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After 10 years without a Catholic school in St. Martinville, LA, a new independent Pre-K through 12th Grade academy in the Catholic tradition is preparing to open. Teche News reports on the growing interest in the community to participate in Maris Stella Classical Academy. JPGI Founding Member and St. Martinville resident, Dcn. Adam Conque, will serve the Academy as President of the Board of Trustees.

Just one month away from the Adeodatus Conference, Dr. Alex Lessard shared the good news with Catholic Community Radio in New Orleans, Louisiana. A member of the Advisory Board of John Paul the Great Institute for Family Initiated Classical Education (JPGI), Dr. Lessard is the President of the upcoming Adeodatus Conference in Pasadena, California June 21-24. Adeodatus is a conference of the country's top leaders in classical education and culture sharing a vision for the bright future of educational renewal in the 21st Century.

Featuring video by Bishop Robert Barron and an explanation of the fruits of the classical, Catholic tradition.

From June 21-24, leading Catholic educators will converge on Pasadena, California, for the first Adeodatus Conference on Catholic Education and Culture, organized by Dr. Alex Lessard and his wife, Angela (Grimm ’85), and co-sponsored by Thomas Aquinas College. “The vision that Angela and I have for this conference — and the two that will follow in 2024 and 2025 — is that it will broaden the conversation about the renewal of Catholic education beyond the circle of those already convinced of its importance and engaged in it,” says Dr. Lessard.

Classical education is on the rise as more parents are demanding high-quality curriculum and values-centered learning. In public charter, homeschool, and private school communities, the number of new classical schools and availability of classical curricula continues to increase. With this increase comes a renewed emphasis on the quality, training, and foundational knowledge necessary to teach students fundamental lessons about morality and the human condition.

Tired of modern liberal agendas more and more parents want a classical education for their children, and are willing to start a new school's students return to school this fall, classical education is experiencing an historic boom. The classical-education model has a tradition — steeped in the great books, the liberal arts, and the natural sciences — that extends back millennia. The appeal is obvious, even if it had, until recently, lain somewhat dormant. So why the sudden resurgence? Simple: It is an unexpected outcome of COVID-19’s disruption of the American education system.