Providence School of Tifton Portrait of a Graduate
1. Virtuous with mature character
2. Of sound reason and sound faith
3. A master of language
4. Well-rounded, diverse, and competent
5. Literate with a broad exposure to books
6. A defender of the faith as a believer and scholar
7. An established aesthetic
8. Working with excellence to the glory of God
5. Literate with a broad exposure to books
Educated people are well-read and able to discuss and relate to central works of literature, science, art, architecture, and music. We expect our graduates to be well read in the important literature and ideas of Christian theology and the West.
6. A defender of the faith as well as a scholar
With the Word of God as their foundation, graduates should be able to proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord, being fully mature in Him, able to winsomely and graciously war for truth in their families, churches, and vocations, fulfilling their entire purpose on Earth.
ROMANS 1:16
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first then the Gentile.
ST. THOMAS’S PRAYER BEFORE STUDY
Creator of all things, true source of light and wisdom, origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your light penetrate the darkness of our understanding. Take from us the double darkness in which we have been born, an obscurity of sin and ignorance. Give us keen understanding, retentive memories, and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally. Grant us the talent of being exact in our explanations and the ability to express ourselves with thoroughness and charm. Point out the beginning, direct the progress, and help in the completion. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
ART APPRECIATION
Bruegel loved to paint common people doing common things. Look closely at the children in this European town. There are more than 230 children playing about 90 different games.1
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1530 to 1569) was known as the greatest Netherlandish (Flemish) painter of the 16th century. Bruegel painted proverbs, landscapes, views of peasant life, and panoramic biblical scenes. Early in his career he studied art in Italy.2
MUSIC APPRECIATION
“In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg
This is the scene of the opera when Peer Gynt is dreaming that he is standing in front of throne of a troll king. The description of the scene by the author says: There is a great crowd of troll couriers, gnomes and goblins. Dovregubben [The Troll King] sits on his throne, with crown and scepter, surrounded by his children and relatives. Peer Gynt stands before him. there is a tremendous uproar in the hall.3
Edvard Grieg (1810-1849) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions put the music of Norway in the international spectrum, as well as helping to develop a national identity, much as Jean Sibelius and Antonín Dvořák did in Finland and Bohemia, respectively.4
- “Tree of Life Window.” The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 26 Aug. 2022, morsemuseum.org/collection-highlights/windows/window-tree-of-life-2/. ↩︎
- Lange, Krista, and Leigh Lowe. First Grade Enrichment: Classical Core Curriculum. Teacher Guide. Memoria Press, 2017. ↩︎
- Fata, Patrick. Music Appreciation I. Memoria Press, 2017. ↩︎
- “Edvard Grieg.” Edvard Grieg – Steinway & Sons, http://www.steinway.com/artists/edvard-grieg. Accessed 13 Sept. 2024. ↩︎
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