Category: HeightsCast

In this episode, Mr. de Vicente: Introduces two new resources to be launched on September 7, our first day of School: åÊHeights Book Review and The Forum.åÊ Stay tuned for details. Introduces the topic of his 2016 Heights Lecture Series presentation: åÊThe Moral Imagination.åÊ For more information, click here. Discusses the three prerequisites for a healthy young-adult relationship: åÊGood Intentions, Other-Centric Worldview, Self-Mastery. Discuses the three requisites for a healthy relationship: åÊRules, Communication, Accountability. To learn more, or to hear Mr. de Vicente’s talk on Transmitting Principles of Morality, clickåÊhere….

Longtime Heights teacher, Mr. Gerard Babendreier, joins us in the studio to discuss the benefits to students of studying History and Literature together, specifically within the context of the Freshman Core Class. Hear how this segment of the Heights Core Humanities Sequence helps students learn how to learn, by taking them on a journey from Ancient Rome through Napoleon, using both literature and history as their vehicle. To know where you are going, you have to know where you began; see how the Freshman Core continues this exploration for our…

As fathers, we play a central and critical role in the lives of our families. Despite that, however, we have lost many of the communities that in ages past offered us practical advice and wisdom. Michael Moynihan steps into this void offering the contemporary father concise and thoughtful timeless advice about how to fulfill your role as a father. In this podcast, Michael talks about his new book, and some of the central components of being the pater familias.

A Liberal Arts education empowers citizens to make rational decisions about complex issues with reference to, among other things, our history. While we, as a nation, grapple with issues of national identity and citizenship, we would be remiss to ignore the experience of our ancestors, the Romans. Join Dr. Yaceczko as he explores Roman notions of nationality, citizenship, and borders, and, subsequently, how Christianity affected the literary tradition–and common ethos–of the Roman Empire.