Is there a way to keep the “wonder years” alive? Juli Engel writes about cultivating worship and wonder in Christian classical education. If raising children was a scary movie, some might suggest the villain would be the “terrible twos.” Anyone who has lived through this season might think they were out of the woods [...]
The following speech was presented at Gloria Deo Academy's Banquet benefiting the All In His Time Campaign. My name is Lindsey King, and this is my husband, Brad. All four of our children attend Gloria Deo Academy. We have twin sons in eighth grade, a daughter in fourth grade, and our baby girl [...]
A number of months back Carrie Jacques (River Stone Principal) was telling me that the last time they had the school's accreditation team come the one thing they said was that they had never seen students in such a rigorous academic program also seem so happy as the kids are at GDA. [...]
“....The goal of GDA is to develop ethical and wise individuals who will impact their community for the glory of God through service, leadership, and character.” (excerpt from the GDA mission statement) I have had the privilege to attend several classical education seminars, workshops and lectures since joining GDA as a teacher. I remember, [...]
Timeless Text: The Odyssey As students in 7th grade literature at Gloria Deo Academy were learning from the timeless text: The Odyssey by Homer, one of the requirements was to write about the timelessness of a passage of their choice. This student chose the passage describing a beautiful orchard that Odysseus observed during his travel. [...]
