Author: Nancy Donaldson

Six Practical Strategies for Helping Students Become Better Readers

24 Oct 2023

Reading is a lifelong adventure in exploring new ideas, worlds and stories. Through reading, we can continue to converse with the great thinkers and writers of the past, allowing their ideas to form and shape us even today.  In a classical Christian education, books are a primary tool in helping students develop a biblical worldview and become critical thinkers and effective communicators. Students who foster a true delight in reading will enjoy a lifetime of

By Wilson Hill Academy | | In Word on the Hill | Read more

Yes, Senior Thesis is for You

1 Aug 2023

One of our most precious (and important) traditions at LINK is listening to Senior Thesis presentations. Each year, Wilson Hill recognizes two students with the Scott Baker Award for Excellence in Senior Thesis, and each year those students are invited to give their presentation to the entire LINK audience. We have never been disappointed. Noteworthy is that Senior Thesis students have presented speeches only to an online audience. And yet, every time – every time

By Dr. Tom Vierra | | In Word on the Hill | Read more

The Ordinary is Precious

31 Jan 2022

How does one foster a love of learning in a child? Will I find it if I google ‘What is the best app to help my child learn?’ Surely someone has figured out the secret sauce to turn these sweet little mini-mes into the next Einsteins who find their callings, love the Lord, earn free rides to college, land the perfect jobs and care for me in my old age.  While we don’t get to

By Nancy Donaldson | | In Word on the Hill | Read more