Meet The Team
Who We Are
Meet our professional team. Collectively we have experts in the Liberal Arts for both classical homeschooling and classroom instruction. Our experiences range in many classical school models, from classical charters to private Christian schools.
We bring practical solutions to the beauty of classical education!
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Adrienne Freas
FOUNDER
Specializing in Charlotte Mason Classical Model, Homeschool Consulting, Classical Curriculum Writing & Design, and Professional Development for All Models of Classical Schools.
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Karen Glass
CHARLOTTE MASON MENTOR
Specializing in Charlotte Mason's Principles and Pedagogy, Narration, Homeschooling, and Educating Parents in the Classical Tradition
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Kiernan Fiore
DEAN OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Specializing in K-12 Leadership for Title 1 Classical Charter Schools, Catholic Education, Curriculum Maps, Mimetic Instruction, Philosophy of Ed, and Virtue-Based Lesson Planning
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Benjamin Lyda
MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
Specializing in New School Start Ups, K-12 Pedagogy, Highschool Humanities, Classical Writing through Narration & the Progymnasmata, and Drama & Shakespeare
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Mark Signorelli
MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
Specializing in 6-12 Humanities, Poetry, and Classical Writing. He currently writes at his own website, The Classical Corner.
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Dr. Steven Mittwede
MASTER TEACHER: SCIENCE & THEOLOGY
Specializing in K-12 Science: Teaching and Curriculum Development for Classical Schools, Teaching Bible and Theology
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Sarah Schrag
READING & PHONICS SPECIALIST
Masters of Education in Reading Specialization, 20 years teaching experience in grade K-12, Private and Catholic Schools, and Reading Interventons for Exceptional Learners, Certified Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Phonics Instruction
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John Heitzenrater
MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
Specializing in Student Culture and Routines, Faculty Culture and Routines, Systems and Operations, Leadership Training and Resources, Syllabi, Curriculum Maps, Parent and Community Outreach, and School Discipline.
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Aaron Mitchell
MASTER TEACHER: CLASSICAL LANGUAGES, HUMANITIES, & MATHEMATICS
Specializing in Latin and Greek, Deductive and Inductive Classical Language Instruction, Teaching Math Classically, High School Humanities, Socratic Seminar
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Mariah Martinez
MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
Specializing in Administrative Leadership, Public Charter Schools 6-12 grades, House System Management, Socratic Discussions, Mechanics of Grammar, Mimetic Writing (Progymnasmata), Narration in Upper Schools, Classical Curriculum Design
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Peach Smith
MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
Specializing in Catholic Classical Education, Charlotte Mason, School Transitions to a Classical Model, Curriculum Design, Teaching History, Science, the Arts, Special Education, and Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning.
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Lindsey Pedersen
MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
Specializing in Philosophy of Ed, K-5 Traditional Classical, Classical Math Instruction, Charlotte Mason Pedagogy, Habit Training for Classroom Management in the Grammar Classroom, & University Model School
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Dr. Reno Lauro
MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP
Specializing in School Leadership, Socratic Teaching & Seminars, Humane Letters, Teaching History Classically, Philology, Mythopoeia & Tolkien in Education, Film Studies, Visual Studies, and Filmmaking.
Eleni Panaya, Australian Teacher
“I recently attended a two-part workshop by ‘Beautiful Teaching’, on Socratic Dialogue and Socratic Seminars in the classroom. It was quite possibly the best Professional Development that I have ever participated in. The workshops took a very practical approach to demonstrating and immersing the participants in classical education pedagogy, giving us a real taste of how these tools can be applied in the classroom and even a homeschool setting.”
Nury Siekkinen, Founder St. Thomas Aquinas Academy