top of page
Teaching and Learning in Community
Subscribe to our blog!
Join our email list and receive notifications when we publish a new post.


Isabella Leake
Dec 8, 20241 min read
Announcing a special Advent event
The Civitas School is excited to be co-sponsoring an Edwards Institute talk presented by Edwards Institute fellow (and Civitas teacher)...
34 views


Joseph Leake
Sep 15, 20242 min read
The humble origins of “Lord” and “Lady”
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of “lords” and “ladies”? Images of old-world aristocracy and wealth?...
20 views


Joseph Leake
May 12, 20242 min read
Baking bread & making stories
What does baking have in common with creating a story? At first glance, they might seem unrelated activities, calling for totally...
25 views

Joseph Leake
Apr 14, 20242 min read
The delights and discoveries of etymology
Did you know that squirrel means “shadow-tail” in Greek (skíouros), or that a companion originally meant someone you break bread (Latin...
22 views


Joseph Leake
Jan 21, 20245 min read
The hidden link between Middle-earth & “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”: Part II
“I felt a curious thrill, as if something had stirred in me, half wakened from sleep.” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote these words in recollection...
25 views


Joseph Leake
Dec 20, 20234 min read
The hidden link between Middle-earth & “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”: Part I
Would it surprise you to learn that J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth and the Advent hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” are cousins? The beloved...
47 views
bottom of page