After School with RCS

What is the Society for Classical Learning? An Interview with Eric Cook

On today’s episode we’re speaking with Eric Cook. Eric is the President of the Society for Classical Learning, an organization whose mission is to foster human flourishing by making classical Christian education thrive. To accomplish this mission SCL has developed accreditation standards, hosts conferences, workshops, and cohorts, has partnered with Gordon College to create graduate programs for Christian Classical School Leaders, offers consulting, and provides thought leadership in the classical Christian school movement. You can learn more about SCL by visiting their website: https://www.societyforclassicallearning.org/

20th Anniversary Interview: Dan Velker

The 2024-25 school year marks Redeemer Classical School's 20th anniversary. To help us commemorate this milestone we're recording a series of interviews with founders, early adopters, and alumni. In the fifth installment in this series, we're speaking with Dan Velker. Dan is a former Board member, a very early adopter, a current Redeemer parent, and a parent of two Redeemer alumni, including one from Redeemer's inaugural graduating class. In this episode Dan speaks about what makes Redeemer such a special community, the amazing and talented people who have had an impact on the school over the years, and the things that he hopes never change at Redeemer.

2024 Advent Devotional 4: The Zeal of the Lord of Hosts Will Do This

In keeping with tradition, we're pausing from our normal podcast content to offer a weekly Christmas devotional throughout the month of December. Our passage of scripture for this series is Isaiah 9:1-7. Follow along so that we can celebrate the season together. Merry Christmas!
 
This is part 4 of 4.

2024 Advent Devotional 3: For Unto Us a Child is Born

In keeping with tradition, we're pausing from our normal podcast content to offer a weekly Christmas devotional throughout the month of December. Our passage of scripture for this series is Isaiah 9:1-7. Follow along so that we can celebrate the season together. Merry Christmas!
 
This is part 3 of 4.
 
This episode references Messianic Revelation in the Old Testament by Gerard Van Groningen. You can learn more or purchase that book here.

2024 Advent Devotional 2: As on the Day of Midian

In keeping with tradition, we're pausing from our normal podcast content to offer a weekly Christmas devotional throughout the month of December. Our passage of scripture for this series is Isaiah 9:1-7. Follow along so that we can celebrate the season together. Merry Christmas!
 
This is part 2 of 4.

2024 Advent Devotional 1: The People Who Walked in Darkness

In keeping with tradition, we're pausing from our normal podcast content to offer a weekly Christmas devotional throughout the month of December. Our passage of scripture for this series is Isaiah 9:1-7. Follow along so that we can celebrate the season together. Merry Christmas!
 
This is part 1 of 4.

What is the Classic Learning Test? An Interview with Soren Schwab

Beyond the four walls of Redeemer Classical School, the classical Christian education (CCE) movement is thriving. In 2010 there were roughly 140 classical Christian schools. Today there are over 1,500 schools serving more than 667,000 students. This growth has coincided with the growth of several key institutions and organizations that support CCE, such as the Society for Classical Learning, Classical Academic Press, and the Classic Learning Test (just to name a few). On today’s episode Aaron and Ron interview Soren Schwab, the Vice President of Partnerships at the Classic Learning Test (CLT). In the course of this interview, they discuss what makes the CLT different from other college entrance exams (such as the SAT and ACT), what’s happening in the world of higher education today, and the growth of classical Christian education more broadly. Please join us for a fascinating and lively conversation around these important topics.

20th Anniversary Interview: Rachel Kudzin (nee Augustine)

The 2024-25 school year marks Redeemer Classical School's 20th anniversary. To help us commemorate this milestone we're recording a series of interviews with founders, early adopters, and alumni. In the fourth installment in this series, we're speaking with alumna Rachel Kudzin (nee Augustine). Rachel attended Redeemer from 4th-8th grade, in the very earliest years of the school. She received a bachelor's degree in statistics from UNC Chapel Hill and is currently pursuing a master's degree at UNC Chapel Hill. In this episode she recollects what it was like to be a student at Redeemer as the school was just starting out. She also speaks to what makes Redeemer such a special learning environment, and, in the process, we discuss how Redeemer has changed and how it has stayed the same in the things that count most.