For more on what people are saying on classical education, check out this recent article by Jeremy...
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Sixth grade is hard at work on their autobiographies. "I love this project," says teacher Megan Maley. "It is an opportunity in the last year of childhood to reflect on their lives. It is a lot of work but has a gravitas that... |
One of the questions that many people have about classical Christian education is: why learn Latin? Sometimes proponents of Latin reduce the reason for learning it to vocabulary, the fact that it is the mother tongue of more than 50% of all English words as well as being the language of science and law. However, let’s be honest, going through the effort of...
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Regents' 7th and 8th grade is known as the "Logic School." Beyond the fact that this is a much cooler title than "Middle School" - why do Regents' students embark on the systematic study of... |
Regents' seniors are hard at work on their senior theses with first drafts due in two weeks. "The thesis project is 100% different than I thought," said senior Will H. who is writing on how the pursuit of pleasure can lead to boredom. "It makes me learn about what life really has to offer. It's not just about getting a good grade."
Kara Faraldi joined Regents this year as a music and drama teacher. She has many ideas for developing Regents' drama program and will begin that process this year with the return of Grammar School class plays, including Much Ado about Nothing in Sixth Grade. In the Rhetoric School, Ms. Faraldi is in the very early stages of planning an extracurricular drama...
Read More| One of the most respected national education surveys compared alumni from six school types. This research confirms what history has repeatedly demonstrated: classical Christian education can influence the course of a home, a community, or a nation. For... |
Over the course of the past month, I have enjoyed watching Grammar School students participate in class events such as Mammal Day, Monk Day, Famous Explorer Speeches, and Pioneer Day. It is such a joy to see the students’ effort displayed in the costumes they create and the presentations they prepare. More than this, however, I am grateful for the opportunity to see...
Read More“Rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten, imparting grace.”
-Plato
Why do Regents students learn music? We readily acknowledge that a catchy jingle helps students memorize facts, and that playing music sets an atmosphere in a...
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