Mr. Lucas Gantz has taught fourth grade at WC since 2005. How would you describe your teaching style? “My teaching style is centered around building relationships with my students. I believe my students have the most opportunity for growth if they are comfortable in the classroom with their teacher and their classmates. One of the […]
WC Administration Seeks Parent Input on Extension of Christmas Break We are well into our third month of school and are very pleased that we have had only two positive COVID-19 cases among our students and staff, with both being rather mild. This speaks well of the precautions that everyone is taking and the cooperation […]
Elizabeth Ames has worked as a Kindergarten teacher at Worthington Christian since 2015, but she has 20 years of teaching experience in preschool and Kindergarten. With a Master’s degree in Montessori Education, her teaching methodology is largely influenced by a hands-on, interactive approach to education. How would you describe your teaching style? “I like to […]
What does gratitude look like and how can we show gratitude and not just thankfulness? These were questions that Upper and Lower School Counselor, Nancy Secrest, asked Lower School students during chapel this week. She went on to explain that to show gratitude, one must stay alert of the role of others in our lives. […]
After earning a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics, Pam Cain worked in the business and technology industry as a consultant and tech helpdesk expert. After 12 years in that field, she began to sense the Lord calling her to teach. She went back to school for education, and started her teaching career at WC […]
Office of Advancement Opens New Avenues for Reaching Parents In the summer of 2019, WC’s Office of Advancement shifted its marketing focus. Once reliant on the traditional forms of broadcast marketing like radio and print ads, the focus was re-oriented to a content-based marketing strategy. That is, providing WC parents and prospective WC parents with […]
With our words and actions everyday, we are ushering in some kind of kingdom. We each have a throne at the center of our lives. We often fill our lives with good things, and perhaps even put good things on the throne of our lives. But good things can’t handle what ultimate things are supposed […]
This year we will be changing our standardized testing program in grades K-8 from TerraNova to MAP. There are a number of good reasons for this, including the ability to administer the test multiple times over the school year in a much smaller time period, which frees up additional time for classroom instruction and allows […]
Continue Reading CALENDAR CHANGE | NO SCHOOL JANUARY 15, 2021
WC Class of 2022 dedicates Founders Plaza bench to classmate If you have a chance to visit the beautiful Founders Plaza outside of the J. Thomas Anglea Upper School campus, you will see the names of many people important to WC’s history etched on large paver stones and bricks. Framing these pavers are six black […]
Continue Reading SHINING THE LIGHT: HONORING THE LEGACY OF MIRIAM WHITE
Kelly Burby graduated from WC in 1985. Four years later, after obtaining a degree in elementary education from Bryan College, she was hired as a new Kindergarten teacher at WC. After teaching three years of Kindergarten and four years of first grade, she began teaching second grade where she has taught ever since. She also […]
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