The student showcases at Well-Trained Mind Academy demonstrate the power of classical education in action. Our students’ work illustrates how they move from mastering basics to expressing their own ideas, gaining both knowledge and confidence along the way.
The Boston Tea Party by Emeline Lavender-Toth
Emmaline Lavender-Toth wrote the essay “The Boston Tea Party: The Causes and Effects of This Momentous Event in American History” for her Preparation for Rhetoric Writing course with instructor Lori Huth.
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Writing & Grammar
Fish Nuggets by Astrid Hoffbeck
Astrid Hoffbeck wrote the poem “Fish Nuggets” for her Spring 2026 Creative Writing for the Logic Stage course. Her instructor, Lori Huth, says “The assignment was to write a poem about
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Writing & Grammar
Hiking in Hawai’i by Rebecca Russo
Rebecca Russo wrote the poem “Hiking in Hawaii” for her Spring 2026 Creative Writing for the Logic Stage course. Her instructor, Lori Huth, says “Rebecca’s poem creates a great balance
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Writing & Grammar
WTMA 2026 Student-led Literary Journal
Back in 2025, Skye Miller emailed me, Dean Collier, to ask if she could start a literary journal. Her vision included not only the opportunity for writers and artists to
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Noor Ashfaq Wins Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Award
Congratulations to Class of 2027 student Noor Ashfaq on winning the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Fair Talent Search Award. Noor, a Well-Trained Mind Academy junior, has been competing in
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Science
Cryptographers Explore Personal Privacy vs Public Safety
Students in Mrs. Quintero’s Cryptography course worked to find sources for the debate over online personal privacy vs public safety. Each student completed and summarized research, and then shared their
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Math
Katy Johansen wins 1st place in the Virginia National Holocaust Museum Student Art Contest!
WTMA student Katy Johansen submitted several works to the Virginia National Holocaust Museum Student Art Contest: Junior Division… and won first place! Here are Katy’s excellent submissions:
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Fine Arts
2026 Talent Show Winners!
This year over 25 students submitted talents for consideration for the 2025-2026 Well-Trained Mind Academy Talent show. On the day of the event, students showed off piano, guitar, singing and
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When Women Were Dragons
The penultimate book studied in Scholars’ Seminar: Competing Identities this year was Kelly Barnhill’s When Women Were Dragons. For this assignment, Dean Collier gave students an option to write their
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Pi Day Mandalas
Each year, mathematicians delight in acknowledging Pi Day on March 14th. Pi is a very important transcendental number that comes from the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter.
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Clubs
Math
Science