What They'll Remember
Learn here what our 2024 8th grade graduates have to say about their time at Whitefish Christian Academy.
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Mrs. Rachel Erickson
Jun 92 min
A Summer Send-Off From Mrs. Erickson
Mrs. Erickson reflects on the academic year now behind us, and shares why this latest graduation was particularly noteworthy for her family.
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Apr 293 min
What Is Classical Education, Anyway? (Part II)
Explore classical education from a second angle in this article by Mr. Gildersleeve.
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Nov 20, 20231 min
WCA x Hooked on Montana
It’s been a quiet yet fast-moving initiative at the Academy to integrate more Montana into our curriculum. Two years ago the Academy...
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Nov 17, 20232 min
Living Books & How to Find Them
Knowing a good read from a bad one is often a naturally intuited thing. A careless scroll through ad-laden internet articles produces...
Mr. Holden Sieler
Nov 17, 20239 min
The Cosmic Chain
Well, I’ve gone and done it. In composing a brief introduction to a student’s essay, I’ve written an entire treatise myself. If you can...
Mrs. Rachel Erickson
Jun 20, 20232 min
A Letter from Mrs. Erickson, Head of School
Dear Whitefish Christian Academy Families, It is hard to believe that another school year is behind us. As I reflect, there are certain...
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Apr 22, 20232 min
The Glories of Cross Country
There is this unwritten rule kept within the hidden plans of Providence that WCA Cross Country Meets, the first ones at least, are to be...
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Apr 22, 20232 min
Welcome, Tony Ramsey
On a very recent Tuesday evening our Academy officially welcomed Tony Ramsey to its Board of Directors. Born and raised in Los Angeles,...
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Feb 3, 20232 min
Habits Make All The Difference
It might surprise you, but even an Academy 3rd grader is a serious student of Aristotle. If you’re to learn how that’s so, you’d need...
Sierra Gibb
Feb 3, 20233 min
The Truth Shall Set You Free
In René Descartes’s philosophical declaration, “I Think Therefore I Am,” Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Bet,” and Plato’s “Allegory of...
Mr. James Chertudi
Feb 3, 20232 min
Let Iron Sharpen Iron
During the summer months of 2020, when teachers first learned the Academy would reopen for in-person learning, we had to decide whether...
Mrs. Jessica Sliman
Nov 15, 20222 min
The Family Read Aloud
Last Thursday night, I sat down with my family to read a book called A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich. My daughters are in...
Mr. James Chertudi
Nov 15, 20222 min
A Light On Our Paths
It wasn’t long before a student asked the question: “Mr. Chertudi, why do we say the catechism every morning?” Every day for the past two...
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Nov 15, 20222 min
Welcome, Dan Lard
Whitefish Christian Academy welcomes Dan Lard to its Board of Directors.
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Jun 14, 20223 min
Our Exceptional Class of 2022
Since many of these students of our 2022 graduate class had been with us since Pre-K, there is still something surreal in saying that...
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Jun 14, 20222 min
Thank you, Dr. Brunson
At the Academy it’s become common to refer to a certain room in our building as the Rhetoric Room. That’s where the upper school...
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Apr 26, 20222 min
The Logic Behind Logic Class
When you first learned that we have a logic class at the Academy, if your response was like most of any of ours you likely nodded your...
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Apr 26, 20222 min
A Day In The Life of Pre-K
Admittedly our title is already misleading: There are no typical days in Pre-K. There are some constants, though. Or as Mrs. Morrison...
Mr. Burton Gildersleeve
Apr 26, 20223 min
Always Looking Down
In 5th grade students recently wrote their own myths. In conversation with Mr. Chertudi, I (Mr. Gildersleeve) asked a few questions about...
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