Administration
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Concetta Pilsner, Director, Girls' School For many years I have dreamed of a school focused on the pursuit of the true, the good, and the beautiful. The philosophy of The Montfort Academy is distinctly imbued with these ideals. We seek the true in each discipline as its final end and fulfillment. Our greatest good is firmly rooted in our Catholic faith, which permeates Montfort's curriculum and social environment. The authentically and eternally beautiful flows from these most noble values and goals, perceived when the heart has found what it has longed for. As Director of the Girls’ Division of The Montfort Academy, I have the privilege of advocating for our young women. Most importantly, our young women benefit from the same Roman Catholic, classical education according to the mission statement of the Academy from its very conception. While all students follow the same curriculum and are instructed by the same faculty, our young men and women attend classes separately. Social activities, on the other hand, such as lunch, recreation, and most clubs are conducted in a co-educational fashion. Montfort is a multi-faceted gem. Students reap the academic benefits of co-institutional education, the social benefits of a community guided in love and virtue, and the spiritual benefits of a people dedicated to the educational mission of the Catholic Church. Although our young men and women share much in common, we do not lose sight of that dignity specific to each particular gender as designed by God. Whether we are teaching literature or mathematics, whether the students are engaged in a basketball game or a schola practice, instructors and club moderators are conscious of nurturing those virtues particular to each gender. We begin this important formation of character in the freshmen year with weekly classes in modern-day Chivalry and The Christian Woman. The latter class includes a study of The Privilege of Being a Woman by Dr. Alice von Hildebrand, a contemporary Catholic philosopher whom we are privileged to have as a member of Montfort’s Advisory Board. Dr. von Hidebrand emphasizes how our concept of the feminine draws its primary inspiration from Mary, the Mother of God. Mary embodies the virtues which our young women of Montfort strive for. In conclusion, The Montfort Academy seeks to assist our young women with their self-discovery of God-given potential through the formation of our feminine intellect. As John Paul II writes in Mulieris dignitatem, the rational and intuitive powers of women (which some have called the feminine genius), enriched by a natural maternal wisdom, give us a special role in this world as architects of society and culture. |
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