Dr. Stan Ward hosted a forum on beliefs and theories of beginnings for Mrs. Brunson’s biology students. Topics covered included biblical creation beliefs, evolution theories, cultural beliefs, intelligent design and irreducible complexity. It was a huge opportunity for us to integrate faith and learning in the classroom, discuss various viewpoints, and learn the theological consequences […]
Kindergarten students wore hats of all shapes and sizes to school this Friday. During class, students studied poems, math problems, and did a variety of learning activities – all about hats! Although wearing hats is a lot of fun, it also serves as a learning device, helping students connect their various activities and lessons from the […]
PreK students learned about the letter “S” this week, and as a way of celebrating, students wore crazy socks to school!
This week in Bible 7, students learned about the story of the Exodus. We focused on the way in which God showed His character by delivering His people through the 10 plagues and other miracles. Students created a comic strip that detailed each plague earlier in the week and focused on the Passover this Friday. The class […]
Last Thursday and Friday, freshmen went on their annual college tour. This year our 9th graders visited Dallas Baptist University, Southern Methodist University, and Texas Christian University. Students that have been at Brook Hill since the sixth grade will have visited and taken notes on over 14 local colleges and universities by the time they apply […]
Representatives from The University of Arkansas, The University of Alabama, and Samford University were at Brook Hill this week visiting with students, answering questions, and promoting their individual colleges and universities. This is a routine event at Brook Hill as we want our students to get as much exposure to a variety of colleges as […]
On Friday in Mrs. Mize’s Math 7 class, excitement was in the air as the students visited the computer lab to learn how Microsoft Excel is used to make a daily report form. The objective of the project was to make and use a daily report in the form of an excel spreadsheet to keep […]
4th grade Spanish students took turns role playing a conversation between a student from North America and student from Mexico who had just arrived in the United States. Each student played a part in the conversation (fully in Spanish), and even took turns being John (from North America) and Diego (from Mexico). What a great […]
First graders spent a full week studying apples. We read lots of books about apples and loved hearing about The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree. We watched a time lapse video show an apple tree through each season and even went on a virtual tour through an apple packaging factory. Stop by and see our […]
Eighth graders identified a mystery mixture in science lab on Friday. First, students tested baking soda, powdered sugar and cornstarch for reactivity to vinegar and iodine. Then, students placed a small amount of each compound in a test tube to see which compound would melt in boiling water. After recording all the data for these three compounds, […]
Students in Mr. Bunger’s Chemistry class have started learning about the way electrons are arranged in atoms. One of the ways that scientists began to learn about electron structure was by observing the way certain colors of light are emitted from different metals as they burn. In the lab students heated compounds containing different metals using […]
Two Middle School students and one high school student volunteered their time at the Lower School on Monday night for our Lower School Look & See. The event gave the opportunity for new families that are interested in Brook Hill to learn more about our programs and how we can come alongside their family in […]