Josh Bowman talks with Nick Ellis, Founder and CEO of Christian Halls International, whose mission is to “strengthen local communities by offering Christ-centered tutorial-based education that fosters intellectual, spiritual, and vocational formation.”
We discuss the idea of place, place-based education, the classical education movement, the future of universities, and more.
To learn more about this exciting example of educational entrepreneurship, visit https://christianhalls.org/
Dr. Nicholas Ellis of Christian Halls International at TPUSA Faith's The Believers Summit - https://youtu.be/e2gHWgX3-jw?si=yFLIvHN_JWjvmY9v
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0:00 Introduction
2:10 What Christian Halls Is
20:42 Placeless Academics
27:35 Martial Arts Dojo Model
34:27 Define Place
42:20 Obstacles
47:48 Renewed Telos of Education
53:22 Next Steps
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