Scholé Academy Blog

~ by Maria Overy ~ A most famous English philologist by the name of J. R. R. Tolkien, wrote, spoke, and imagined with a language of his own…

~ by Dr. Amy Richards ~ Is classical education only for the most academically gifted students? Often, we associate classical education with a rigorous academic program for the…

~ by Grace Nelson ~In Ghana, where I have lived as a missionary kid since 2015, my family is working with the Rafiki Foundation, a non-profit organization, helping…

~by Joanne Schinstock~ In last month’s blog post, Mr. Eddie Kotynski wrote that “a prudent person can discern what ideas and acts conform to reality and which do…

~by Phaedra Shaltanis~ Picture the grandest tree you know: maybe a live oak or a tropical monkeypod. Envision its breadth and height. Notice the span of its branches, their…

~ by Evalyn Homoelle ~ Restful Learning. Scholé Academy’s goal seemed paradoxical and almost amusing to me as a stressed-out high schooler. How could schoolwork, high school, and…

~ by Mallory Stripling ~ ​One idea that I have been delighted to see gain popularity in the classical education world is that of “Liturgical Learning,” in which…

~by Devin O'Donnel~ “Man can get used to anything, the scoundrel!” So says Dostoyevsky in more than one of his novels. This observation of human nature does not…

~ by Charissa Sethman ~  In the Writing & Rhetoric series and corresponding Scholé Academy classes, students move through a steady progression of preliminary exercises selected to prepare…

~ by Cass Jackson ~ I am sure I’m not the only high school student who has sometimes felt as if everything we do over these four years is…

~ Compiled by Leslie Rayner ~  For all who love the summertime advantage of freedom to read what delights their own interests, nourishes their soul, or simply provides…

~ by Pres. Maria Koulianos ~  “Let everything take second place to our care of our children, our bringing them up to the discipline and instruction of the…