Friday Feature: Highlands Latin School

Colleen HroncichPublic school teacher turned homeschooler turned education entrepreneur. We ’re seeing this more and more these days, but it isn’t as new of a phenomenon as many might think. The lateCheryl Lowe, founder of Memoria Press and Highlands Latin School in Louisville, KY, is a perfect example.Cheryl received her bachelor ’s degree in chemistry and master’s in biology; she taught chemistry and geometry in a public high school before having children. She taught her sons to read before they started school, but she wasn ’t satisfied with the well‐​regarded public or private schools they eventually attended. She began researching the history of education to figure out what went wrong with education.Cheryl became convinced of the importance of classical education in general and Latin in particular, so she began homeschooling her sons and offering a weekly Latin class for other children. Seeing the success her students were having, she compiled her materials into a course that could be used by families or schools.Cheryl ’s weekly Latin class eventually becameHighlands Latin School (HLS), a private K –12 classical Christian school in Louisville that opened in 2000. And her course materials formed the basis for Memoria Press, a family ‐​run publishing company that produces classical Christian education materials.This unique partnership means Highlands Latin can function as a laboratory of sorts for Memoria Press c...
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