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WISDOM BEGINS IN WONDER Διά τὸ θαυμάζειν ἡ σοφία
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Humility—the awareness that you are a part of something greater than yourself—is the hallmark of true growth, learning, and belonging. To become more than you are demands that you ask questions that push beyond your own certainty, boldly seeking what you do not know in the effort to expand your own sense of self and the world.
At East Burke School, our students discover a diversity of voices in timeless books that challenge their own ideas and understanding, so they grow confident in exploring the unknown. Our students participate in unpredictable conversations that transcend their own beliefs and opinions, so they learn to welcome disagreement as part of a healthy discussion. Our students do not just sojourn, but spend time dwelling outdoors, so the sense of belonging in nature soaks into them.
By immersing students in what is, and will always be, greater than themselves, we endow them with a world of knowledge, of community, and of nature. We empower them to grow into more than they currently are by discovering their own freedom and belonging in these fields of greatness.
GREAT BOOKS
Success in the 21st century does not demand 10 cool tricks of the newest tech—it demands critical literacy and creative thinking. With classes steeped in readings and inquiries that have challenged and inspired people across the globe for centuries, we teach and cultivate human intelligence over artificial intelligence.
GREAT CONVERSATIONS
The heart of an EBS education is building community through Socratic dialogue. Students develop trust and humane instincts in courageous conversations that nurture deep connections and firm sense of self. They learn to challenge their own ideas, to seek truth over validation, and to engage differing views in an honest civil dialogue.
GREAT OUTDOORS
We can boast the Northeast Kingdom as one of our primary classrooms—we practice compass navigation and game tracking at NorthWoods, hike and ski Burke Mountain, read Plato on top of Mount Pisgah, and wade into the Passumpsic for hydrology classes. This is one facility that we need only to steward—never to upgrade.
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