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...
About 130 students from five different schools attended this year’s Outdoor Education at Camp Blue Ridge for the four-day adventure, including Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy’s 3rd to 10th grade students. It was an amazing opportunity for everyone there to learn about God’s creation in a hands-on setting!
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,...
Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy spent the week at Camp Blue Ridge in Montebello doing its annual Outdoor Education program with Richmond and Tidewater Academies. Activities included hiking on the Appalachian Trail, dissections, determining the value of timber in a defined area, and many more. Students also participated in...
The students spent about an hour dissecting Mud Puppies during Outdoor Education. Students were able to get a great first-hand look at the internal organs of this amphibian. “I love these kinds of dissections because these specimens open up just like they show in the book. It gives the...
Desmond T. Doss Christian Academy joined Richmond Academy and Tidewater Adventist Academy for the annual Outdoor Education program held at scenic Camp Blue Ridge. On the first day, May 14, the students had their first class on the chosen theme for the week—amphibians. Worship that evening was built around...
The kindergarten class has been learning about how plants grow. The class read the story: “The Carrot Seed.” After reading the story, the students planted their very own carrot seeds. We put carrots seeds on a wet paper towel inside a sandwich-sized ziploc bag and taped them to the...
“Ewww! Gross!” the students moaned in disgust at the visual demonstration of the first phase of the digestive process: chewing. On Friday, May 10th, Emily from Amazement Square came from their Education Department to teach our kids about healthy living in the interactive “Bee Strong” assembly. Two student volunteers...