What is an Orthodox Education?
Learn more about our philosophy of education from Father Patrick Tishel above. The video answers our question: “What is an educated person?”, which informs our goals at Transfiguration Orthodox Academy.
Hybrid Education
Dr. Wearne has spearheaded national research on the hybrid school model, and recently wrote an article in the AJC, “How Hybrid Schools Could be America’s Future.”
Read more about Dr. Wearne’s research on The National Hybrid Schools Project, “the national clearinghouse for research, data, practices, and networking for the burgeoning hybrid home school movement.”
Our Patron Saint, Nektarios of Aegina
Saint Nektarios is chosen as the patron our school because of his devotion to education and the forming of young minds. You can learn more about his life here.
He faced severe, unjust slander and false accusations from rival clergy with complete patience and forgiveness, serving as an exceptional moral exemplar for students. He combined profound academic and theological scholarship with genuine spiritual holiness, authoring numerous books, commentaries, and the famous hymn Agni Parthene.