Heights Headmaster Alvaro de Vicente presents his vision of education for boys. Hear our headmaster discuss the role of parents, faculty, and school in the raising of “men fully alive.” Sometimes we fall short, but this is our aspiration.
Jeremy Tate, President and Co-Founder of the Classic Learning Test, and Kirby Hartley, Director of Outreach, join us for a conversation about the new SAT. The revised SAT is easier, aligns (and promotes) the Common Core, and has proven less helpful to top students than previous versions of the test. Learn how the CLT presents an alternative route to college entry that supports the mission of schools like The Heights. Helpful links: Mentor’s Compass The Story Killers by Terrence O. Moore CLT Website
Lower School Head, Colin Gleason, offers a Heights Lecture on integrity. He shares how honesty requires far more than merely telling the truth; our boys must learn to live the truth.
Boys need mentors. We know this intuitively from our observations of young and older boys alike. But why? Join Mr. Joe Cardenas (Head of Mentoring) and Alex Berthe (7th Grade Core Teacher) for a conversation on why boys–and their parents–need mentoring.
Hillsdale College Dr. Matt Spalding continues his conversation with us about American History, and the theory of education in 20th century America.
Hillsdale’s Dr. Matt Spalding discusses the importance of studying history, and the problems with the contemporary approach. We Still Hold These Truths Heritage Guide to the Constitution
Dr. Matthew Mehan unpacks the liberal arts. We can throw the term around to describe our school, but do we really understand what we mean? Is it more than a list of good books? Dr. Mehan explores what it means to be a student of the “arts of liberty”–a life long pursuit. For all of us.
Dan Lively joins us for a podcast on Systems for Athletic Success.
Michael Moynihan, Upper School Head at The Heights, offers practical and concrete guidance on how to help your son right the academic ship when his failure is entirely within his control.
This week on HeightsCast, we re-explore an interview with Eric Heil on “greentime,” and “nature deficit disorder.”