Teaching Among the Saints at Lindisfarne Hall

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 / Referenced Read More about the Classical Approach at Lindisfarne Hall Here Find Academic Plans and Sample Reading Lists Here  Get a Peak into the Life of the School on Facebook  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★