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We always love going to Thrive! The NCHE Homeschool Conference! Dr. Josh Herring, Professor of Classical Education, enjoyed speaking to everyone who dropped by our table at the College Fair and also gave a workshop talk–"The Next Stages of Classical Education: College and Beyond." Thank you for having us, North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE)!

Only 3 days left to register! High schoolers–Still looking for something fun + productive for your summer? Don't miss our Summer Institute, June 24-28! 3 track choices (Marketing, Technical Drawing (SOLIDWORKS), & The Historical Imagination) + field trips! ThalesCollege.org/SI

Congratulations to our Distinguished Professor of Humanities, Dr. Anthony Esolen, for making Nostos's 2024 Top 50 Classical Education Leaders!

"Tony Esolen is one of the best ever, and Thales College is blessed to have him on our faculty. His inclusion in the Top 50 Classical Education Leaders list is an excellent and well-deserved honor." –Bob Luddy, Founder, Thales College

https://www.nostosed.com/2024.html

2024 Classical education has seen a strong revival over the past four decades. This revival has occurred in both the private and public sectors of education. It spans theological creeds, educational...

Sending a shout-out today to our decided incoming Fall 2024 Thales College undergrads! Want to join them this fall? We are still accepting applications! Apply today! ThalesCollege.org/Apply

Check out the video of our recent discussion panel—"Classical Education for the Renewal of America" featuring our Distinguished Professor of Humanities, Anthony Esolen, PhD, Matthew Bianco, PhD (CiRCE Institute), and Winston Brady, MBA, M-Div (Thales Press, Thales Academy) and moderated by our Professor of Classical Education, Josh Herring, PhD.

It was a fantastic discussion—Dr. Esolen summed it up well: "At Thales College on Thursday night, we had a splendid and cheerful panel discussion regarding what classical education is, what it is for, and how to provide it for our children—and ourselves.”

Watch here! https://youtu.be/qcLbRLK0F4k

Classical Education for the Renewal of America | A Panel Discussion Thales College presents "Classical Education for the Renewal of America," a live panel discussion featuring panelists: Anthony Esolen, PhD (Thales College), ...

Join classical education leaders Joe Davison (Thales College), Chelsea Wagenaar (Ph.D., Thales Academy Rolesville), Winston Brady (Thales Press), and Matthew Ogle (Thales Academy Rolesville) on the background of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence chatbots students should refrain from using in their studies in high school and college.

These educators will discuss the background of ChatGPT, why students should not use these products, and what these AI-empowered technologies mean for students and educators going forward.

Title: Artificial Intelligence: Yet Another Hurdle for Students and Educators
Time and Date: April 25 at 4:30 to 5:30

In-Person Registration: https://forms.gle/B8P7C6ErXAEATkmn6

What does virtue look like for an engineer?

Dr. Chuck Baukal, Director of Engineering at Oklahoma Baptist University, touched on this question along with other topics related to ethics and virtue in the field of engineering in our most recent installation in the Smith Lectures on Virtue series.

It is fascinating to hear how Scriptures and biblical virtue can be applied to engineering for ethical advancement!

Watch here! https://youtu.be/-S1i4D2bMvs?si=a6JhmUNr-ZFibwai

Dr. Chuck Baukal: "The Virtuous Engineer" | Smith Lectures on Virtue Thales College presents "The Virtuous Engineer" by Dr. Charles E. Baukal, Jr.Scripture talks frequently about virtue. What does that look like for an enginee...

Accomplished professor and author Dr. Anthony Esolen, pictured here, teaching at Thales College this week.

"A truly wonderful event," feedback from an attendee last night at the poetry reading.

Thank you Beow's Books & Brews for hosting Dr. Anthony Esolen, Dr. Chelsea Wagenaar, and Dr. Mark Wagenaar at this event with Thales College.

(Dr. Chelsea also teaches Thales Academy Rolesville)

One more week until our live, in-person Classical Education Panel on April 11th! We’re so excited to hear from Dr. Anthony Esolen, Dr. Joshua Herring, and our other distinguished speakers from Thales Academy and the CiRCE Institute on how this model of education can be a source of renewal for America.

Register now at thalescollege.org/renewal

Still looking back on the Good Medicine conference we joined CiRCE Institute in hosting last month! Thanks to everyone who came out; we so enjoyed hearing all of the speakers’ wisdom while watching everyone mingle! Be sure to join us for our Classical Education panel at Thales College on April 11th! (Register at thalescollege.org/renewal)

Early bird pricing for our 2024 Summer Institute is available until April 15th! Register today and join us for our popular week-long program this June. Three track options are available this year, including field trips and interactive projects. We’re looking forward to hosting you! ☀️

Register here: ThalesCollege.org/SI

We’re so excited to host CiRCE Institute's Good Medicine conference this weekend at Thales College! We’ll be hearing from a variety of speakers, including TC professors like Joshua Herring and Kristen Rudd, about The Care and Tending of the Joyful & Hospitable Teacher. 🌿

Join these classical education leaders for a panel discussion on the ways classical education can be a source of a renewal for the United States. Panelists will discuss the way classical education helps us recover transcendent truth, interact with technological change, and ground America in a renewed awareness of the common good. Come and be refreshed! 📖

Registration required! ThalesCollege.org/renewal

Dr. Anthony Esolen, Dr. Chelsea Wagenaar, and Dr. Mark Wagenaar present a special evening of original and classic poetry readings and recitations, followed by Q&A and discussion. Come for poetry, pints, and pours, plus warm conversation with these prize-winning poets and esteemed professors.

Registration required! ThalesCollege.org/poetry

Thanks to everyone who came to our Spring Open House! It was great to see so many interested parents and students mingle with our undergrads, faculty, and founder while learning about everything Thales College has to offer! We are thrilled to welcome our next class this fall and we look forward to hosting visitors again in the future!

Major Growth Generators of K-12 Classical Education: https://bit.ly/major_growth_generators

#7: "[D]eveloping pipelines of equipped future teachers from classical and liberal arts post-secondary education institutions to K-12 classical schools is essential for expansion."

Thales College is committed to this effort with our Bachelor's degree program in Classical Education (Teaching) and our Certificate in Classical Education Philosophy continuing education program!

Learn more:
https://bit.ly/classical_ed
https://bit.ly/phil_certif

RealClearEducation Discovery Institute

Our Distinguished Professor of Humanities, Anthony Esolen, Ph.D., reflects on the benefits of a Classical Education, articulating the freedom, joy, and authenticity found within this profound art of instruction, one we share daily at TC.
 
Register for Open House: thalescollege.org/OpenHouse

Part of our classical education approach to physics is to look at the history of ideas prior and up to Newton. For the past two years, this has culminated on a debate about Galileo, his ideas, and his trials. This year, our students were assisted by debate expert, Dr. Joshua Herring.

We are excited to be hosting the 2024 CiRCE Institute Spring Conference—Good Medicine: The Care & Tending of the Joyful & Hospitable Teacher—on March 21-23! This special gathering in Wake Forest, NC will feature an excellent roster of speakers, including TC’s own Dr. Josh Herring and Kristen Rudd, to contemplate how to care for parents and teachers so teachers and parents can care for their students. For more info and to register, visit: https://circeinstitute.org/events/good-medicine-the-care-of-the-joyful-teacher/

Engineering Bootcamp marks the start of Thales College’s engineering program coming to life through the practices learned in a real manufacturing setting! Students get a firsthand look at the processes of engineering, safety measures in the workplace, and get to take part in the creation of their own products. Ben, one of our undergrads, put our TC emblem on the side of a grill made at the bootcamp. Thales College is unique as it provides many opportunities like these for undergrads to fully immerse themselves in their field of choice to gain valuable experience before graduation. 🔧🔥

Calling all artists with a passion for Classical education!

Thales Press is working with Thales College's Distinguished Professor of Humanities Dr. Anthony Esolen to write a Classical education catechism for students and teachers in Classical schools.

All artists wanting to illustrate this catechism message us for more information!

As part of his Product Design class, Professor Joe Davison brought in a pair of Macintosh computers. Students are reading Steve Jobs’ biography, which explains how intent he was on making sure the Macintosh’s design was both functional as well as elegant and accessible. The class had the unique opportunity to see Apple’s history come to life as they booted up the computers, navigated the systems, and saw how these models applied the principles discussed in Jobs’ book. Students were fascinated to note that some of the UI was exactly the same on the 80’s model of the Macintosh as it is on today’s Macs, and they enjoyed seeing firsthand how the history of entrepreneurship through the Macintosh revolutionized the tech industry. 🍎💻🍏

Thanks to all of our students who brought delicious items to our We ❤️ TC breakfast! 🧇🍇🥯🍓

Happy from the TC gang! ❤️

Second year engineers Lucy and Abbie are busy constructing a water pump in their mechanical engineering lab! Our students shopped for the materials, built this experimental apparatus themselves, and are currently testing the pump. Stay tuned to see when it’s fully working! 🚰👩‍🔧

Take a look at the glowing review Anthony Esolen, Ph.D.—our Distinguished Professor of Humanities—has about a recent class with TC’s first-year students! We’re so excited to have him with us!
Register for our Spring Open House: thalescollege.org/OpenHouse

Watch last week’s lecture that our founder, Bob Luddy called “one of the best lectures ever, rich in content and life-changing.” We were honored to have Stephen Smith, Ph.D., present the first lecture—“Thomas More: The Life and Death of a Leading Citizen”—in our new lecture series, The Sydney & Cecile Smith Lectures on Virtue. We hope you enjoy this truly special talk!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoCFQMZR0yI

Very interesting things going on in our second-year students’ Philosophy of Economics & Human Action course: The class assembled a 300-piece puzzle for an exercise in which Dr. Palasek explained the principles of individual cooperation in endeavors. While putting together the puzzle, students assumed different roles, attempting to assemble as much of the puzzle as possible within the alotted time limit. This illustrated how, in a free economy, individuals cooperate by completing different tasks to efficiently work towards overall goals. An excellent illustration exists in Leonard Read’s famous “I, Pencil” story, where various parties around the world unconsciously assist in the production of the common writing utensil. This collaboration can range from small-scale teams to the international business marketplace. Our students had fun and enjoyed the opportunity to apply their learning in a tangible way! 🐈

Calling all rising high school juniors and seniors: Registration for our fourth annual Summer Institute is now open! This June, we are offering 3 different track options corresponding to our undergraduate programs, and field trips are back! We’re so excited for this week-long event that has become a key tradition at Thales College. Seats are limited, so be sure to register early (early bird rate ends April 15). We hope to see you this summer! 💻🌤️

Register here: thalescollege.org/SI