In this conversation, host Dan Taylor speaks with first year Sparhawk teacher Robbie Klucik about his fascinating story. Robbie was homeschooled in K through 12 in one of the first handful of families to live in Ave Maria, Florida, a town expressly created to support the Catholic University of the same name. We learn how Robbie met role model, friend, and future Sparhawk colleague Ben Houde, how he spent a summer as a fisherman catching salmon off the coast of Alaska, and how he and his wife made their way from Florida to Massachusetts while expecting their first child. We also get to hear what a day is like for a third grader in Robby's class at Sparhawk.Sparhawk Academy is an independent day school for boys in Millis, MA https://sparhawkacademy.org Video: A day in the Life of a Sparhawk Boy: https://youtu.be/Svf9oXWhGFAAve Maria University is a Newman Guide Catholic university in the town of Ave Maria, FL: https://www.avemaria.eduThe Cardinal Newman Society is an organization whose mission is to promote and defend faithful Catholic education.https://cardinalnewmansociety.org/the-newman-guide/

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In this conversation we talk to Bob Sylvain, co-founder, first headmaster, and current teacher of Sparhawk Academy. We discuss the origins of the school from its conception through the first years, including COVID, the idea and practice of Opus Dei, the theory of language and music, and the future possibilities of the campus.Sparhawk Academy is an independent day school for boys grades 3 - 9 in Millis, MA https://sparhawkacademy.orgVideo: A day in the Life of a Sparhawk Boy: https://youtu.be/Svf9oXWhGFANorthridge Preparatory School is a middle and high school for boys in Niles, ILhttps://northridgeprep.orgThe Heights School is an independent day school for boys grades 3 - 12 in Potomac, MDhttps://www.heights.eduWestern Academy is a liberal arts school for boys, grades 3-8 located in Houston, Texas https://www.westernacademy.netAbuse of Language, Abuse of Power by Josef Pieper:https://ia800603.us.archive.org/34/items/abuse-of-language-abuse-of-power-josef-pieper/abuse-of-language-abuse-of-power-josef-pieper.pdfEarly Diaries of Gerard Manley Hopkins: Entry on the word ‘horn’: https://ia803406.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/14/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.460186/2015.460186.The-Journals_jp2.zip&file=2015.460186.The-Journals_jp2/2015.460186.The-Journals_0040.jp2&id=in.ernet.dli.2015.460186&scale=4&rotate=0

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In this brief interview with Sparhawk teacher Matt Reilly, we discuss his origins in Northern Virginia, attending The Heights School in Potomac, MD, his college studies at the University of Navarra in Spain, and what inspired him to become a teacher at Sparhawk Academy.

Sparhawk Academy is an independent day school for boys grades 3 - 9 in Millis, MA https://sparhawkacademy.org

Video: A day in the Life of a Sparhawk Boy: https://youtu.be/Svf9oXWhGFA

The Heights School is an independent day school for boys grades 3 - 12 in Potomac, MD https://www.heights.edu

The University of Navarra, Spain https://en.unav.edu/iniciowas founded in 1952 by Saint Josemaría Escrivá, the founder of Opus Dei https://opusdei.org

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In this interview with Sparhawk teacher John Paul (JP) Lechner, we discuss his origins in Illinois, attending Northridge Prep, teaching at the Heights School in Potomac, MD, and his early involvement in the beginnings of Sparhawk Academy.

Sparhawk Academy is an independent day school for boys grades 3 - 9 in Millis, MA https://sparhawkacademy.org

Video: A day in the Life of a Sparhawk Boy: https://youtu.be/Svf9oXWhGFA

Northridge Preparatory School is a middle and high school for boys in Niles, IL https://northridgeprep.org

The Heights School is an independent day school for boys grades 3 - 12 in Potomac, MD https://www.heights.edu

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