Andrew Kern is a researcher, teacher, and consultant on classical education. He homeschooled, together with his wife, their five now grown children, and he has trained many homeschool and classroom teachers through the CiRCE apprenticeship. Andrew has helped start several private schools over the years and has been consulting with classical educators for over 20 years. His quest is to explore the Orthodox tradition for the wisdom it offers for our teaching in the here and now. Andrew is founder and president of the CiRCE Institute, co-author of The Lost Tools of Writing, The CiRCE Guide to Reading, and (with Dr. Gene Edward Veith) Classical Education: The Movement Sweeping America. He and his family live in North Carolina.