Hartford College in the Sydney suburb of Daceyville is charting a new course for boys and challenging them through their education to connect with community, learning and God – beyond the screens. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
The liberal arts college offers a renewed vision of education, offering class sizes, mentoring, parental partnership, and a classical curriculum that immerses students in the riches of history, literature, philosophy, and theology.
“Parents today feel a yearning for something more in their child’s education, something deeper than marks and metrics,” principal Ian Mejia says.
“They’re looking for an education that shapes not only the mind, but the heart; one that helps their sons grow in wisdom, virtue, and a sense of purpose.”
Welcoming its first cohort in 2023, Hartford now has students from Year 5 to Year 9 in small classes on an idyllic site.
“We are working with boys directly at their point of need and at the stage when they are most likely to disengage from learning, when they begin asking life’s big questions, exploring how they learn, and considering what it means to form a relationship with God,” Mr Mejia said..
“At Hartford, we’re intentionally shaping faith and learning experiences that are rich, personal, engaging, and above all, authentic.”
This approach is based on a liberal arts movement that is captivating parents and educators around the world.
On October 31, Hartford will welcome Emily and Nes Rotstein, executive director and vice president of the American Chesterton Schools Network, the world’s fastest-growing Catholic classical schools network.
Drawing on their international experience, the pair will share insights with staff, parents and the wider community about how classical Catholic education is shaping the future of our young people.
“High school is a crucial time for young people to learn the ‘permanent things,’ the genuinely unchanging standards by which everything else is measured and against which they can test every idea they encounter both now and later,” Emily Rotstein said.
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