And as for the mainstream, the one line everyone learns at our school is from Chesterton’s The Everlasting Man: “A dead thing goes with the stream; only a living thing can go against it."
REGINA: How do students adjust after having attended regular Catholic schools or public schools?
DA: Some adjust more easily than others, and some, frankly, do not adjust. But there is not much correlation between their backgrounds and whether or not they adjust.
Home-schooled students often come with different strengths and weaknesses from public and private-schooled students, but, as in every school, the students’ greatest adjustment is to other students.
REGINA: Do you have international students?
DA: We have had the great benefit of international students who gain a great experience as well provide a great experience for everyone else.
REGINA: How does the school relate to the community in which it is situated?
DA: We have not done nearly enough to connect to our local community. We’re still their best kept secret.
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