by office | Dec 27, 2018 | Member School Content, Quadrivium: The Arts of Number, Stories of Renewal, The Fine Arts
I hadn’t heard the St. Augustine Academy school choir for some time until recently, when I was blown away by this recording from their recent Dinner Auction. So I began an investigation into what has been going on musically there, which led me to the instigator of...
by office | Dec 20, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content, Reading Room
The first thing one notices about St. Thomas More Academy is the joyful atmosphere. This is not an institution, but a community. From the fire pit, to the chicken coop and organic garden, and especially to the beautiful chapel now under renovation, there is a sense of...
by office | Jul 25, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content, Reading Room
In the cultural wasteland of the ’70s, where peace and love had degenerated into sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll, precious few lights beckoned to youth who met license, pornography, and drugs everywhere. Yet Providence did not wholly abandon us. From time to time, I...
by office | Jul 25, 2018 | In Practice, Member School Content, Theology
What are we doing? In today’s confusing, demanding world, Catholic educators must frequently ask this question of themselves. Standards, tests, mandates, accreditation, programs, parents, students, board members, pull us this way and that all the time. But what is our...
by office | Jul 25, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content, Reading Room
For classical educators, developing the human person is the primary goal, and the cultural treasures of the past are the principal means to that goal. Making the thoughts, words, stories and beauty of Christian civilization a living part of students gives them...
