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Dr Karen Bohlin – Education in Freedom and Virtue: Practical Wisdom for Parenting in the 21st Century
You are invited to a special key note presentation with Dr Karen Bohlin, presenting: “Education in Freedom and Virtue: Practical Wisdom for Parenting in the 21st Century.” Dr Karen Bohlin – recognised expert in character education and virtue ethics Senior scholar, Centre for Character and Social Responsibility, Boston University Director, Centre for Advancement of Ethics and…
Holy Week
Term 1 at Hartford College ended with the boys performing a dramatised reenactment of the events of Jesus’ passion to the Hartford Community. Under the guidance of our Year 5/6 teacher, Mrs Jenny Hoare, the boys practised and memorised their lines over several weeks and gave a first-class performance. The students experienced the holy events…
Music as a Liberating Art
At Hartford College, we recognise music is an essential liberal art. Teaching in the liberal arts tradition, music is central to character development, the recognition of beauty, the development of memory, and so much more. Music has a profound connection to mathematics and poetry, engaging our body, mind, and heart. Music permeates our daily lives,…
Ash Wednesday
On Ash Wednesday, 22 February, Hartford students attended St. Michael’s Catholic Church to mark the beginning of Lent. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, ending with the celebration of Easter Sunday. Lent is a time of preparation, repentance and reflection. Ash Wednesday reminds us that we make mistakes, and also provides an opportunity…
Why Logic Matters
This week our philosophy teacher, Dr. Emma Wood, taught An Introduction to Logic to the Year 7 class. Logic is considered the science and art of reasoning well. Logic is traditionally one of the seven Liberal Arts. It teaches our students to think in a methodical way so that one premise plus another and another combine logically…
Archbishop Officially Opens And Blesses Hartford College
On Friday 3 January, the Archbishop of Sydney, Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP, officially opened and blessed Hartford College. Special guests including the Hon. Damien Tudehope MLC, NSW Minister for Finance, and Minister for Employee Relations and the Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP, Federal Assistant Minister for Defence, Veterans’ Affairs and the Republic, were also present…
First Day of Classes at Hartford College
This week, on Tuesday 31 January, we celebrated our historic first day of classes at Hartford College. The students arrived with their parents to meet the teachers and see their classroom. Parents enjoyed a morning tea and meeting up with other parents and staff. The students were taken on a school tour and then commenced…
Try Hartford Day 2023
Hartford College will be running a Try Hartford Days during the school holidays: – Thursday 13 July 2023 The day invites parents to drop off their son at Hartford College, allowing them to enjoy the Hartford student experience! “Try Hartford Day” will include fun activities such as: – Computer Coding– Sport– Debating– A BBQ lunch–…
Parent Information Evenings 2023
Come and learn more about Hartford College. With a strong mentoring program, and a focus on the Liberal Arts in the Western Tradition, Hartford College is the first of its kind in Australia. The information evening will provide parents an opportunity to see the classrooms, meet the teachers and learn more about our…
Professor John Haldane on Character Education
Professor John Haldane, regarded as one of the World’s top 50 most influential philosophers, recently spoke at ACU on ‘Flourishing as an aim of education’. He stated that virtue education and character formation had the potential to transform individual students and societies. Professor Haldane said there was enormous interest in character education around the globe,…
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