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Scholé Academy Blog

Restful, Classical, Learning, Online. Scholé Academy offers live, online courses that pair a classical curriculum with the pedagogy of restful learning (scholé). Our instructors foster deep engagement to cultivate learning that lasts.

“One Unified and Ordered Whole” in Latin Teaching

“One Unified and Ordered Whole” in Latin Teaching

~ by Tyrone Benson ~Earlier this school year (October 2022), I penned an article published in this blog: “A Tamed Tongue As a Type of Temperance.” Its subtitle, “Self-Control in Speech,” pointed to a vital area of life to which temperance applies: language. That...

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The Renewing of our Minds

The Renewing of our Minds

~ by Rhea Bright ~And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:2) Quite a few years ago (decades, to be honest!), one of my former...

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The Beatitudo of Christmas Lights

The Beatitudo of Christmas Lights

~ by Monika Minehart ~A few weeks before Thanksgiving, my daughter ran up to me in the evening after looking out the front window and exclaimed with joy, “They have their Christmas tree up!” She noticed in the early darkness of the late afternoon that our neighbors...

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Odysseus and Advent

Odysseus and Advent

~ by Lauren Hartke ~As a literature teacher, "What is your favorite book?" is a question that I ask my students in the first session of the year to break the ice. If I am to ask it of my students, I always need an answer of my own, in case they turn it around on me....

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On Sophrosyne: An Orthodox Christian Perspective

On Sophrosyne: An Orthodox Christian Perspective

~ by Presbytera Maria Koulianos ~ Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. ~ Proverbs 22:6 In the Orthodox Tradition, this poignant icon painted in 1809 in Tver, Russia called "Goodwill" represents the lineage of the...

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Beautiful Eyes

Beautiful Eyes

~ by Lisa Jacobson ~Children have beautiful eyes. I love to look long and hard into them: the mirror of their souls. This gift of lovely eyes is from God, of course. How often are those beautiful eyes taught to really see beauty? Are they looking and appreciating the...

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On Temperance

On Temperance

~ by Joanne Schinstock ~This summer I’ve been reading In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden. The premise of the book centers on the protagonist, Phillipa Talbot, a middle-aged woman who leaves her job, her friends, and her London life-style to join a cloistered order...

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Reclaiming the Delight of Learning to Read

Reclaiming the Delight of Learning to Read

~ by  Angelique Chaverri ~For many, reading is one of the great joys of life. We find adventure, beauty, insight into the human condition, new skills, and even the courage to face the dragons in our own lives.  Homeschooling families often delight in read-alouds while...

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Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

~ by Monika Minehart ~“What do you want to be when you grow up?” We hear this question repeated again and again to our children from a very young age. It seems to be a harmless question, and in many ways it is; but it also is an instructive question that can mislead...

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What a Year Teaching C.S. Lewis Has Taught Me

What a Year Teaching C.S. Lewis Has Taught Me

~ by Casey McCall ~This school year I’ve had the privilege of teaching two new classes at Scholé Academy on the writings of C.S. Lewis, one for middle schoolers and one for high schoolers. As a new instructor, I was excited about the school’s concept of the “Great...

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Fortitude in Science

Fortitude in Science

~ by Dr. Kathryn Morton ~  I recently broached the subject of fortitude with my high school science students.  Initially we reflected on figures like Nelson Mandela, Naboth and his vineyard, and Atticus Finch.  Then we turned to famous physicists and biologists to...

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