Q&A with Dr. Susan Wise Bauer
Susan Wise Bauer, founder of the Well-Trained Mind Academy, knows a lot about homeschooling. When Dr. Bauer was still a preschooler, her mother taught her older brother to read. She was … Read More
Susan Wise Bauer: Educator, Entrepreneur, and … Farmer?
Susan Wise Bauer has been part of the homeschooling world for a long time. In fact, she was homeschooled herself as a child. Over the years she took her homeschooling … Read More
Eric Hammesfahr: Shakespeare, Swords, and the Smithsonian
Many of our students show interest in careers in the arts. Fortunately for them, we had the opportunity to hear from Eric Hammesfahr, a museum specialist at the Smithsonian National … Read More
STEM @ WTMA
Our Math & Science department is growing! Department chair Heather Quintero is working hard to bring exciting options to our families. News from the Classroom We are once again able … Read More
The Boxwell Family: From Homeschool, to WTMA, to Colby College
Homeschooling families are no strangers to criticism. If you are reading this, perhaps you have some of your own stories of people questioning your decisions to homeschool or scoffing at … Read More
The Gervais Twins: From WTMA Online Middle School to Brick-and-Mortar High School
We love to watch students move through the Academy for their entire middle and high school careers. But this isn’t the only route to success families find with WTMA. Some … Read More
Meet the Anthonys: A WTMA Writing Family
All different types of families come to the Well-Trained Mind Academy for their various educational needs. One reason homeschooling families seek out our help is to teach their students in … Read More
Introducing the Class Cohort Program at WTMA
When the Academy opened its virtual doors in 2014, we offered a handful of literature and history classes. We taught one kind of math, and middle school classes were limited … Read More
Who Was Mary Dolciani, and What is Dolciani Math?
When it comes to women in mathematics, you may have heard of Ada Lovelace or Katherine Johnson. But what about Mary Dolciani? Dr. Mary Dolciani: An Iconic Mathematician Mary P. … Read More
Kira Nam Greene: Making her Own Space in the Classroom, Office, and Studio
A core value of the Well-Trained Mind Academy is the pursuit of life-long learning. We were thrilled, then, when students in the Class of 2025 had the chance to talk … Read More