Classical Education
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“If education is about the communication of values, or meaningful information, and of wisdom and of tradition, between persons and across generations, it is important to know that it can only take place in the heart; that is, in the center of the human person. A voice from the lungs is not enough to carry another along with the meaning of our words. The voice has to carry with it the warmth and living fire of the heart around which the lungs are wrapped.” — Stratford Caldecott
Education at its finest is good, true, beautiful, engaging and profound. At HEART, every student is welcomed and encouraged to explore and grow into an appreciation and a love for learning. HEART has graduated many students who have gone on to higher education, vocations and trades, all of whom have one thing in common: a willingness to engage, to think, to explore and make a difference in the world.
Please note, my classes are open to high schoolers of all faiths, but I am a dedicated Catholic, and my classes are decidedly and unapologetically grounded in the Judeo-Christian worldview. Students are always welcome to discuss differing points of view in a friendly manner, and they will be treated with respect.
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HEART meets once a week, and provides work and support for students to study on their own. This gives them the freedom to take other classes, explore their gifts and talents, take other classes, travel or work. Classes change from year to year, but are always designed to relate to each other, be interactive, and deeply engaging.
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All students are welcome: gifted, neurodiverse, creative thinkers, and artists, unschoolers and traditional schoolers, classical schoolers and eclectic, all are welcome. No student will be turned away for their inability to pay.
College Counseling
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HEART classes are college preparatory classes, and college counseling is available to all students.
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Students who wish to obtain individual customized college counseling can request an appointment.
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HEART can provide transcripts for students, as well as help homeschoolers with their transcripts - please go to the Consulting page for details.
Registration Fall 2024
Classes are full - registration is closed
Class Offerings
Offerings change according to student needs.
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Physics
Emergency Preparedness
Neurology and Brain Development
Biology
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Marine Biology
Geology
Astronomy
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Ancients
Medieval to the Renaissance
Renaissance to Modern
US History
British History
World History
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Art and Music History
The Arts and Music of the Middle Ages, Shakespeare through Film, Painting and Music.
Film
Philosophy
Cultural Geography
Emergency Preparedness
Common Arts
Classes can be developed according to student needs and interests!
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This class reflects the other units this year, and each semester includes a deep exploration into literature, with a significant discussion aspect, as well as performing scenes from plays and stories, and an analytic aspect to the writing.
Past Class Offerings
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Science classes have included: Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, Anatomy & Physiology, Marine Biology, Biochemistry, Psychology, Machines and Engineering, Botany…among others
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History follows a cycle beginning with the Ancients to modern times. The classes are adapted to the students and their unique interests.
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This is usually a class the students pick by vote, and is adapted/developed to fit into the other three classes as well. These have encompassed a wide variety of classes such as Cultural Geography, Art & Music History, Neurology, Law, Civics, Policy Debate and more.
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The literature class always explores great classic literature, and it is always coordinated with the history class.
HEART Graduates
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Sacred HEART Graduates can request an official transcript.
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“…education is not primarily about the acquisition of information. It is not even about the acquisition of ‘skills’ in the conventional sense, to equip us for particular roles in society. It is about how we become more human (and therefore more free, in the truest sense of that word). This is a broader and a deeper question, but no less practical. Too often we have not been educating our humanity. We have been educating ourselves for doing rather than for being.”
― Stratford Caldecott, Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the Foundations of Education