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Lucas E. Vieira serves as the Head of Upper School at Beacon Hill Classical Academy in Camarillo, California. His proficiency and passion in the classroom have been acknowledged nationally, as evidenced by his receipt of the 2024 Christian Teacher of the Year Award from the Herzog Foundation. In addition to his role at BHCA, Lucas is the Founder & Executive Director of the Beza Institute for Reformed Classical Education, an organization which seeks to promote classical education through publishing, podcasts, and teacher resources from a distinctly Reformed Protestant perspective.
While John Calvin is widely remembered for his contributions as a theologian, his cultural influence in the realm of Christian education is often overlooked. This workshop explores Calvin’s legacy as an educational thinker and his enduring impact on the liberal arts tradition. We will begin by examining Calvin’s own formation as a student of the liberal arts. From there, we will turn to Books I and II of The Institutes of the Christian Religion to analyze Calvin’s theological vision for education, with special attention to his understanding of the liberal arts as gifts from God that serve the Christian life. Finally, we will consider how these convictions took institutional form at the Academy of Geneva. Participants will learn how the liberal arts were implemented in a Reformation-era educational setting and how this model can inform and inspire classical Christian schools today. Teachers and Administrators will leave with a renewed appreciation for the arts as gifts of God’s grace, a deeper grasp of Calvin’s high view of Christian education, and practical insight into how his educational philosophy can shape the mission and culture of our own schools.
Participants will learn how the liberal arts were implemented in a Reformation-era educational setting and how this model can inform and inspire classical Christian schools today. Teachers and Administrators will leave with a renewed appreciation for the arts as gifts of God’s grace, a deeper grasp of Calvin’s high view of Christian education, and practical insight into how his educational philosophy can shape the mission, culture, and curriculum of our own schools. This talk will seek to emphasize the concept of paideia as we seek to pass on Christian culture and worldview to our students.
Lucas E. Vieira serves as the Head of Upper School at Beacon Hill Classical Academy in Camarillo, California. His proficiency and passion in the classroom have been acknowledged nationally, as evidenced by his receipt of the 2024 Christian Teacher of the Year Award from the Herzog Foundation. In addition to his role at BHCA, Lucas is the Founder & Executive Director of the Beza Institute for Reformed Classical Education, an organization which seeks to promote classical education through publishing, podcasts, and teacher resources from a distinctly Reformed Protestant perspective.