Paideia Academy Podcast

Habits of Honor: Cultivating Leadership, Discipline, and Joyful Responsibility in Student Culture

In this episode, Upper School Dean of Student Culture/Omnibus & Rhetoric Instructor/Dean of Westminster Hall, Graham Averitt, shares what makes Paideia Academy's student culture joyful and thriving. We invite you to hear his thoughts on classical, Christ-centered discipline; the significance of tradition, feasting, and singing in building school unity; and the intentionality of Paideia's Upper School in encouraging and equipping students to lead.

Formed for Faithfulness: Senior Boys on Manhood, Discipleship, and Thinking Biblically

In this episode, Senior Boys reflect over the course of their time as students at Paideia Academy. We invite you to hear how they faced difficulties, strengthened their intellectual skills, experienced discipleship, grew in manliness/godliness, deepened their faith, and built lasting relationships within the Halls of our beloved school.

What We Have Received: Senior Girls Reflect on Formation, Friendship, and Faith

In this episode, Senior Girls reflect over the course of their time as students at Paideia Academy. We invite you to hear how they overcame challenges, grew in their faith, polished their rhetorical skills, mentored others, made lasting memories, and developed lifelong friendships within the Halls of our beloved school.

Run, Recite, Rejoice: Forming the Whole Child in the Grammar School Stage

In this episode, Pre-K teacher Deena Parks and 3rd Grade teacher Grace Duell share a classical Christian perspective on shepherding and challenging their students mentally, physically, and spiritually. We invite you to hear their thoughts on the significance of recitation/memory work in the grammar school stage, the benefits of unstructured play in the development of young minds, and the centrality of Scripture and prayer in a truly Christ-centered school.

Number, Order, and Wonder: Math as a Reflection of God's Design

In this episode, Upper School (& 6th Grade) Math teacher Jared Iles shares his passion for mathematics and how it clearly points to our loving, Creator God. We invite you to hear his thoughts on the significance of encountering objective truth in math, the value of wrestling with difficult problems, and what he hopes all of his students will remember about his math class years after they have graduated.