Vision for a Classical School

About this episode

Kayla Cruthers discusses the importance of classical education and her vision for it at Ivywood Classical Academy.

Kayla Cruthers is the Head of School at Ivywood Classical Academy in Plymouth, Michigan. Join Scot Bertram as he and Kayla discuss why classical education is important to a community and how Hillsdale’s K-12 Education Office helped shape her understanding of and vision for an American Classical Education.  Learn more:  https://k12.hillsdale.edu/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Scot Bertram

Guest: Kayla Cruthers

Topics covered

• classical education
• community impact
• Hillsdale College

Keywords

• Ivywood Classical Academy
• Plymouth Michigan
• K-12 Education Office

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Plymouth, Michigan, Hillsdale

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