy graduates young men and women to be critical thinkers, clear communicators and compassionate leaders who know what they believe and why they believe it.
Classical education has historically been defined as the method of education that uses the seven Liberal Arts as its core. These seven Liberal Arts are divided into two categories. The first three arts, called the Trivium—Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric--are concerned with the training of the mind. Grammar is the art of inventing and utilizing symbols.[1]
Another way to say this would be the art of elementary encoding and decoding or beginning reading and writing. Logic is the art of critical thinking or being adept at seeing the true relationship between facts or events. Rhetoric is the art of effective communication. As a term “Rhetoric” today may connote a negative impression but we will use the term only for the positive idea of effectively communicating the truth to others in a way that engages their imagination to act on the truth—to change their behavior in response to what is right.
The remaining four Arts called the Quadrivium—Arithmetic, Geometry, Music, and Astronomy—are concerned with training students about Matter. Arithmetic concerns the study of discrete objects. Geometry concerns discrete objects extended. Music studies discrete objects in motion and Astronomy considers discrete objects extended and in motion.[2]
Today’s classical schools continue to teach about Matter or Creation but a multitude of arts are used. Arithmetic and Geometry are still studied but we have added Algebra, Trigonometry, Functions, and Statistics to our High School curriculums. Music theory is seldom a core class and certainly would not be considered a part of the math and science curriculum. We no longer have a core course or art dedicated to the exclusive study of discrete objects in motion. We have replaced Astronomy with Physics. In addition we have added Life Science, Earth Science, Biology, and Chemistry. However, all of these arts deal with Matter and in that respect align with the purpose of the Quadrivium.
[1] Sister Miriam Black, The Trivium, Paul Dry Books, 2000.
[2] Ibid.
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| April 18 Lady Lions Soccer
April 24 Lady Lions Soccer
April 25 Daddy-Daughter Dance
April 28 Lady Lions Soccer
April 30 Student Art Exhibit
May 1 Field Day (rain date May 9)
May 1-3 Whitefield Academy Upper School presents "The Taming of the Shrew"
May 6 Sports Banquet
May 8 PTF Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
May 12 Board Meeting
May 12-13 Senior Paper Presentations
May 7-14 AP Testing
May 13 Student Honors Ceremony
May 16 Last day for Seniors
Graduation Ceremony
May 19-21 Upper School Finals
May 22-23 No School, Teacher In-Service
Whitefield Families please check the Renweb calendar for a detailed list of activities.
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