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Establishing a Firm Foundation Kolbe Academy is built upon the foundation of the Ignatian Method, based on the Spiritual Exercises and the Ratio Studiorum of St. Ignatius of Loyola and seeks:
- To focus on formation, not information
- To have the goal of leading the student to the knowledge and love of God
- To help the teacher/parent train the student's memory, understanding and will
- To train the student to speak, write and act well
- To do all things Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam, for the greater glory of God
Ignatian education is education with a purpose in mind beyond simply filling heads with data. A proper education should:
- Form children into adults capable of being leaders and effective agents for Christ in the world
- Fashion in the student an intelligent obedience to all duly-constituted authority
- Develop a respect for the contributions of the past in the student
- Create competency in the arts of expression
- Instill in the student the habit of orderly thinking, trained by a thorough grounding in the basics and expanded in a literature-based curriculum
How does this work? The three tools of Ignatian education are:
- Self-activity: forms the habit of independent study and interest in scholarly pursuits
- Mastery: tackling progressively more difficult through learning, repetition and memorization builds confidence and motivation to keep learning
- Formation: emphasizes development of the whole person--mind, body and soul--to help the student learn to make wise choices in line with the will of God
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