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Sep 20, 2026 41 min

An Interview with Tim Dernlan

from The Educational Renaissance Podcast Hosted by Educational Renaissance

Are you looking for ways to engage young students in virtue formation? In this episode Patrick is joined by Dr. Timothy Dernlan, Head of School at Classical School of Wichita, to dive deep into cultivating virtues in the classroom. It's a discussion that draws from his books, Classical Christian Virtues and Spiritual Formation in Schools. We also talk about the Virtue Fables series of children's books he's written. Links from this episode: ⁠Tim Dernlan's website: timdernlan.com ⁠⁠Classical Christian Education Alliance ⁠Virtue Fables series Spiritual Formation in Christian Schools, by Tim Dernlan Classical Christian Virtues, by Tim Dernlan The Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Educational Renaissance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading. Ask us a question: ⁠⁠⁠⁠write⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠record⁠⁠⁠⁠. Bring training in narration, habit training or studies to your school. Find a training package that will help your faculty grow in the craft of teaching at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠training and consulting page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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