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Historia magistra vitae et testis temporum. (History is the teacher and witness of time. —Cicero)
“Kids feel safe here. They feel happy. They work hard. They are challenged.” He points as well to the dedication of the teachers, all of whom could earn twice as much in a unionized teaching environment. He says the school is fortunate to be located in New Hampshire, where there are many highly qualified educators “hiding in the woods.”
An Old-School Future
Asked about the school’s prospects for the future, Enzler replies, “We hope to sustain a growth rate similar to that which we have seen over the past few years. We are firm believers in remaining small enough to allow administrators, teachers, students, and their parents to form an intimate community dedicated to the personal formation of each student.” This is definitely education the oldfashioned way, but like Grandma’s apple pie, there’s nothing that can improve upon it. Google and iPads may be the wonders of our video-dominated world, but a small school in Claremont, New Hampshire, has shown that there’s a place for Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Dickens, for diagramming sentences and memorizing poetry, for penmanship, Latin, the arts, and good manners. l New England Classical Academy 18 Central Street Claremont, NH (603) 542-6341 www.newengland classicalacademy.com
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