This year’s faculty speaker was Mrs. Kim Crawford, Kolbe Academy’s English and Literature Department Chair and one of the most beloved teachers by students, parents and faculty alike. Click “play” below to her her address. As introduced, my name is Kim Crawford and today is my birthday. The confluence of your graduation and my birthdayContinue Reading
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The second student speaker at the Kolbe Graduation 2019 was Gavriella “Aviva” Lund who, when it was her time to speak, was still on a plane that had been diverted due to the heavy rain. It was only afterwards, during the reception following the ceremony, that Aviva arrived at the Catholic Center. In a spiritContinue Reading
The years went by faster and faster. Old people report that time speeds up, and my guess is that we stop a lot and think about things, and then wonder where the time went. Anyway, I was 71 when I was recruited to teach an online theology course and I am 77 now, ready to retire. This yearContinue Reading
Want to hear what it’s like to run an online academy, learn how to get hired as a teacher, or simply discover more about Kolbe Academy? Click “play” above and enjoy this recent conversation with Mrs. Megan Lengyel. Megan received her BS in Physics from the University of Dallas in Irving, TX and her MSContinue Reading
Recently, I had the pleasure of attending Northeast Catholic College’s (NCC) spring conference in Warner, New Hampshire. The theme was “Classical Reception” which inspired a broad range of excellent papers delivered by students and scholars from the area–NCC, Boston College, University of New Hampshire, etc. In some ways, I was an “outsider”, arriving as I did from myContinue Reading
Recently, my sixth grader and I went for a walk. As we wandered around our neighborhood, I was eager to hear about his life – friends, activities, etc. He had other plans for our one-on-one time. He wanted to learn about imaginary numbers. My child studying Pre-Algebra had decided he was ready for Algebra II.Continue Reading
Our Director of Academic Services, Mr. Everett Buyarski, was born and raised in Southeast Alaska. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from Gonzaga University, where he spent two years in the seminary before discerning he wasn’t called to the priesthood. He is married to his beautiful wife Melissa, and has five sons, Nathaniel, Aaron, Peter,Continue Reading
Last week, I was delighted to learn that one of our students had earned the highest score on the 2018 Classic Learning Test (CLT). I knew this was a major accomplishment, however, I wanted to learn more about the test itself. I reached out to the CLT who happily agreed to answer a series ofContinue Reading
Mike Drapeau is many things to many people, as you will learn in this episode. I reached out to him for an interview on a hunch that he is someone I could personally learn from. I had no idea, however, how impressive and inspirational the conversation would turn out to be. To hearContinue Reading
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