2018 Workshop Talk | 1:07:51 | All Grade Levels, Art & Music, Virtue, Character, Discipline
Summary
The rediscovery of classical education has ignited a renewed appreciation for the importance of classical Beauty. But few of us have ever had formal training in aesthetics and its various applications, so we don’t know where do begin to give our students a formal aesthetic education. This workshop will provide the information and resources you need to start an aesthetics class at your own school. We’ll explore an overview of the importance of teaching aesthetics, a sample syllabus, recommended reading lists, evaluations, and pedagogy necessary for a successful aesthetics course. This is the beginning of what very may well be your upper school students’ favorite course!
Speaker
Stephen Richard Turley (PhD, Durham University) is a theologian, social theorist, classical Christian educator, and prize-winning classical guitarist. He is the author of The Ritualised Revelation of the Messianic Age: Washings and Meals in Galatians and 1 Corinthians, and Awakening Wonder: A Classical Guide to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. Steve blogs on the church, society and culture, education, and the arts at TurleyTalks. com. He is a faculty member at Tall Oaks Classical School in Bear, DE, where he teaches theology, Greek, and rhetoric, and is a professor of fine arts at Eastern University. Steve lectures at universities, conferences, and churches throughout the U.S. and abroad. His research and writings have appeared in such journals as Christianity and Literature, Calvin Theological Journal, First Things, Touchstone, and the Chesterton Review. He and his wife, Akiko, have four children and live in Bear, DE, where they together enjoy fishing, gardening, and watching Duck Dynasty marathons.
Additional Materials
The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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