The
Aurelian
School
Through Night, Under Dawn
Mission: To save the world through a holistic education rooted in beauty - of the heart, mind, body, soul.
Vision: To personalize education into a healthy, sustainable future for man and nature alike, providing the intellectual framework to guide diverse yet interrelated communities out of a materialistic night unto a more beautiful dawn.
Aurelia, Defined
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Our Name
Aurelia is a derivation of the Latin word meaning “golden,” referring to the belief that a more equitable era will emerge after our Dark Night of global materialism. Thus, its motto: per noctem, ad auroram; or, “through night, unto dawn.”
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Our Symbol
Aurelia takes as its symbol all Western origins: a Catholic Cross, wreathed by Greek laurels, supported by pillars of the Trifunctional Hypothesis, whose three classes - warriors, priests, yeoman - unite to represent the need to sacrifice for society’s future.
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Our Vision
Aurelia is inspired by Catholic social teachings, and thus seeks a future tied to land, family, and God through a change in the guiding principle of society, from “do as thou wilt” to salus populi suprema lex; or, “the health of the people is the supreme law”.
Hints of Aurelia
From Solzhenitsyn’s Nobel Lecture in 1972:
“Dostoevsky once let drop an enigmatic remark: ‘Beauty will save the world.’ What is this? For a long time it seemed to me simply a phrase. How could this be possible? When in the bloodthirsty process of history did beauty ever save anyone, and from what?
“But a true work of art carries its verification within itself…if the all too obvious and the overly straight sprouts of Truth and Goodness have been crushed, cut down, or not permitted to grow, then perhaps the whimsical, unpredictable, and ever surprising shoots of Beauty will force their way through and soar up…fulfilling the task of all three.
“Could not then art and literature in a very real way offer succor to the modern world?”
Beauty as Education
A World Worth Knowing
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Reject Mass Schooling
The global, one-size-fits-all model rooted in 20th Century industry; seeks mass production of laborers through passive, rote instruction in classes meant to teach students how to pass tests, maintain bureaucracies, and reinforce social norms
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Adopt Holistic Learning
Aurelia’s model, a synthesis of 21st Century flexibility and traditional mentorship; seeks human fulfillment through personalized studies of classic texts with self-paced development of skills meant to lead students to a healthy, beautiful life
The Aurelian Way
Steps to Holistic Learning
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1: Embrace Heritage
Explore our free classics library and choose a major ethnic canon to study as a specialty
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2: Restore Culture
Explore our free training regiment and choose an occupational class to guide your career
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3: Personalize Education
Explore our free K-12 lessons plans and choose a self-paced track to pursue your interests
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4: Develop Community
Explore our sustainability goals and choose how to rebuild local societies