Our Mission
The Heights Forum is a department of The Heights School. We assist parents, school leaders, and teachers in their own efforts to educate boys into men fully alive. Through in-person and digital resources we share our experience in forming the hearts and minds of boys, and invite you to join the conversation.
The Forum Gathers School Leaders from Across North America for the 2024-25 Leaders Initiative
The Heights Forum launched the 2024-25 Leaders Initiative program this past Wednesday, welcoming ten school administrators from as far West as California, as far north as Canada, and as far south as the Carolinas. The year-long program aims to support these emerging educational leaders by providing an environment for focused exploration of topics pertaining to the core of a school’s mission: partnering with parents to foster the holistic growth of students. The Leaders Initiative cohorts will convene on a monthly basis. Drawing on The Heights School’s experience working with thousands...
Superhabits: Bringing Classical Virtues to Modern Readers
Featuring Dr. Andrew Abela
It turns out that modern psychology, neuroscience research, “habit hacks,” and popular self-help literature can all be summed up in one very classical idea: the virtues. So asserts Dr. Andrew Abela, founding dean of the Busch School of Business at The Catholic University of America. This week on HeightsCast, he helps us unpack his new book, Superhabits, in which he rebrands the virtues as “superhabits” to suit the contemporary discourse. Then, with the help of Thomas Aquinas and about a dozen gripping stories, Dr. Abela shows us how these superhabits...
Elon Musk, Mother Teresa, and Why Catholic Schools Should Be Secular
By Nate Gadiano
Is there a tension between schools preparing students for professional excellence and for serving others? Can Elon Musk and Mother Theresa both inspire students?
Made in the Image and Likeness: On Man and Masculinity
Featuring Bishop Erik Varden
Last weekend, The Wall Street Journal published a front-page story on American young men and the crisis of masculinity. It featured hard stories of the “aimless and isolated”—but could ultimately offer no solutions. This week on HeightsCast, we’re pleased to welcome Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway. Bishop Varden has authored several books exploring human personhood, including topics of masculinity and femininity. He helps us get the lay of the land both culturally and spiritually in this so-called moment of crisis. His Excellency then shares the vision of masculinity that...