We had a wonderful trip to Tree of Life and Washington D.C. It was a great 2 day trip for our students and adult chaperones. Memories made, lessons learned, & friendships grown! Just what DTD is all about Please follow and like us:
On November 10, our 7th and 8th grade class took a field trip to the Lynchburg Museum. It is located in the old Court House. There, they learned about local history of the city of Lynchburg and the surrounding Central Virginia area. Our students each had paper and pen...
This past Veterans Day was an exciting time for students at Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy. Mr. Wright’s 9th & 10th graders volunteered at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, as it got ready for its Veterans Day service. The students helped prepare the grounds for the upcoming...
On October 26-28th, the 7th and 8th graders of Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy attended camp at the Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center along with a group of students from Tree of Life. This camp offers an abundance of opportunities for students to learn hands-on about Virginia’s many natural resources. Their...
On Tuesday, November 8, 2016, the third and fourth graders of Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy visited the Avoca Museum, a prominent architectural landmark in the town of Altavista, Virginia, to learn about the Civil War, as well as about local history. In class earlier this year, we had...
On October 11, Mr. Cooper’s fifth- and sixth-grade class visited the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia. The students got to see dwellings of some of America’s earliest immigrants. We learned about their lifestyles that were based on both habits formed in the lands they originally inhabited and necessary...
The 7th & 8th graders went to Medical Technologist School at Virginia Baptist Hospital. The Instructors from the MLT school gave the students an overview of what Medical Technologists do and the important role they play in patient care. Students were also shown various bacteria and parasites that might...
Mr. Cooper’s 5th and 6th grade class took a field trip to the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville on Tuesday, September 20. The students learned a lot about geological, botanical, and animal life in Virginia. The day began with the class handling tools that Native Americans would...
The 5th & 6th graders had a wonderful trip to the Zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina. The students got to see all kinds of marsupials, gorillas (including one who played on the glass with the kids giving them a very unique experience), giraffes, elephants, and so many more. However,...
The Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy 7th and 8th grade classes had a great two-day trip with Richmond Academy and Tree of Life at the National Marine Corp. Museum. The students learned about all different aspects of the history of the Marines. We can never forget these brave Marines’ sacrifice for...
One of our first Social Studies units this year was to learn about olden days. So we compared pioneer days to our lives now. Our class read Little House in the Big Woods, By Laura Engalls Wilder. Then we visited the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, VA where much...
Our Tidewater trip concluded with a visit to the Virginia Air and Space Center. The students participated in a robotics lab where they learned how to program the Lego Mindstorm robots. “It was a great hands-on experience!” said sophomore Cody Elliott. After lunch the class spent several hours touring...
The 9th and 10th grade class spent some time in the surf and sand at Virginia Beach. After visiting Cape Henry Lighthouse the class was able to have some fun at the beach. The group spent the afternoon playing in the waves and playing Ultimate disc on the beach....
The 9th and 10th graders kicked off their Tidewater Field Trip with a visit to Fort Story. After going through the gate inspections to get onto the Fort, students visited Cape Henry Lighthouse. The students learned that this was the first lighthouse built by the U.S. Government in 1792....
Sunday afternoon students from the 9th and 10th grades met at the Tower Theater at Liberty University to see the Shakespeare play “The Twelfth Night.” The students have been reading the play in their literature class and were able to see the words of Shakespeare come to life on...