The Scholé Way

This fully refreshed and updated course flows out of Dr. Christopher Perrin’s new book The Scholé Way: Bringing Restful Teaching and Learning Back to School and Homeschool. With this all-new course, Dr. Perrin explores how the classical concept of restful, contemplative learning—scholé—provides formation in wisdom, virtue, and a deep intellectual life. Tracing the roots of scholé in classical philosophy, Christian theology, and monastic education, the course examines how this tradition contrasts with the anxiety-driven tendencies of modern schooling. Drawing on historical and literary figures, students will explore the relationship between rest and work, the role of contemplation in learning, and the integration of scholé with virtue ethics, friendship, and community.

Students will engage with classical texts, poetry, and Scripture to develop a richer understanding of restful learning as an intellectual and spiritual discipline. The course also gives practical guidance for structuring curricula, implementing scholé in your teaching, fostering attentiveness, and cultivating an atmosphere of contemplation. Most fully, this course invites educators to practice scholé not only as a pedagogical method but as a way of life—one that harmonizes study, rest, and the pursuit of truth in communion with God.

You may also enjoy the accompanying book The Scholé Way by Dr. Christopher Perrin available to order in paperback and audiobook from Classical Academic Press. This video course follows the content of the book closely. Both the book and course can stand on their own.

Dr. Christopher Perrin, MDiv, PhD, is an author, consultant, and speaker who specializes in classical education. He is committed to the renewal of the liberal arts tradition. He cofounded and serves full-time as the CEO/publisher at Classical Academic Press, a classical education curriculum, media, and consulting company. Christopher also serves as a consultant to charter, public, private, and Christian schools across the country. He is the director at the Alcuin Fellowship with the Institute for Classical Schools and the former board vice president of the Society for Classical Learning. He has published numerous articles and lectures that are widely used throughout the United States and the English-speaking world.

Christopher received his BA in history from the University of South Carolina and his MDiv and PhD in apologetics from Westminster Theological Seminary. He was also a special student in literature at St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland. He has taught at Messiah College and Chesapeake Theological Seminary and served as the founding headmaster of a classical school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for ten years. He is the author of The Greek Alphabet Code Cracker and Greek for Children and the coauthor of the Latin for Children series, all published by Classical Academic Press.