Megan received her BS in Physics from the University of Dallas in Irving, TX and her MS in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. She served as Kolbe’s Math and Science Advisor until helping to get the Online Academy off the ground in 2013. She now serves as Kolbe’s Senior DirectorContinue Reading
The following was written by Kolbe Academy theology teacher, Mr. Nicholas Senz . Irreverence and Controversy With thousands of cable channels as well as streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime producing their own programming, there are likely as many television shows currently running as there have been in the entire prior history of the medium, combined.Continue Reading
Suzanne Brown teaches Latin for Kolbe Academy and has a wealth of educational experience ranging from college teaching to homeschooling her own children. In this episode, Suzanne shares on how she balances a busy schedule with cultivating personal interests and hobbies. Click “play” above to hear more about this remarkable mother of seven who,Continue Reading
“Con-cen-TRA-tion! Id-i-od-i-A-tion! Now be-GIN-ning The GAME!” by Banríon S. Perhaps fellow parents will recall the hand-clapping game from our youth. It began with that chant, was followed by the category name and appropriate rhythmic responses, and dissolved in laughter when someone stammered and stuttered, repeated an already-offered answer, or missed a clap. As theContinue Reading
Kolbe Academy Online Conceptual Framework by Steve Schultz Kolbe Academy Online is “dedicated to forming the whole individual – mind, body and soul – to renew the world with children and young adults with high educational, moral, civic, and spiritual values centered on the principle of Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam – doing allContinue Reading
Dianne and her late husband, Jerry, are one of the three founding couples of Kolbe Academy . Dianne taught grades 1 through 4 for many years at Kolbe Academy’s Day school and could always humbly assert that most of her students read, comprehended, wrote and did math at least one full level above their grade. After 20 years of teaching, she servedContinue Reading
This past week, I posed a series of questions to the President of Northeast Catholic College, Dr. George Harne. I was eager to learn more about the school, having written many recommendations for Kolbe Academy students who are applying there–some of the best and the brightest among them–and wanted to find out more about theContinue Reading
A Long Time Ago at a Graduation Far, Far Away… It seems like only yesterday, I was attending my own high school graduation. A small crowd of friends and family members had gathered for the ceremony in the auditorium of my dad’s Baptist church, which featured only two graduates–myself, and a girl who hadContinue Reading
They Came from Near and Far for Kolbe’s Graduation Kolbe Academy celebrated its senior class of 2018 with a live graduation ceremony this past Saturday. Along with their friends and families, eighteen students convened for the occasion at Georgia Tech’s Catholic Center in the heart of downtown Atlanta with five additional graduates attending virtually. SomeContinue Reading
Education as a Voyage The act of education is the undertaking of a guided voyage towards mastery. The guide is an original pathfinder who serves as a model for imitation. He guides our actions via the instrument of desire. We desire what he has or, more precisely, what he is. For example, if our modelContinue Reading