Grammar School

Grammar Latin

Grammar Latin I, Grammar Latin II, Grammar Latin III

This series is intended for students in grades 3-6. Book Lists for Grammar Latin I, II, and III 2020-2021 Grammar Latin I This is an introductory course designed for grammar school students. This course will help students see that learning Latin is attainable and even fun!  Using Latin for Children Primer A by Classical Academic […]

Section: Languages   |   School: Grammar School

Grammar of Science

Course 1, Course 2, Course 3

At Wilson Hill Academy we believe that teaching science in the grammar stage should equip students to begin thinking about God’s creation both “Christianly” and “scientifically”. This means reinforcing the child’s natural wonder for the world God created and helping each child see God’s glory as revealed in His creation. For since the creation of […]

Section: Sciences   |   School: Grammar School

Grammar Math

Math 5, Math 6

Math in Focus employs a “visual approach”methodology using bar model drawing and other pictorial strategies that progressively lead a student from a concrete understanding of a particular math concept to an eventual abstract understanding of that same idea. Students are taught the“why of something works” before the“how something works.”  When a student grasps that numbers […]

Section: Math   |   School: Grammar School

Language Arts

Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4: Fundamentals of Expository Writing

Writing instruction at WHA begins with Language Arts in the Grammar School and continues through the School of Logic and School of Rhetoric years, culminating in Rhetoric 2: Senior Thesis.  The primary goal of our writing process is to teach students how to write coherent, logical, and elegant essays.  To accomplish this, students need a […]

Section: Composition, Literature   |   School: Grammar School, School of Logic

The Story of History

19th Century America, 19th Century Europe, 20th Century

These are the first of several courses being developed for upper Grammar School and School of Logic students.  Together they cover the flow of history from Bible times through the 20th century, providing students with a backdrop against which they can better engage in The Great Conversation.  Students will get to know the heroes, villains […]

Section: History   |   School: Grammar School, School of Logic

Get to Know Laura Ingalls (Summer)

Travel back to the pioneer childhood days of pioneer Americans Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder. Their resourcefulness, resilience and rare perseverance helped to build America into a great nation. We’ll join them as they carve a home out of the raw landscape, meet bears in the woods, train baby oxen, eat from the earth’s bounty, […]

Section: Literature, Summer   |   School: Grammar School

Fundamentals of Western Civilization

Students sometimes struggle with understanding the historical timeline and the cause and effect of events within that timeline. Using both narrative histories and appropriate historical fiction, this class will take the students through an overview of Western Civilization, helping them to understand and see God’s hand in History since creation. The class will dive into […]

Section: History, Humanities   |   School: Grammar School, School of Logic

Don’t Miss These Books!

Grammar Level, SOL Level 1, SOL Level 2

Perhaps nothing engages the heart and mind simultaneously like a really good book, and there are just some books in life that should not be missed! Don’t Miss These Books! presents a selection of excellent titles for grammar and middle school students to both enjoy and study. This sequence is created for students who are […]

Section: Literature   |   School: Grammar School, School of Logic