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supporting independent Catholic Home Educators since 1994
"Fighting for the Lives & Souls of Our Children"
J. R. Skelton
Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
by Caspar David Friedrich, 1818
German Romanticist Artist
The Great Escape
Thursdays in November, 2024
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island
of the Grande Jatte
by Georges Seurat
painted from 1884 to 1886
The Secret Garden
February 2025
Days & Times TBD
Tuesdays:
September 10, 17, 24 & October 1, 2024
5:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm CST / 8:00pm EST
Course requirements:
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation
by Seamus Heaney
(Comparable verse translations are also acceptable)
Beowulf:
Poetry Forming Christian Heroes
Achilles, Aeneas, King Arthur…The story of Beowulf is the story of humanity in a long line of heroes; an epic story about foundations and the struggle between good and evil. It is an eternal story that has been told throughout human history, in every culture.
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Why is it that this particular recounting of man’s struggle against evil has so heavily influenced author J.R.R Tolkien?
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Why is this such an important landmark of English art and culture?
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How is this poem still relevant to mankind today, especially to Christians?
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How can Beowulf provide a guide to becoming Christian heroes today?
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Four online class sessions focusing on reading Beowulf and discussing how the Anglo-Saxon poem provides a guide for Christian heroism in the modern world. Discussions will also revolve around the role which poetry plays in man’s search for truth and beauty, its place in salvation history, and in communicating virtue for modern audiences.​​
Class Structure
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​Classes are held via Zoom over four weekly sessions, comprised of both lecture style and Socratic discussion. Students can expect small reading quizzes.
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Paper: Students may optionally write a paper at the end of the course, according to guidelines given by the instructor, and may expect feedback that will help them work towards college writing.
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Recordings: All classes are recorded, with links sent to enrolled students and their parents, only, for review or to makeup missed sessions.
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Important Note: Parents are welcome to sit-in on classes and are copied on all email correspondence with students.
