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"Thank you for your concern and tremendous help." Instructor: Leigh Lowe Leigh Lowe, author of Memoria Press' Prima Latina beginning Latin program, is the mother of Baxter (a recent arrival) and the wife of Brian Lowe, Memoria Press's business manager. She is a writer and curriculum developer for Memoria Press and was one of the founding instructors of Highlands Latin School, where she currently teaches Latin to both second grade and high school students.Leigh holds a B.A. in business with a minor in computer science from Transylvania University and an M.B.A. from the University of Louisville. She received the Newkirk-Moore Award for Female Entrepreneurs in 2000 and the Landrum Rotary Fellows Award for Leadership in 2001. Leigh was recently included in the "Forty under 40" issue of Business First magazine, featuring young business leaders in Louisville area. Leigh started her own business, the highly successful Campus Quilt Co, which was recently featured on NBC's "Today Show," and in the Louisville Courier-Journal. Classes: Latina Christiana, Famous Men of Greece Instructor: Glen Moore Glen Moore (Latin instructor), who holds a B.S. in Secondary Science education and is a candidate for a Master of Divinity degree in Biblical translation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, teaches Latin, pre-algebra, and middle school science at Highlands Latin School in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Moore has taught science, math and Latin at Palmetto Christian Academy in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, as well as physics at the Western School of Technology and Environmental Sciences. He has also served as a youth pastor and has tutored home school students in Latin. Glen lives with his wife Bethany in Louisville, Kentucky. Instructor: Scott Piland
Scott Piland is a native of Missouri who is currently a student at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he is matriculating for the Advanced Master of Divinity degree with an emphasis in philosophical theology. He is 28 years old and holds a BA in Theology from the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He lives in Louisville with his lovely wife, Sunshine, who is a stay-at-home mother with their son Jude Anselm Piland. Other than teaching logic and studying for a graduate degree, he is also employed by UPS. His academic interests are within the fields of epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, as well as the summa of all disciplines, theology. His favorite authors are God, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Alvin Plantinga. His favorite quotes is: |
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Course pricing is per semester Adults Interested in Classes Are you an adult interested in taking a course? We have had a number of parents contact us who are interested in taking our online courses. We cannot include adults in our middle and high school groups of students, but if enough adults are interested in a class, we may be able to justify having one. Let us know if you are an adult interested in taking an online course by contacting Martin Cothran at martin@memoriapress.com. Make sure you indicated which class you are interested in. Instructor: Martin Cothran Martin Cothran is a writer and teacher who lives in Danville, Kentucky with his wife and four children. He is the editor of Memoria Press's "Classical Teacher" magazine, and is the author of Memoria Press's Traditional Logic, Material Logic, and Classical Rhetoric programs, as well as Lingua Biblica: Old Testament Stories in Latin. He is Latin, Logic, and Rhetoric Instructor at Highlands Latin School in Louisville, Kentucky. He holds a B.A. in philosophy and economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from the Simon Greenleaf School (Trinity University).For the past 15 years, he has been an influential voice on public policy issues at the Kentucky State Capitol. His articles on current issues have appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Louisville Courier-Journal, The Lexington Herald-Leader and various other newspapers around Kentucky. He has served on several state commissions dealing with state education policy and is a frequent guest on Kentucky Educational Television’s "Kentucky Tonight" program, a weekly PBS program broadcast statewide. He has been heard on ABC Radio News, American Family Radio, and Family News in Focus. He has also appeared on NBC Nightly News and FOX News discussing current events. He discusses political and cultural issues at his weblog, "Vere Loqui", which means “truly speaking” in Latin. His comments on politics and culture have gotten the attention of several nationally known weblogs, including “Mere Comments” (the weblog of Touchstone Magazine), “Uncommon Descent,” the blog of Intelligent Design advocate William Dembski, and the “Crunchy Cons” website run by Ron Dreher, the editorials editor for the Dallas Morning News. Cothran is a popular speaker and author who has been described as “a master of the 30-second sound bite” by the Lexington Herald-Leader, and “articulate and relentless” by the Associated Press. Classes: Traditional Logic II, English, High School Henle Latin II-III, GovernmentInstructor: Taylor Worley Mr. Worley's address will tell you pretty quickly that he doesn't live in the United States: Taylor B. Worley, Keenan House, Old Dryburn Way, Durham, England, DH1 5BN. But it wasn't always that way. After teaching 6th grade at Highlands Latin School during the 2004-5 school year, Mr. Worley and his wife Anna moved to Durham, England so that he could pursue a PhD in Theology from Durham University. For the last two years, Taylor and his wife have really enjoyed living in Durham and experiencing as much as they can of British culture. Besides part-time teaching in the Theology and Religion department and leading a small group Bible study at their church, Mr. Worley has been able to make quite a bit of progress on his thesis and expects to finish in another year. He plans to lecture in theology and contribute broadly in the area of theology and the arts. His teaching interests consist of theology, philosophy, and art/cultural history in general. He is committed to providing a classical, Christian education for his children and to enhancing the growth of learning for many families through this online academy. Refund Policy Because of busy schedules and potential conflicts with the class times, some people may find that they have to drop a class. You may drop a class up to 30 days before the beginning of a term with no drop fee. There will be a $50 fee to drop a class if you drop it less than 30 days before the first day of the term. Students who drop a class after the 2nd week of the class term will be liable for the entire fee for the course. Chat times for most classes will be published at the beginning of spring, and most classes will have multiple chat times to provide you with the greatest degree of flexibility. Calendar
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