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Bona Verba from the Headmaster The following is a brief speech I delivered at The Art of Teaching: Reading and Writing conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, sponsored by Hillsdale College’s Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence. I’d like to begin with the premise that to lead a classical school in the 21st
Bona Verba from the Headmaster It is the sheer magnitude of words and the long-proclaimed drama that makes the epic so enduring, but what of the moral infrastructure upon which these stories are propped? Each line, each image, each hard-forged maxim serves as a blueprint for how to measure one’s
Bona Verba from the Headmaster At Cincinnati Classical Academy, we reject the notion that schooling should be reduced to the mere accumulation of marketable skills or the passive absorption of information. Instead, we affirm that the highest aim of education is the formation of the intellect and character in pursuit
Bona Verba from the Headmaster It might seem counterintuitive to suggest that a classical education, rooted in Latin, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, and the great books, could be the ideal preparation for careers in technology, including computer science and “coding.” Yet at Cincinnati Classical Academy, our integrated liberal arts foundation offers
Bona Verba from the Headmaster High atop plinths of weathered granite or stoic marble, sentinel eagles perch with an unyielding gaze. Their eyes, gleaming when the sun hits just so, seem to see through the mists of time itself, standing watch over the thresholds of our most sacred and strategic
Bona Verba from the Headmaster Dostoevsky’s proclamation that “beauty will save the world” hangs in the air like a half-formed chord, a symphonic fragment waiting for resolution. What is this beauty that wields such salvific power? Is it a physical form, a Platonic ideal, or a whisper from eternity encoded
Bona Verba from the Headmaster Language shapes our thoughts, influences our behavior, and defines our relationships. At Cincinnati Classical Academy, we recognize that this powerful tool carries both tremendous potential and significant responsibility. As an institution committed to equality and human dignity, we strive to foster an environment where communication
Bona Verba from the Headmaster Recently, I met with a group of prospective parents who had thoughtful questions about our school’s curriculum. These parents were clearly interested in Cincinnati Classical Academy, enough to schedule a meeting, and I was happy to oblige. While much of the information they sought is
Bona Verba from the Headmaster At Cincinnati Classical Academy, discipline takes on a unique character due to its typically well-behaved, students. These are young souls ostensibly steeped in the seven virtues we champion: prudence, justice, courage, humility, gratitude, perseverance, and compassion. Their daily conduct, more often than not, seems to
Bona Verba from the Headmaster Education, once a bastion of books and conversation, has been colonized by the glowing screens of our digital epoch. The rise of device-based learning, heralded as the panacea for modern educational challenges, now threatens to eclipse not just traditional pedagogy but the very essence of
