--- title: Worthington Christian School Parent Blog | Whole Child Education description: Whole Child Education | Navigating your child's education is more than just the three R's. Here you'll find trends, resources, and perspectives on issues facing today's students who are preparing for kindergarten, college, and the grades in between. --- - [VISIT WORTHINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WEBSITE](https://www.worthingtonchristian.com/) - [![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Backgrounds.png) ![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Dark%20Backgrounds.png) ![WC Logo](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/WC%20Assets%20(Logos%20and%20Fonts)/Logos/Horizontal%20Academic%20Logo%20for%20Light%20Backgrounds.png)](https://www.worthingtonchristian.com/) [![DOWNLOAD VIEWBOOK](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5627441/c9015685-d41c-4099-a319-5e3b3dacf482.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5627441/c9015685-d41c-4099-a319-5e3b3dacf482) - [Ages 3-K Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/ages3-k) - [Grades 1-5 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5) - [Grades 6-8 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades6-8) - [Grades 9-12 Blog](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades9-12) ## Navigating Your Child's Education: Grades 1-5 ###### 6 min read ## [What Happened When My Family Spent 1000 Hours Outside](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/what-happened-when-my-family-spent-1000-hours-outside) By [Brittany Shaver](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/author/brittany-shaver) on Jan 14, 2021 8:00 PM [![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(5).jpg)](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/what-happened-when-my-family-spent-1000-hours-outside) I've always considered myself to be an indoorsy person. I don’t know, but maybe being indoorsy is inherited. Early in marriage, my husband and I joked that it was a good thing we found each other so that we could be indoorsy together. And four children later, we have cultivated a very indoorsy family, contending that there’s nothing else we would rather do than cozy up on the couch with a good book to read aloud.  Topics: [Whole Child Education](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/whole-child-education) [Parenting](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/parenting) [Outside](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/outside) [Continue Reading](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/what-happened-when-my-family-spent-1000-hours-outside) ###### 3 min read ## [What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up) By [Dr. Mark Eckel](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/author/dr.-mark-eckel) on Dec 17, 2020 8:00 PM [![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/Multipotentiality%20Blog%20Post.jpg)](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up) From a child's youngest years, they are asked by adults: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Answers typically include professional athletes, firefighters, astronauts, and doctors, sprinkled with more imaginative outliers like princesses and unicorns. Topics: [Spiritual Formation](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/spiritual-formation) [Whole Child Education](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/whole-child-education) [Christian Education](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/christian-education) [Elementary School](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/elementary-school) [Parenting](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/parenting) [Specialization](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/topic/specialization) [Continue Reading](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/what-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-up) ###### 2 min read ## [Cultivating Kindness in Kids](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/cultivating-kindness-in-kids) By [Nancy Secrest](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/author/nancy-secrest) on Oct 1, 2020 8:00 PM [![](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/hubfs/Cultivating%20Kindness-2-1.jpg)](https://discover.worthingtonchristian.com/grades1-5/cultivating-kindness-in-kids) It's on cute little t-shirts. It's in catchy kids' songs. It's on elementary school bulletin boards and taught over and over again: Be kind. As parents, we want our kids to be kind. We tell them to be kind. The tricky part is, it's not usually something kids (or adults!) can just turn on. 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