December 25, 2023

#099, Classical Learning for Modern Success: Inside Chandler Preparatory Academy

1 hour 3 minutes

"𝐴𝑠 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙, 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 [𝑜𝑓] 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙-𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑠𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑔𝑜 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒, 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦'𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑔𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎, 𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑢𝑠, 𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦'𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑜𝑝𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓." - Elijah Ferbrache of Chandler Preparatory Academy

Explore Chandler Prep's unique educational journey on our latest School Success podcast! Join 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧-𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧 (Headmaster), 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 (Asst. Headmaster, High School) & 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞 (Asst. Headmaster, Middle School) as they discuss their classical liberal arts approach, inclusivity and overcoming challenges.

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Highlights of the Episode:

[01:28] Leadership, education, and life experiences at Chandler Preparatory Academy.

[09:40] Challenges faced by a charter school in a competitive area

[13:06] Classical education and its benefits.

[17:54] Retaining students at a K-12 school with a tight-knit culture.

[21:50] Education challenges and strategies at a private school

[28:33] Benefits of being part of a larger charter school network

[31:27] Charter schools, teacher retention, and coaching

[36:49] School governance and decision-making processes.

[41:52] The impact of vouchers on a medium-sized Catholic school.

[47:12] Teamwork, communication, and mentorship in a high school leadership team.

[52:11] Student happiness in a charter school

[57:19] Vision for school success

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