11/03/2025
Our annual all-school Exordium is coming up on Tuesday, November 11th from 6:00-7:30 PM!
What is Exordium? Exordium is our all-school evening event during which all students present, by class, a very small sampling of what they've been learning. "Exordium" literally means "the beginning or introductory part, especially of a discourse." The word dates back to ancient rhetoricians, whose exordia were the introductory elements of their speeches.
Sharing and reciting knowledge is an important skill: It requires different mental faculties from writing or reading, typical ways of evaluating learning in the 21st century. A memorized and recited piece is more easily "accessed" in the student's mind than, for example, a string of words encountered in a novel. And learning to speak a poem or a jingle -- with clarity and expression -- is a foundational skill for all public speaking, useful for the student's entire life.
We believe that an education is not merely for the student's use or good, but a gift from God to be stewarded well and shared broadly.
We hope to see you there!
