Coram Deo Blog
The Habits of the Heart in the Home: Introduction
At Coram Deo Academy, we help our students practice habits that will benefit them for life, not just for school. Rather than using behavior modification, we focus on character by helping our students practice Attention, Obedience, Respect, and Responsibility. Over the next few weeks, I will share with you ways you can continue to use these habits in your home.
read moreMaking Vision a Reality with Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard
Mayor Brainard’s 20+ years of leadership in Carmel have yielded undeniable results. As he states, “Carmel has been one of the fastest-growing communities in the nation during the last decade. We take pride in the fact that we have stayed ahead of that growth.”
read moreA Musical Classical Education
In this article, I hope to demonstrate that our belief as a Classical Christian school is to educate our students by drawing out potential, creating enlightening experiences, and helping conform them to the image of Christ. So what does this have to do with music?
read moreThe Value of Music in Education
Plato once admitted, “Education in music is most sovereign, because more than anything else, rhythm and harmony find their way to the inmost soul and take strongest hold upon it, bringing with them and imparting grace, if one is rightly trained, and otherwise the contrary.” This leads to the main question I hope to answer this week: Why is music a valuable and necessary part of education, and what is its role?
read moreThe Benefits of Music
Musical training offers undeniable skills and proficiencies, which can be transferred to other meaningful areas of life. This begs the following questions: How is it that the elements of music affect the innermost being of an individual? And how does music benefit one’s personal growth and development?
read moreThe Biblical Significance of Music
My goal over these next few weeks is to explain the importance of a musical foundation for young ones from the worldview of a Classical Christian Educator. One must first and foremost understand the biblical significance of a subject before attempting to understand it from a classical or educational approach. Hence, in this first post, I will begin with a reflection on music from a biblical perspective.
read moreNo Goodbyes
This was originally shared with staff and parents the week after Miss Emily Hall’s tragic passing on February 3, 2019. We share again today in honor of her precious life.
read moreNever Stop Learning: Lessons from Steve Clark
Steve is always searching for someone who has already solved the challenges he faces in his world. He looks to those beyond him to cast a bigger vision for what he could be and how he could better serve people.
read morePeople & Processes: Lessons from Chuck Frary
After months of digging through filing cabinets, reviewing books, and interviewing employees, the nervous graduate students compiled their reports. Chuck asked, “Well, what is the problem?” One of the business students tentatively responded, “The problem is you, Mr. Frary.”
read moreIn Memory of Miss Hall
It is hard to believe that one year ago our beloved friend and teacher, Miss Emily Hall,
walked into the presence of her Savior. I would like to honor her memory and legacy by
talking about the beautiful impact that she left on all of us here at Coram Deo Academy,
as well as in the hearts and lives of people around the world.
Reflecting on Miss Hall’s Passing
This was originally shared with staff and parents the week after Miss Emily Hall’s tragic passing on February 3, 2019. We share again today in honor of her precious life.
read moreFour Pitches for Classical Education
Shakespeare wrote, “Brevity is the heart of wit.” With that in mind, here are four short elevator pitches answering the question, “What is Classical Christian education?”
read moreThe Role of Failure in Education
The only difference between my mind and the minds of others consists solely in having more patience.
read moreBuilding with Purpose: Lessons from Dale Needleman
Educators must go deep in learning before they can go deep in making an impact on others. Educators are called to dig a deep well of knowledge and skills that other people can drink from for the rest of their lives.
read moreSelling Knives and Changing Lives: Lessons from Counselor & Coach Nadine McGowan
One thing that stands out about Nadine is her willingness to take advantage of opportunities. She really squeezes the juice out the situations that she is in and makes the people around her better.
read moreThrive on the Hustle: A Conversation with Tony Van Hoozer
Not only his Tony still managing a warehouse and a sales region in Indiana, he is one of the most energetic grandparents I have ever met. He is deeply invested in their lives and regularly takes them to ball games, museums and out flying drones. Tony shared that he loves taking advantage of the opportunities that life throws at him. He is not ready to spend all day at a golf course or on the back porch but wants to continue to achieve and overcome obstacles.
read moreLessons Learned from David Michael – Founder of Truth78
For a child to reach his or her God-given potential, the father’s blessing is one of the ordained means of nurture and edification in the child’s life. Listening to David Michael helped me to see the tremendous responsibility that I have to bless my children. I have come to accept that I will not naturally do this but I must intentionally set out to actively bless my children in both word and deed on a daily basis.
read moreProject Legacy: Four Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur
At age 11, Jake quickly had to become a man and produce for his family. Jake said, “I had a very important role in my family at age 11. If I didn’t get things done, my whole family suffered. This period of poverty taught me how to apply knowledge and produce.”
read moreA Brief Lesson for Parents to Teach Children about Race
According to Scripture, every human comes from this same family (Acts 17:26). The Bible shows us that there is ultimately only one race: the human race. Therefore, God’s vision is for all colors to love one another truly, as equals.
read moreStanding on the Shoulders: Voices from the Past that Inform the Present
Most people first encounter when reading his book, How to Read a Book. Although he does not appeal to many modern sensibilities, he does labor to be practical and clear. His work has been formidable for me in not only how I read and study, but who I seek to learn from and who I am willing to teach.
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