About the Competition Last month, we asked Gravitas students to earn points for their houses by participating in a Shakespearean sonnet competition. Though all the submissions were great, our judge, a distinguished poet named Peter Lilly, settled on one winner and two runners-up. 1st Runner-Up Our first runner-up is Aithan (7th grade). Here is his […]
Fasting in the Gravitas Character Formation Program The following advice on conducting a food fast was written by Dr. Zach Manis for the Gravitas Character Formation Program 4.12-13. It has been modified slightly for the purposes of this post. The Gravitas Character Formation Program guides students through a wide range of spiritual disciplines, including fasting.
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Our Gravitas Character Formation Program was originally written for 7-12th graders, and now that we are inviting 5-6th graders to participate, we are finding that some of the content is a bit above their reading level. Thankfully, ChatGPT has made it possible to simplify the language and concepts in some of the resources we use.
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We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership between B2THEWORLD and Gravitas: A Global Extension of The Stony Brook School. This collaboration aims to expand the reach of quality Christian education and character formation to children impacted by war, fulfilling the vision of both organizations. A Meeting of Missions B2THEWORLD has been on a mission
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It is with immense pride and joy that we celebrate our very own Landon Loftin, who, along with his co-author Max Leyf Treinen, has been honored with the 2023 Owen Barfield Award for Excellence. This prestigious award, established in 2010 by the Owen Barfield Literary Estate, recognizes outstanding contributions to the understanding of Barfield’s work.
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We are delighted to announce a revolutionary partnership between KaiPod Learning and Gravitas, the innovative online extension of The Stony Brook School. This unique alliance brings together local academic support and a globally recognized education, leveraging the prestige of a 101-year-old institution with an unwavering commitment to “Character Before Career”, and the cutting-edge approach of
Historically, I have used Medieval disputatio as a method of teaching my high school philosophy students to summarize and curate the best arguments from the history of philosophy and to write their own logically valid arguments in defense of a philosophical position. The method works really well, and it accomplishes the goals of two different
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by Maksym Danylenko Being a Student in Wartime As a teenager living in Ukraine, last year was incredibly challenging for me. Living here is extremely difficult due to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Despite the difficulties, I have done my best to remain optimistic and to keep moving forward. The separation from my
Call for Contributions Fellow Teachers and Administrators, now that we’ve had several months to process the current and potential impact of ChatGPT and other LLMs on education, let’s do a collective SWOT analysis on them. This is open to any teachers or administrators in K-12 schools or colleges and universities. We will curate the best
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An Open Letter to Christian School Leaders about the Benefits of a Partnership with Gravitas Dear Christian School Leader, The past few years have been full of challenges and opportunities. Most of your schools are experiencing unprecedented growth and demand as families who had previously been satisfied with public school have realized what we have