We hope you’ll join us on Saturday, May 19th 2018 for an Open House on the campus of St. Martin’s Academy. This is an opportunity for prospective families, supporters, or simply those with an interest in the Academy to come meet us in person, view our campus under construction, and learn more about our educational … Continued
November 18th 2017 St. Martin’s Academy hosted the first of its quarterly public faculty lectures. Dr. Kenneth Klassen delivered a talk entitled “Removing the Veil: Gymnastic Experience, Wonder, and Reflections of Jean-Henri Fabre”. The public faculty lectures are part of our effort to create an intellectual community around the Academy that shares in the edification and pleasure … Continued
One of the chief interventions in Saint Martin’s educational program is the inclusion of all aspects of a student’s life in the curriculum. From the organizational structure of the student body, to labor on the farm, work in the kitchen, prayer, academics, and even to the unscripted social interactions of the students themselves, every aspect … Continued
The boys’ participation in a working farm enterprise is at the heart of the unique educational experience at St. Martin’s Academy. Students will have daily maintenance chores on the farm that will include milking cows, collecting eggs, feeding and watering all livestock, and moving beef cows and chickens on an intensive rotational grazing system. On … Continued
“I did not know how to reach him, how to catch up with him… the land of tears is so mysterious.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery Most major bookstores will have a section devoted to leadership. Perhaps you have seen them? Dominating the shelves are books filled with well-intentioned how-to advice that is difficult to … Continued
Music is an integral part of the culture at St. Martin’s Academy, and specifically two forms of music are fitting for this Catholic boys boarding school. First, since the school is Catholic it presumes that the liturgy—Mass and the Divine Office—are prayed in common. Therefore, some type of sacred music should be in place to … Continued
Functional Outdoor Resilience Training…F.O.R.T. Join us at St. Martin’s Academy for one of our week long camps for boys age 12 to 14 this coming Spring and Summer 2018. Unplug for a week and reengage reality. An opportunity for recreation, growth, and learning in a decisively Catholic setting, F.O.R.T. Leadership Camps are run by the … Continued
In his poem “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came” Robert Browning’s hero, the young untried knight Roland, undertakes a journey that he believes to be his destiny, his fate, his raison d’être. This young Roland, like most young men, seeks the purpose for which he exists. Whether the hero of Browning’s poem finds that … Continued
At St. Martin’s Academy, faculty and students will work cooperatively to operate a sustainable, productive farm. We will grow seasonal vegetables, tend a perma-cultured orchard, and husband a variety of livestock from chickens and pigs to rabbits and cattle. We will milk cows and make butter, keep bees for honey, and ferment vegetables for use … Continued
“Bodily discipline is an aid to mental and moral health” – Fr. Edward Leen Athletics at St. Martin’s are a practicum in the capabilities and virtues that students are called to embody. We provide two distinct programs, one in the fall and one in the spring, that challenge all students at their respective level of … Continued