The Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences was recognized as one of the top Paideia schools in the country by the National Paideia Center at the Hamilton County School Board meeting Thursday night.
Terry Roberts, director of the National Paideia Center, presented a plaque to the C.S.A.S. principals and former principals. The plaque recognized C.S.A.S. as a National Model Paideia School and recognized the school’s twentieth year as a Paideia school.
The National Paideia Center was founded in 1988 by educator Mortimer Adler at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Laura Billings, senior associate director of the center, was also present for the recognition.
Paideia from the Greek pais, paidos means the upbringing of a child. Paideia teachers use three instructional techniques: didactic instruction, intellectual coaching, and seminar dialogue.