Adam Taylor on Boys' Education and the 'Medieval Model'

Mar 27, 2025

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"Are you a classical school?" It's a question many parents and educators will have to answer at some point. St. Martin's Academy in Fort Scott, Kansas, likes to say they're not exactly classical—more like medieval.

At St. Martin's, a boys' boarding school and working farm for grades 9-12, Adam Taylor and a team of educators seek to nurture authentic masculinity, awaken wonder, and heal the imagination. This week on HeightsCast, Mr. Taylor talks with us about the vision of St. Martin's, and gives us ideas we can take into our own understanding of boys' education.

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3:35 The medieval model

7:12 The path to "Dean of Magistri"

14:38 Nurturing authentic masculinity

19:14 Healing the imagination

25:00 Boys need reality and heroes

33:49 Soulcraft: the role of work at St. Martin's

36:54 Forms of manly friendship

40:57 Time management for teachers

45:35 Recommended reading

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St. Martin's Academy in Fort Scott, Kansas