Episodes

  • The Distinctive Capstone Classroom
    Apr 7 2026

    In this episode, we explore in summary fashion the distinctives of Capstone as a classical Christian and Hillsdale member school from a high level summary of curriculum and instruction. This episode is a good starting point for diving more deeply into these distinctives in other school resources.

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    6 mins
  • The Mission of Golden Gryphon Athletics
    Mar 23 2026

    In this episode we discuss the unique, Christ-centered mission of Golden Gryphon Athletics and what it means to play, coach, cheer, and parent in The Gryphon Way as we form our students and children in the likeness of Jesus.

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    8 mins
  • Why Graduate from a Classical School?
    Mar 9 2026

    In this episode, we share why students who exit the classical academy before graduation miss out on the entire aim of the model and why parents should think about all that they have invested in the early years of a classical education before they consider finishing high school in a different model.

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    8 mins
  • Defining Classical Ed: Cultivating Rightly Ordered Desires
    Feb 16 2026

    In this episode we explore the aim and importance of cultivating rightly ordered affections or desires in our children, the students of the classical academy. St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Jonathan Edwards contribute to this vital conversation on why we seek not just to inform minds but to shape desires in our students.

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    8 mins
  • Defining Classical Ed: Informed Self-Rule
    Feb 2 2026

    In this episode, we explore the importance of self-rule to the flourishing of our students and ultimately to the flourishing of the polis (local community) and the American republic and Church. We answer the question, "How does classical Christian education prepare citizens who can handle self-rule?"

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    7 mins
  • Defining Classical Ed: The Quadrivium or Seeds of Mathematical Arts
    Jan 19 2026

    In this episode, we discuss the Quadrivium or mathematical arts of the classical liberal arts and discover the role of the mathematical side of classical school studies in cultivating wonder, wisdom, worship, and work. Rather than being disinterested in STEM subjects, classical mathematics and science are the best foundation, coupled with the Trivium, for human flourishing not only in STEM fields but in all of life.

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    12 mins
  • Defining Classical Ed: The Trivium or Seeds of Language Arts
    Jan 5 2026

    In this episode, we explore the content, purpose, and value of the subjects studied within the Trivium of the liberal arts: grammar, logic, and rhetoric, and why these are not old, washed up subjects but timeless treasures for lifelong learning and human formation.

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    12 mins
  • Defining Classical Ed: Rich and Ordered Curriculum
    Nov 17 2025

    In this episode, we continue our unpacking of the distinctive of classical Christian education, focusing on the curation and delivery of a rich and ordered curriculum rooted in the liberal arts. This will serve as an introduction to the next two episodes, which will go in depth into the Trivium and the Quadrivium of subjects taught in the classical school.

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    11 hrs and 16 mins