
The
Aurelian
School
Through Night, Under Dawn
Mission: To save a post-AI world through a holistic education rooted in beauty - of the heart, mind, body, soul.
Vision: To manifest through education 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 intertwined with hands-on skill development meant to lead students to a healthy, fulfilling life
Previous Alternatives
Montessori, Waldorf, & Charlotte Mason
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Montessori Education
Learning occurs through developmental play and hands-on experience with real-world objects since children have a natural desire for knowledge and exploration of the worldClassrooms consist of multi-aged classrooms taught by the same teacher who maintains an environment of beauty while facilitating the student ability to choose their own work
Children begin lessons around 3-4 years old, with teachers providing a logical sequence to develop abstract understanding in uninterrupted work periodscertain, sensitive periods in which the child becomes very interested in one kind of activity
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Waldorf Education
Learning occurs through the fulfillment of a human being’s spiritual development is a spiritual being primed for personal and social renewal in the midst of
ANTHROPOSOPHICAL UNDERSTANDING OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Classrooms foster collaboration and shared responsibility between in pursuit positive relationships between individual and community heath relationships
Children focus on spiritual development as part both personal and professional growth COLLABORATION AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITY PROVIDE THE FOUNDATIONS
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Charlotte-Mason Education
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The Aurelian Way
Pillars of Holistic Learning
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I: Flexible Learning
Learning occurs through alternating between free play in known settings and guided exploration of new environments. To navigate the world, one must first understand the world; thus, Aurelia offers the texts necessary for the young to learn of their past, that they might better understand how to write their future.
Explore our FREE classics library:
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II: Everyday Skills
Classrooms: Early learners interact in multi-aged cohorts Worldwide infrastructure is aging beyond repair and must be replaced. The skills to do so are no longer taught in classrooms,
Thus, Aurelia seeks to recover these for a new generation to build a better future.
Explore our FREE training regiment:
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III: Academic Depth
Teachers frame exploration settings, introduce new materials, and act as guides and mentors for student learning experiences Structured learning begins around 7-8 years of age, inspired by hands-on experience and grounded by practical skills Opposed to the degrading one-size-fits-all model of mass schooling,
Thus, Aurelia offers a curriculum for learners to progress at their own pace in the subjects which most interest them.
Explore our FREE K-12 lessons plans:
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IV: Fulfillment in Nature
Classrooms To learn, one must not only study but act;
Thus, Aurelia seeks to create centers in which students can use their hands to manage and conserve natural resources in an age of urbanized pollution.
Explore our Conservation goals: