Bloomfield Blog

Mathew Beatty

Head of School for Bloomfield Christian School since 2020.

Recent Posts

A Sweeter Song

A question that I often ask parents during conferences: “What if your child could move her grade in this class from a B to an A—but in exchange, she knew 20% less and her interest in learning decreased. Would she take that deal?”

Heavenly Blessings for Spiritual Battle

This blog is the first in a series of talks about the Armor of God from Ephesians 6 given to our Rhetoric School students during their retreat at Timberwolf at the beginning of our school year.

Ephesians 6 on the armor of God is a wonderfully rich...

Why Classical Isn't Enough

The title may come as a surprise.  Perhaps it should.  Let me convince you that I’m not growing soft on 50% of BCS’s identity.  I still love and appreciate the classical tradition.

In some circles, it’s common to speak of “necessary but insufficient”...

A Working Worldview

“A worldview is a commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions (assumptions which may be true, partially true or entirely false) which we hold (consciously or subconsciously,...

Top Ten List for Christian and Classical School Parents

BCS “Top Ten” Tips for Parents

How can we as parents lead our children to fruitful, faith-filled lives? Even as our students are being taught in classical, Christian methods and materials in school, we can support and enhance that learning by what...