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.
WTMA’s Own “Emerging Talent” Baek Haferkamp
Congratulations to WTMA’s own Baek Haferkamp for her participation in the William & Mary Muscarelle Museum of Art Homeschool Art School, organized by Williamsburg local and WTMA instructor Alison Pariso.
Associated Subject:
Fine Arts
Talent Show
Using an Index, Interpreting Maps, & Locating Continents
Week 3 in World Geography for the Logic Stage is all about using an index in an atlas, interpreting map symbols and legends, and locating the continents. For their weekly
Associated Subject:
Social Science
Summer Club 2025 T-Shirt Contest Winner
Congratulations to Joanna Erbaugh, winner of this year’s Summer Club 2025 T-Shirt Contest! Joanna, who took Nature Sketchbook Club: Cats, Dogs, and Backyard Frogs this summer, says of her design,
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Clubs
Fine Arts
Early Modern World Students as Citizen Archivists
By Dr. Maj-Britt Frenze, History Instructor As an Instructor of History and great lover of literature, I am always grappling with the following question: how can I cultivate students’ engagement
Associated Subject:
History
Social Science
Cooking Up Culture: Ayden’s Final Spanish II Project
By Rebecca Mengle, Spanish II Instructor At the end of Spanish II, students bring their learning to life through a final unit focused on two essential cultural experiences: making plans
Associated Subject:
World Language
Planètes du Futur
Students in Lisa Gentile’s French II course practiced the future tense by imagining undiscovered planets. The students envisioned worlds where Mozart pours out of flowers, potatoes with giant feet hang
Associated Subject:
World Language
Chloe Mendoza’s Comedic Essay
Instructor Chris Bauer was really impressed by senior Chloe Mendoza’s comedic essay in Creative Writing for the Rhetoric Stage II. He writes, “This is just a really solid piece from
Associated Subject:
Writing & Grammar
Haikus by Grant Iwamoto
Grant Iwamoto wowed his Creative Writing for the Rhetoric Stage II teacher Chris Bauer with his haiku made of haikus. Mr. Bauer says “Grant kept putting scientific equations into all
Associated Subject:
Writing & Grammar
Exploring Polynomial Functions Through Desmos Projects
Following the unit on Polynomial Functions in Algebra II (Problem-Solving Approach), students put their skills to use to complete their choice of a Desmos activity. Their tasks included writing equations
Associated Subject:
Math
2025 WTMA Student Talent Show Recap
So many accomplished students participated in the third annual Well-Trained Mind Academy Talent Show. Supported by nearly 100 classmates and teachers, students introduced their talents and then performed live or
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Talent Show