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The Timeless Value of Western Tradition
Last fall at our September Curriculum Nights we discussed the newly-adopted Portrait of a Graduate. Along with embodying our Providence core...
Feelings as Data, Not Directives
To what extent do we allow our feelings to dictate how we think, speak and behave? In a prospective family interview several weeks ago, Mrs. Kniss...
Worthy Reads for the Year Ahead
While it can be tempting to measure reading goals by the number of books read, we do well to heed the words of Thomas Hobbes. “If I read as many...
Promoting Reading in 2022
One of our central goals as a school is to inculcate a love of learning and a love of reading in our students. While we lack a magic formula to...
Community as Essential
The mental health crises caused by COVID isolation has spurred the demand for in-person learning across all education levels. The long-term impacts...
Principles and Methods Part 2
In Principles and Methods Part 1, we alluded to this month’s edition, where we would glean wisdom from pastors in the Providence community. As a...
Principles and Methods Part 1
I’ve taught a study skills course to 7th graders for nearly fifteen years. As we focus on organization skills, my advice is simple: Find something...
Worldview at School
It’s a phrase repeated often at Providence: “There is no neutrality in education.” Whether explicitly or implicitly, every educational system...
Truth and the Rise of the Modern Self
Teaching truth today is more challenging than ever. We live in a topsy-turvy world, where up is down, right it wrong, and good is evil. Our children...
The Centrality of Scripture
Every year around this time, I have the privilege of soliciting student feedback in secondary classrooms. Recently the juniors and seniors provided...