Episode Details

About Our Guest

Diana 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. 

Notes

In 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 

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Credits:
Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel
Logo Art: Anastasiya CF
Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic
 
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