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May 15, 2013 - Catholic Education Daily
Classical Catholic Education in Focus at Upcoming Conference for Teachers, Administrators- A conference this summer will help Catholic educators form teachers, students, and curricula to better present a traditional liberal arts education... read more


May 15 and 16, 2013

INSTITUTE ON RADIO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 – 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern

Tune in today from 4 to 5 pm EST, or listen later by via podcast, to hear Institute Communications Director, Elisabeth Sullivan, discuss the growing movement in Catholic classical liberal arts education. She will participate in the live call-in show, Calling All Catholics, on WHIC, the Station of the Cross Catholic Radio Network, 1460 AM in portions of Upstate New York, 1060 in Greater Boston and New England, as well as FM stations in Buffalo and Syracuse.

Those outside the broadcast region can listen through the radio network's free mobile app, iCatholicRadio, on Android and Apple mobile devices (live and via podcast) and online at http://www.whicradio.com, or any of the stations' Web sites.

Fr. Peter Calabrese will host Elisabeth and Colleen Richards, headmaster of St. John Bosco Schools (www.johnboscoschools.org) in East Rochester, NY, a classical liberal arts school in the Catholic tradition.

Thursday, May 16, 2013 – 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Eastern

Dr. Andrew Seeley, will join Emily Sullivan of Montfort Academy, NY, to share his experience with classical and Great Books education on WVOX Radio, 1460 AM. Listen live on the web: http://www.wvox.com/.


April 16, 2013 - Classical Catholic Schools Conference Speakers Circe Institute to Present at Conference - read more


February 3, 2013 - CNA - Conference aims to impart riches of classical education -- read more


January 30, 2013 - Press Release - CLASSICAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED First annual gathering to meet demands of growing movement - Read more


October 29, 2012 - Nationald Catholic Register - A Blast From the Past: Enrollment Surges After a Colorado Catholic School Adopts a Classical Curriculum - Read more


September 7, 2012 - First Things - A Case for Classical Education -by Andrew Seeley and Elisabeth Ryan Sullivan

“We have seen what it looks like for a child to be truly educated, and it is a very different thing than just the acquisition of skills,” said Donoghue. “This is about opening the treasure trove of the Catholic Church, and re-imagining ourselves in its heritage and thought.”- read more


July 9, 2012 – Crisis Magazine"Entrusting The Future of the West to Our Children" by Dr. Andrew Seeley

Over the millennia, although often wandering, often stumbling, men have made much progress, especially when aided by the divine light of revelation through the Incarnation of the Word of God. And so, if we want to be wise, we must begin with the past, for in the past, we find enormous wisdom, beauty, and goodness. Read more


September 6, 2011 - The Institute has just completed a curriculum review for Wyoming Catholic College.


Institute News

Recent events

April 21, 2013
Director Andrew Seeley joins the Board of Experts of the worldwide Catholic news service, Aleteia

April 18-19, 2013 - Phoenix
Andrew Seeley and Michael Van Hecke attended Goodness - Not without Truth & Beauty: A Comprehensive Approach to Forming the Minds and Hearts of Young People. The conference was hosted by Great Hearts Academies and the Kern Family Foundation.

October 26, 2012 - Denver
Andrew Seeley and Arthur Hippler presented “Living the Catholic Intellectual Tradition” at Bishop Machebeuf Catholic High School

Past events

June 1, 2012 – Cleveland
Dr. Seeley will give the commencement address at the Lyceum Academy read more
           
July 18-21, 2012– Louisville, KY
Dr. Seeley will participate in the annual Circe Institute Conference, “A Contemplation of Creation"  read more
           
August 10-11, 2012– Cleveland
Dr. Seeley and Mr. Luke Macik, headmaster of the Lyceum Academy, will lead a Catholic Professionals Seminars program on Faith, Reason and Pope Benedict’s Regensburg address.

July – August 2012
Dr. Seeley will lead a five-week online Great Books discussion course for the Fellowship of Catholic University Students on Greek learning and Christian Wisdom read more.

February 2012 
Michael Van Hecke was a guest on the Hugh Hewitt Show, a nationally syndicated talk show, discussing the entrepreneurial venture of ICLE and her Textbook Project.

March 8-9, 2012 – Nashville
Mr. Van Hecke attended “Education from the Heart of the Church” click for info at Aquinas College.

March 23-25, 2012 -- Elisabeth Sullivan represented the Institute at NAPCIS "Independent Schools in Service to the Church" Conference.

September 6, 2011 - The Institute has just completed a curriculum review for Wyoming Catholic College.


Catholic Education News

Teachers as Witnesses - by Aaron Urbanczyk

Pope Benedict: On Europe's Cathedrals - "Beauty Is a Privieged...Way to Approach the Mystery of God."

Faith's Greatest Threat - by William E. Carroll

Benedict speaks on the deficiencies of  “technical and scientific training” – From this perspective, you should pay particular attention to the younger generations, showing them that they are a country's greatest wealth. Their integral education is a fundamental necessity. In fact, a technical and scientific training is not enough to fashion men and women who are responsible in their families and on every level of society Full article:  http://zenit.org/article-21278?l=english

 

 
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