Although Abigail had studied Latin for several years, she did not fall in love with it (or languages in general) until she took her first online Latin class with Wilson Hill’s Joanna Hensley. Abigail was inspired to learn Spanish and Koine Greek as well, but Latin will always be her first love. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts from New College Franklin and had the privilege of working with Joanna Hensley and the Wilson Hill Academy Latin department on a student teaching internship during the 2021–2022 school year.

After growing up in central Kentucky, Abigail moved just a few hours south to Middle Tennessee where she is a member at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church. In addition to languages, she enjoys reading, singing in choirs and performing and teaching ballet and other styles of dance. 

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Raised in the Texas Hill Country amid farming and ranching, Anna went on to earn a Bachelor of Interior Design degree from Texas Tech University, specializing in historic preservation and restoration. Along with working on historic design projects over the last twenty years, she followed her passion for training young minds and taught in public and private schools before homeschooling her three children full-time. Anna holds a Master of Arts in history from Liberty University and is nearing completion of her doctorate in history from Liberty University.

In her spare time, Anna works with museums and municipalities on archival and curation projects. She has presented on various Texas histories as well as the history of education, namely John Calvin’s influence on the American Founders’ education. Anna holds dear the reading of her Bible and the works of many favorite theologians. Her love for the theology of hymns has her listening to them daily. Anna’s family has gratefully been involved with Wilson Hill Academy since 2016. They have moved often over the years and now spend their time in the Texas Hill Country.

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As an undergraduate, Annie studied literature and philosophy at Wheaton College before finishing a B.S. in environmental science at the University of Oregon and a Certificate of Biblical Studies from Ecola Bible College. She also holds a master’s in Christian apologetics from Houston Baptist University, where her studies focused on C.S. Lewis and the great texts of the Western canon. For the last two decades, Annie has worked to reintegrate education and discipleship as she has homeschooled her three daughters and developed the Faith & Culture ministry at Christ Church Anglican in Austin. 

A native Oregonian, Annie loves a good cup of strong coffee and to be in the mountains with her family whenever possible. She also especially enjoys black licorice, Jane Austen and spontaneous dance parties. 

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Becky is a homeschool mom and a military spouse. In 2004, she graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry.  For two years she served as a chemist on active duty in the Air Force where she met her husband. After leaving active duty, Becky taught high school chemistry in California. Following the births of their three boys, the Ekholms decided to homeschool, and Becky continued to teach in various homeschool and hybrid school settings. The Air Force has given the Ekholms the adventure of living in six different states (and counting!).

“This class is making me love science!” — student of Mrs. Ekholm

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Mr. Donaldson’s early college career at Austin College was focused on German and math before being interrupted by military service. He studied Russian at the Defense Language Institute and served in the US Army as a Russian linguist in Germany for over six years, including a year or so as an instructor in a joint-service cryptologic school. During that time, he completed his degree from the University of Maryland with a major in government and minors in history, Russian, German and math. After leaving the service, he worked on a master’s in Slavic linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin and Charles University (Prague, Czechoslovakia) before leaving school to pursue a career in software development and technology consulting. He and his wife, Nancy, were among the founding families at Regents School of Austin, where their two now-grown children were both educated. He served on the national board of the Association of Classical Christian Schools for almost two decades and currently serves as an elder at All Saints Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Austin.

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Dr. Melton hails from a tiny town in southwest Georgia called Ellaville. He attended Toccoa Falls College in the mountains of northeast Georgia, where he met his wife, Kami, and earned a degree in philosophy and religion. He then attended Texas Christian University to study Civil War history with Dr. Steven E. Woodworth. While there, he earned a master’s degree and doctorate in U.S. history with minor fields in military history and East Asian civilizations. He has taught for multiple colleges, universities and high schools since, full-time on-campus and online and has been published in the fields of Civil War and C. S. Lewis studies, also presenting papers on apologetics. From July 2018 until the COVID-19 crisis, he and his family lived in the village of Skórzewo, just outside Poznan, Poland, where he taught academic writing and integrated studies in the Faculty of English at Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznańiu. After an adventurous return to the states, he once again resides in his hometown, where he plans to settle permanently.

The Meltons have two daughters and, while in Poland, added a son to the family. They recently welcomed their second son into the fold. They all love the outdoors and sharing adventures together.

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Born and raised in the charming New England town of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, Carrie was homeschooled from grades four to twelve. She went on to study elementary education at Liberty University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in general studies and a teacher certification. Her first teaching position was with a classical Christian school in Bedford, Virginia, where she taught first grade for seven years. Carrie went on to serve in ministry and teach English as a foreign language for ten years in Bandung, Indonesia.  She returned to the United States in 2016 and taught fourth grade at a classical Christian school in Naperville, Illinois, before making a final move back to New Hampshire in the summer of 2020.

Carrie loves traveling, learning about other cultures, reading, rockhounding, looking at the stars and taking leisurely walks down by the lake.

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Daniel was born in Mississippi and grew up in the Boston, Massachusetts area. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in political science before earning his Master of Divinity and doctorate in theology from the University of Thessaloniki, Greece. While studying in Greece, Daniel developed a great interest in studying and teaching foreign languages. Since that time, he has acquired four language certifications, become proficient in Modern Greek and Spanish, and developed reading proficiency in Koine (New Testament) Greek.

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