Meet The Team

Who We Are

Meet our professional team. Collectively we have experts in the Liberal Arts for both classical homeschooling and classroom instruction. Our experiences range in many classical school models, from classical charters to private Christian schools.

We bring practical solutions to the beauty of classical education! 

  • Adrienne Freas

    FOUNDER

    Specializing in Charlotte Mason Classical Model, Homeschool Consulting, Classical Curriculum Writing & Design, and Professional Development for All Models of Classical Schools.

  • Karen Glass

    CHARLOTTE MASON MENTOR

    Specializing in Charlotte Mason's Principles and Pedagogy, Narration, Homeschooling, and Educating Parents in the Classical Tradition

  • Kiernan Fiore

    DEAN OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

    Specializing in K-12 Leadership for Title 1 Classical Charter Schools, Catholic Education, Curriculum Maps, Mimetic Instruction, Philosophy of Ed, and Virtue-Based Lesson Planning

  • Robert Terry

    ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP & COLLABORATIVE-UNIVERSITY MODEL

    Specializing in Classical Education Philosophy; Curriculum Design, selection and implementation; Teacher Training; and Preparing for Successful ACCS Accreditation. Over twenty years of experience in academic leadership with collaborative model schools.

  • Benjamin Lyda

    MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

    Specializing in New School Start Ups, K-12 Pedagogy, Highschool Humanities, Classical Writing through Narration & the Progymnasmata, and Drama & Shakespeare

  • Mark Signorelli

    MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

    Specializing in 6-12 Humanities, Poetry, and Classical Writing. He currently writes at his own website, The Classical Corner.

  • Drew Mery

    MASTER TEACHER & SCHOOL BOARD LEADERSHIP

    Specializing in upper school curricular guidance, logic & philosophy, civics & government, humanities, Socratic discussion, and serving on a Christian school board.

    Click here to read Drew’s definition of classical education.

  • Sarah Schrag

    READING & PHONICS SPECIALIST

    Masters of Education in Reading Specialization, 20 years teaching experience in grade K-12, Private and Catholic Schools, and Reading Interventons for Exceptional Learners, Certified Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Phonics Instruction

  • John Heitzenrater

    MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

    Specializing in Student Culture and Routines, Faculty Culture and Routines, Systems and Operations, Leadership Training and Resources, Syllabi, Curriculum Maps, Parent and Community Outreach, and School Discipline.

  • Aaron Mitchell

    MASTER TEACHER: CLASSICAL LANGUAGES, HUMANITIES, & MATHEMATICS

    Specializing in Latin and Greek, Deductive and Inductive Classical Language Instruction, Teaching Math Classically, High School Humanities, Socratic Seminar

  • Mariah Martinez

    MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

    Specializing in Administrative Leadership, Public Charter Schools 6-12 grades, House System Management, Socratic Discussions, Mechanics of Grammar, Mimetic Writing (Progymnasmata), Narration in Upper Schools, Classical Curriculum Design

  • Peach Smith

    MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

    Specializing in Catholic Classical Education, Charlotte Mason, School Transitions to a Classical Model, Curriculum Design, Teaching History, Science, the Arts, Special Education, and Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning.

  • Lindsey Pedersen

    MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

    Specializing in Philosophy of Ed, K-5 Traditional Classical, Classical Math Instruction, Charlotte Mason Pedagogy, Habit Training for Classroom Management in the Grammar Classroom, & University Model School

  • Dr. Steven Mittwede

    MASTER TEACHER: SCIENCE & THEOLOGY

    Specializing in K-12 Science: Teaching and Curriculum Development for Classical Schools, Teaching Bible and Theology

  • Jonathan Fiore

    MASTER TEACHER & PHILOSOHER

    Specializin in History, Teaching the Great Books, Philosophy of Education, Title I, Catholic Liberal Arts Education, and Liberal Arts Culture.

  • Dr. Reno Lauro

    MASTER TEACHER & EDUCATION LEADERSHIP

    Specializing in School Leadership, Socratic Teaching & Seminars, Humane Letters, Teaching History Classically, Philology, Mythopoeia & Tolkien in Education, Film Studies, Visual Studies, and Filmmaking.

Eleni Panaya, Australian Teacher

“I recently attended a two-part workshop by ‘Beautiful Teaching’, on Socratic Dialogue and Socratic Seminars in the classroom. It was quite possibly the best Professional Development that I have ever participated in. The workshops took a very practical approach to demonstrating and immersing the participants in classical education pedagogy, giving us a real taste of how these tools can be applied in the classroom and even a homeschool setting.”

Nury Siekkinen, Founder St. Thomas Aquinas Academy

“Adrienne and Kiernan have been instrumental in forming the curricular core of our new school. From foundational principles to practical real-world recommendations and best practices, their guidance and advice has given us confidence that we are implementing a faithful and authentically classical and Catholic curriculum.”

Immersion courses, seminar led book studies, and comprehensive support for parents & K-12 classical educators.