Paula Jones

Our bard for the evening, Mrs. Paula Jones, guides us through the 4th grade literature curriculum where we dive deep into the epic Beowulf and learn of the significance it holds in the history of literature and within the intentional curriculum at Cambridge.  We hope you enjoy!

Beowulf | Fourth Grade | Paula Jones

Esther Berends

Esther Berends, our second grade lead teacher, joins us on the podcast to share a unique lesson our second graders experience as they learn about ancient Egypt.  This episode highlights historical integration as an organizing theme in our curriculum and illustrates lessons that cultivate wonder in our students.

Simple Machines | Second Grade | Esther Berends

Jim Hamilton

Jim Hamilton walks us through a unique lesson that he created for 8th grade history in which the students role play citizen on the brink of the Peloponnesian War to see if they would make the same mistakes.  This lesson presents an opportunity to learn through history and practice empathy.

Playing a Role in Ancient History | Jim Hamilton

Melissa Gingrich

Melissa Gingrich, our Upper School Principal, joins us to discuss the what and why of the Upper School Advisory Program.  Melissa brings a unique perspective - being both the Upper School Principal as well as the mother of two graduates and a current Sophomore - that makes her especially equipped to discuss the program's objective and implications.

Advisory Program | Melissa Gingrich

DJ Goodwiler

DJ Goodwiler, our Humanities Chair and Rhetoric Teacher, walks us through the Junior and Senior trips to DC and Italy. These trips culminate their studies of rhetoric and history, allowing the students to put their studies into practice as they interact rhetorically with historical places and spaces.

The Rhetoric of Place and Space | Jr./Sr. Trips to DC and Italy | DJ Goodwiler

Alice and Ben, two of our 6th graders, join us to talk about their experience as Cambridge students.  They offer unique insights into the Cambridge experience and advice for other Cambridge Students.  It was a blast having Alice and Ben on and we were blown away with what they had to say! This is an episode you definitely do not want to miss!

Student Experience | Alice & Ben

Shelly Potwardowski

Eric and Shelly Potwardowski join us to share their experience as parents at The Cambridge School.  The Potwardowskis currently have children in every stage of The Cambridge Education (Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Aluma), making their experience an especially unique one.  Listen in to hear about how their children's experiences have differed and how, as parents, they have handled the ups and downs as the school has grown with them.

Parent Experience | Eric and Shelly Potwardowski

Reuben Settergren

3:16 on amazonHermann Zapf's illustration of John 3:161 Tim 3:16  "note the Russian orthodox cross in the negative space" -Dr. Settergrenliterateprogramming.comThe Annotated Turing, Charles PetzoldEyes in the Sky, Arthur Holland MichelBeauty and Joy of Computing:"We also think that computer programs (not just the pictures that programs can produce) can be things of beauty.... good programmers develop a sense of programming aesthetics."

<a href="https://smile.amazon.com/3-16-Bible-Texts-Illuminated/dp/0895792524" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3:16 on amazon</a><a href="https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/john316.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hermann Zapf's illustration of John 3:16</a><a href="https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/1tim.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1 Tim 3:16</a>  "note the Russian orthodox cross in the negative space" -Dr. Settergren<a href="http://literateprogramming.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">literateprogramming.com</a><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Annotated-Turing-Through-Historic-Computability/dp/0470229055" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Annotated Turing</a>, Charles Petzold<a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Eyes-Sky-Secret-Gorgon-Stare-ebook/dp/B07FK9567C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eyes in the Sky</a>, Arthur Holland Michel<a href="https://bjc.berkeley.edu/curriculum/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauty and Joy of Computing:</a>"We also think that computer programs (not just the pictures that programs can produce) can be things of beauty.... good programmers develop a sense of programming aesthetics."

Computer Science | Dr. Reuben Settergren

DJ Goodwiler joins us back on the show to discuss progymnasmata, a series of "pre-exercises" that our students practice before entering Rhetoric School.

Progymnasmata | DJ Goodwiler

Amy Tollefson

Amy Tollefson, Business Manager at The Cambridge School, joins us to take us behind the scenes of operations--the human endeavor that keeps the wheels turning at Cambridge.

Operations | Amy Tollefson

A podcast from The Cambridge School, a Christian Classical School in San Diego California, where we discuss an education worth pursuing.  From Faculty and Administration to scholars across academia, we sit down with renowned names in the field of education to discuss both the classical and Christian principles that focus on formation, not simply information.

I have been an educator for seven years and am always looking for new resources to further the effectiveness of my work in the classroom. This podcast is a deeply engaging way to stimulate new thoughts and creative strategies. I enjoyed taking a deeper look into classical education and especially loved hearing the break down of Colleen Dong’s experience and observations in the kindergarten classroom. Hoping for more enriching episodes as the year goes on!

Compelling Conversations For Real Educators

An Examined Education

Colleen Dong

Colleen Dong has been with Cambridge more than most and has been involved in all stages of the educational development of the students.  In this episode, Colleen tells her story of how she first got involved in the Kindergarten classroom and eventually came to teach Kindergarten here at Cambridge.  It is a truly incredible story that shows Kindergarten is not something to look over when it comes to the early development of a child.

Not just Kindergarten Part I | Colleen Dong

<a href="https://www.cambridgeclassical.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TCS_1920SeniorCollegeAcceptanceList_NB.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2020 College Acceptances </a>

College Counseling | Becky Priest

Jean Kim

Book Recommendations Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning by Douglas WilsonWisdom and Eloquence by Robert Littlejohn and Charles T. EvansLiberal Arts Tradition by Kevin Clark and Ravi JainInstitutes of Oratory by QuintilianCollected Works by Erasmus

Book Recommendations <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Lost-Tools-Learning-Distinctively/dp/0891075836" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning</a> by Douglas Wilson<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Eloquence-Christian-Paradigm-Classical/dp/1581345526/ref=sr_1_1?crid=6EQJ1IRLB1LF&amp;keywords=wisdom+and+eloquence&amp;qid=1573499493&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=wisdom+and+el%2Cstripbooks%2C199&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wisdom and Eloquence</a> by Robert Littlejohn and Charles T. Evans<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Liberal-Arts-Tradition-Philosophy-Christian/dp/1600512259/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2NAKRUH1BFUD4&amp;keywords=liberal+arts+tradition&amp;qid=1573499540&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=liberal+arts+%2Cstripbooks%2C232&amp;sr=1-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liberal Arts Tradition</a> by Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain<a href="https://archive.org/details/cu31924075437685/page/n5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Institutes of Oratory</a> by Quintilian<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Literary-Educational-Writings-Antibarbari-Parabolae/dp/0802053955/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=erasmus+de+copia&amp;qid=1573577472&amp;sr=8-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Collected Works </a>by Erasmus

Beginning with the end in mind | Jean Kim

Russ Kapusinski

Cambridge Christian

Russ Kapusinski joins us on today's episode to tell what it does and does not mean to be a Christian School in today's contemporary climate and challenges assumptions that may be brought into the discussion.  This conversation will be continued in a future episode, so keep an eye out for that!

How is Cambridge Christian Part I | Russ Kapusinski

In Part 2 of our discussion with Colleen Dong, DJ steps in to do a deep dive on some of the concepts that Colleen discussed on her previous discussion with Jeff.  Tune-in to hear how “Kindergarten is really 12th grade Lite” and how our Kindergarten Teachers embody Homer as they transition these young children from oral culture into literacy.

Not just Kindergarten Part II | Colleen Dong

DJ Goodwiler addresses the Cambridge Community about the Upper School literature program at The Cambridge School and how a reader can approach a work of literature rhetorically and ethically.

Combustible Data | DJ Goodwiler

Language Chair Jim Hamilton addresses the Upper School students at a retreat earlier in the year.  Jim tracks classical education back to its origins to illustrate a couple ways in which the Cambridge Education is a classical education.

How is Cambridge Classical Part I | Jim Hamilton

Co-host DJ Goodwiler, takes off his hosting hat to be a guest on this episode of An Examined Education as he talks with Colleen Dong about Rhetoric-what it is and how it is taught at the Cambridge School.  Enjoy!

Rhetoric - What is it? Part I | Colleen Dong & DJ Goodwiler

Jim discusses Latin, Ancient History, and what makes The Cambridge Curriculum so unique.  This is part two of this conversation and a follow up to a speech that Jim gave earlier in the year to a group of students about How Cambridge is Classical.

How is Cambridge Classical Part II | Jim Hamilton

Brent Baber

Join us this week to hear from Russ Kapusinski, Brent Baber, and DJ Goodwiler, all teachers who have been part of creating and implementing the Bible Curriculum at Cambridge.  We begin to discuss what the Cambridge Bible Program looks like.  This episode will be continued in Part III.  Stay Tuned!

How Cambridge is Christian Part II | Russ Kapusinski, Brent Baber, and DJ Goodwiler

Jeff, Colleen, and DJ continue their conversation of Rhetoric within the Cambridge School as well as how Rhetoric manifests itself in its many forms and how it can influence the way we interact with the world around us.

Rhetoric - What is it? Part II | Colleen Dong & DJ Goodwiler

Jacob Mohler

Andrew Chung

Josh Sansonetti

Jump back in to Math at Cambridge with Par II of our discussion on what Math looks like at Cambridge.

Math at Cambridge Part II | Jacob Mohler, Andrew Chung, and Josh Sansonetti

The Cambridge Math Department joins us this week to talk about math at Cambridge and how we approach math a little differently.  This episode will be broken into two parts, so make sure that you tune-in in two weeks to hear part 2!

Math at Cambridge Part I | Jacob Mohler, Andrew Chung,  and Josh Sansonetti

As we continue to cover our curriculum at Cambridge, we welcome Dr. Melissa Gingrich, our Upper School Principal, who has been with the school since its inception and has been a big part in writing our Science Curriculum  and refining it over the years.  She speaks on the scope and sequence of our Science curriculum and talks about what makes Cambridge unique in its study of Science when compared to other educational organizations.

Science at Cambridge | Dr. Melissa Gingrich

Welcome back to the continuation of How is Cambridge Christian, this week we will pick up the conversation we were having with Russ Kapusinski, Brent Baber, and DJ Goodwiler about how exactly Cambridge is Christian.  Last episode we talked about a lot of the explicit ways in which Cambridge is Christian and in this episode we talk a bit more about some of the implicit ways Cambridge is Christian. As always we would love to hear your thoughts on the conversation and any questions you may have.  Feel free to send any correspondence to our social media pages @anexaminededucation on facebook and instagram.

How Cambridge is Christian Part III | Russ Kapusinski, Brent Baber, and DJ Goodwiler

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