The Tutorial
The Tutorial is the personal segment of the Program, during which the tutor and student meet one-on-one for an hour each week. During this time, a conversation takes place concerning the student’s current essay or book, with an eye towards both the mechanical (grammar, spelling, structure, syntax, etc…) and the metaphysical (ideas, questions, soul-work). This often morphs into a meaningful discussion about life in general. The work and conversation unfold at the student’s pace. For example, a struggling reader might read one book a semester, while a voracious reader might get through a dozen.
Hillwood
Hillwood is the name of a small-holding of about sixty acres located at the southernmost tip of the Cumberland Plateau in northwest Georgia. It sits atop Lookout Mountain, ~30 minutes south of Chattanooga, TN. It is mostly forest with ample pasture-land and a creek running through it.
Every Monday and Friday, the boys meet together at Hillwood. This is the communal aspect of the Program, during which the space for friendships to grow is provided. And here they work through the following curriculum:
Opening Liturgy (St. Patrick’s Breastplate and the Gloria Patri)
Ἀγών (Agon) Report - this is a weekly, voluntary challenge
WOD - Workout of the Day
Κοινὴ (Koine) Greek
Open hour - free play, lunch, etc…
Land Care (Mondays)
Seminar (Fridays)
Καιρός (Kairos) - a time of silence, stillness and solitude in the woods
Closing Liturgy (The Nicene Creed and the Doxology)
Several times each semester, the boys gather for campouts where they play, work, rest, and deepen together. Furthermore, there are several picnics each semester where the entire Logos Tutoring Program community gathers to eat, drink, and make merry. During these, the students recite poetry for the families.
“The poet only asks to get his head into the heavens. It is the logician who seeks to get the heavens into his head. And it is his head that splits.”