Teaching Among the Saints at Lindisfarne Hall with Headmistress Diana Cunningham

About Our GuestDiana Cunningham is the founding headmistress of Lindisfarne Hall, a classical Anglican school in Fernandina Beach, Florida.   Learn more about the good work going on at this school at https://www.lindisfarnehall.com.  NotesIn this episode, Diana Cunningham shares with Trae how a homeschool resource center at a church turned into a full-scale classical Christian school.  From a very young age, Diana was touched by the importance of atmosphere within places of education. Now that she serves as a school headmistress, she can intentionally nurture an atmosphere informed by classical principles, aimed at beauty, and structured by tradition and worship.    Some Topics and Ideas in this Episode Include: Creating an Atmosphere Worthy of 10,000 Hours of a Student’s Classroom Life How Academics Can Create Tunnel Vision Designing a School Schedule as a Christian Oasis Incorporating a Contemplation Period (An Unexpected Student Favorite) How Non-Churched Students Fall in Love With Traditional English Hymns The Faculty is the School The Church as an Authority Learning by Listening to Church Bells The “Hidden Curriculum” Charlotte Mason’s Principals of Education “Socratic Narration” Teaching History with Primary Sources Avoiding Workbooks (How to “Keep the Words in their Habitat”)Initiating Teachers into the Philosophy of Classical Education The Limitations of the Scientific Method The Church Calendar and the Life of the School Sorting Students into Houses (Yes, like Harry Potter)  The Lives of the Saints Resources Mentioned / ReferencedRead More about the Classical Approach at Lindisfarne Hall HereFind Academic Plans and Sample Reading Lists Here Get a Peak into the Life of the School on Facebook On-line Courses with Beautiful Teaching Consultants: https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/_________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2022 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserved ★ Support this podcast ★

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