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2 04, 2025

It’s “No ‘Bro’ April”
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It’s “No ‘Bro’ April”

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It’s “No ‘Bro’ April”

By Anthony Urti|2025-04-02T18:41:40-04:00April 2, 2025|School life|Comments Off on It’s “No ‘Bro’ April”

It's "No 'Bro' April" in the logic and rhetoric schools at DVCS. What, you ask, is that? Good question! To answer, I've enlisted Chat GPT to help me (and by "help me" I mean do it for me) create an advertisement for "No 'Bro' April." Here it is: This April, drop the "bro" and level up your vocab! No "bro," no "brother," no "brosef"—you get the idea. Get creative. Find new ways to say anything. Challenge yourself. Who needs "bro" when you’ve got a whole dictionary? Join the movement, and let's talk smarter this [...]

5 02, 2025

Education and DVCS School Culture
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Education and DVCS School Culture

By Anthony Urti|2025-02-10T14:51:49-05:00February 5, 2025|Academics|Comments Off on Education and DVCS School Culture

The following remarks were delivered at the State of the School meeting on February 3, 2025. Romans 12:2; Romans 13:9-10 When the modern classical Christian school movement began in the early 1980s, it aimed to recover something valuable that had been lost in the modern world. Classical Christian Education (CCE) was a critique not only of public schools but also of traditional Christian education, which at that time (and still, to some extent, today) had a reputation for being academically weak. Christians had focused mainly on personal piety, often at the expense of engaging [...]

9 12, 2024

All I Want For Christmas is a 75-in TV: Revisiting Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death”

By Anthony Urti|2024-12-09T16:13:08-05:00December 9, 2024|Core Values|Comments Off on All I Want For Christmas is a 75-in TV: Revisiting Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death”

Recently, my family was out for dinner at a very lively restaurant. The restaurant was packed and any actual conversation taking place needed to be maintained at high decibel levels in order to be maintained at all. The food was very good. However, it hit me right between the eyes, literally, when I counted the number of televisions on the wall. Nary an inch between the rectangular displays, sporting events and the news of the day beamed light and sound en masse into the sort of space that at one point in our history [...]

31 10, 2024

On Appreciating Education
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On Appreciating Education

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On Appreciating Education

By Anthony Urti|2024-11-01T15:11:54-04:00October 31, 2024|School life|Comments Off on On Appreciating Education

Recently, I was put onto a tweet—now that the platform is officially X, what is a tweet called?—by a student at Oxford. The message of the tweet is one of appreciation for the student’s education. I quote at length: I have always thought that there is a moral aspect to academic performance at Oxbridge (the term used as a referent to Cambridge and Oxford Universities in the UK). Given the competitiveness of admissions and the commitment of senior academics to the tutorial/supervision system, not trying one’s best is both irresponsible toward the position of [...]

17 01, 2023

On Science, Truth, and Encountering God

By DVCS|2024-08-31T13:30:52-04:00January 17, 2023|Podcast|Comments Off on On Science, Truth, and Encountering God

How do we know God through reason, and how do we see his presence in nature? Seniors at DVCS grapple with these questions during a course in natural theology taught by Dr. Nicholas DiDonato. Dr. DiDonato joins the podcast to discuss these questions as well as perspectives on science and truth, types of reasoning, approaches to teaching difficult texts, and more.

9 12, 2022

On the Role of Art in Education and Culture
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On the Role of Art in Education and Culture

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On the Role of Art in Education and Culture

By DVCS|2024-08-31T14:23:31-04:00December 9, 2022|Podcast|Comments Off on On the Role of Art in Education and Culture

DVCS Head of School Anthony Urti and art and aesthetics teacher Kandra Bellanca discuss how art connects to culture and the Christian tradition as well as art education at DVCS.

26 10, 2022

Why Is Celebrating the Reformation Important?
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Why Is Celebrating the Reformation Important?

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Why Is Celebrating the Reformation Important?

By DVCS|2024-08-31T13:35:41-04:00October 26, 2022|Podcast|Comments Off on Why Is Celebrating the Reformation Important?

DVCS Head of School Anthony Urti and language and theology teacher Michael Lynch discuss the significance of the Reformation, which DVCS marks each year with a day of celebration. The following music was used for this media project:Music: Freedom by Alexander NakaradaFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4881-freedomLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/

11 10, 2022

On Learning and Teaching Literature
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On Learning and Teaching Literature

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On Learning and Teaching Literature

By DVCS|2024-08-31T13:37:04-04:00October 11, 2022|Podcast|Comments Off on On Learning and Teaching Literature

DVCS Head of School Anthony Urti and literature teacher Stephen Rippon discuss various literary works, the art of commonplacing, and the importance of learning alongside and from students. The following music was used for this media project:Music: Freedom by Alexander NakaradaFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4881-freedomLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/