DVCS Head of School Anthony Urti and literature teacher Stephen Rippon discuss various literary works, the art of commonplacing, and the importance of learning alongside and from students. The following music was used for this media project:Music: Freedom by Alexander NakaradaFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4881-freedomLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/
Each spring in their Advanced Literature course, the graduating senior class reflects on the books that have shaped them up to this point in their lives. Each member of the Class of 2022 selected three formative books (apart from Scripture) and wrote about how these stories, essays, or dialogues have influenced them. You will notice a great deal of variety in the pieces of literature that students selected: fiction and nonfiction, ancient and modern, and picture books and Socratic dialogues. The Class of 2022: Most Formative Books Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen "It was [...]
Sometimes I hear people say about our school, "I wish I had that sort of education growing up." If you ever feel that way, be assured that while you can't go back in time, you can still read along with us some of the books you might have missed. I would encourage you to start with the Odyssey. The Odyssey is an epic poem attributed to Homer, dated from around 700 BC. Homer presents the adventures of Odysseus as he takes ten years to return home after ten years of fighting in the Trojan [...]
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