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...
by office | Jul 25, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content
Catholic parents are usually grateful that their children are enrolled in Catholic schools. Often they punctuate their expression of thanks with the remark that “at least there I know my kids are getting some instruction in the Catholic faith.” When I hear such...
by office | Jul 13, 2018 | Member School Content, Stories of Renewal
What is a mathematical girl like me doing in a place like this? Sometimes I ask that question as I sit in my office as Head of School at Aquinas Academy in Pittsburgh, PA. As a K – 12 independent Catholic school that is classical in nature, Aquinas Academy has a...
by office | Jul 13, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content, Reading Room
“Too late have I loved Thee, O Beauty, ever ancient, ever new!” St. Augustine was in his forties by the time he penned this personal lament. As readers of the Confessions know (and the Confessions has been a universal must-read for 1600 years), Augustine wasted...
by office | Jul 11, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content, Reading Room
Catholic parents are usually grateful that their children are enrolled in Catholic schools. Often they punctuate their expression of thanks with the remark that “at least there I know my kids are getting some instruction in the Catholic faith.” When I hear such...
by office | Jul 10, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content, Reading Room
In a brief hundred pages, Dr. Hancock’s book, Recovering a Catholic Philosophy of Elementary Education, presents a clear vision of the goals of Catholic education and the human person it is meant to develop. The book is divided into six chapters, each with a number of...
