Recently, I was visiting my daughter and her family in Elmhurst Township, Pennsylvania. They live in a rambling old house on the grounds of Saint Gregory the Great Academy, a Catholic boarding school, where my son-in-law teaches geometry and carpentry, and oversees the care of the buildings and grounds.
The 60 young men enrolled in this school follow a rigorous schedule: academics, chapel, prayers, sports, and what the academy calls guilds, extracurricular activities where the students receive training in everything from wilderness survival to animal husbandry, from cooking classes to juggling. Singing is also taught and encouraged.
