REGINA: Tell us about the Chesterton Schools Network. Future projects? Is there a plan to open Chesterton schools abroad?
DA: There are ten schools in the Network, with four more opening in the fall. All of them are self-started. We only provide the curriculum, the templates, and a lot of advice on how we’ve done it. Once a school is up and running, there are regular conference calls among the administrators as we share information and encourage one another and work together to strengthen the schools for everyone.
There is a school in Italy, and there is always talk of schools starting in other countries. We’ll see.
REGINA: After Chesterton Academy: getting into college and the workforce. How do you guide your students and their parents?
DA: We get a variety of help in guiding students, including a full-time college counselor, a priest, and other administrative staff. We’ve had several young men go to seminary. The greatest challenge is helping students avoid a mountain of college debt. It is a scandal. And it is a bubble that will burst.
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