Category: student formation

Rhetoric in Action: The Senior Thesis with Dr. Tom Vierra

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Post date November 25, 2025
Categories In Academic Integrity, AI and education, antithesis paper, applied rhetoric, Aristotle, Augustine, Basecamp Live, biblical worldview, capstone project, Christian education, Cicero, civil discourse, Classical Christian, classical Christian education, classical schools, classical tradition, College Preparation, Critical Thinking, dialectic, Discourses, Dr. Tom Vieira, exordium, grammar dialectic rhetoric, narratio, partitio, persuasion, public speaking, refutatio, research paper, Rhetoric, senior thesis, six parts of rhetoric, student formation, thesis defense, thesis topics, truth and beauty, Wilson Hill Academy

Senior thesis is the capstone of a classical Christian education, and Dr. Tom Vierra believes it may be one of the most countercultural things schools do today. In this episode, Davies Owens talks with Tom, longtime classical educator and Senior Thesis Coordinator at Wilson Hill Academy, about why thesis is far more than “just a…

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Uniforms: More than Matching Outfits with Joanna Haralson

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Post date August 19, 2025
Categories In Basecamp Live, character development, Christian education, Classical Christian, classical Christian schools, classroom focus, Discourses, dress code debate, habits and virtue, Joanna Haralson, reducing distractions, School Culture, school uniforms, shaping identity, student formation, Uniformee, unity in schools

Uniforms in schools often stir up debate—are they too rigid, or do they actually cultivate something deeper? In this conversation, host Davies Owens is joined by Joanna Haralson, founder of Uniformee, to explore the real impact of uniforms in classical Christian schools. Uniforms aren’t just about matching outfits. They shape daily habits, reduce distractions, and…

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Shaping Head, Heart, and Hands: A Better Way to Measure Formation with Katherine Schultz

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Post date July 30, 2025
Categories In 3D Worldview Survey, Basecamp Live, belief behavior attitude, biblical worldview, Christian discipleship, Christian school leadership, classical Christian education, Discourses, faith assessment, head heart and hands, Katherine Schultz, mentoring students, parent discipleship, Parenting, Spiritual Formation, student formation, worldview maturity

How do we know if our students are truly being formed – not just informed? In this powerful episode of BaseCamp Live, host Davies Owens is joined by educator and researcher Katherine Schultz to explore one of the most pressing questions in Christian education: how do we assess and support the formation of a child’s…

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Summer Flashback: Writing and Speaking Well with Andrew Pudewa

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Post date July 1, 2025
Categories In Andrew Pudewa, articulate students, Basecamp Live, Classical Christian, classical Christian education, classical education, communication skills, Critical Thinking, Discourses, education priorities, homeschooling, Institute for Excellence in Writing, language arts, memorization, Reading Aloud, Rhetoric, speaking skills, student formation, teaching speaking, teaching writing, thinking well, vocabulary development, writing skills

Welcome to this summer flashback episode of BaseCamp Live! In today’s conversation, host Davies Owens revisits a powerful interview with Andrew Pudewa, founder and director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing. In an age of shrinking vocabularies, short attention spans, and over-reliance on screens, Andrew shares why writing and speaking well are more critical than…

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The Crucial Forgotten Element of Education with Hannah Brusven

Strong parent-school communication is the key to a thriving classical Christian education, yet many families feel overwhelmed by too many emails, fragmented updates, and a lack of real connection. In this episode of BaseCamp Live, host Davies Owens and his daughter, Hannah, discuss how better communication between home and school can transform student success. When…

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