Carter Rendall

Carter Rendall is a husband, a father, and a teacher at the Sacred Heart Private School in Welland, Canada. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Queens University and will graduate from the CiRCE Master Educator Apprenticeship in May 2025. Carter stumbled upon Christian Classical Education a number of years ago and has been on fire with a passion for educating ever since. He is blessed with the opportunity to live out his vocation to lead his family and to teach the youth. Carter hopes to play a small part in bringing the Christian classical renewal to Canada. Carter loves playing guitar, camping, hiking, reading the Great Books and discussing deep ideas. However, what he loves most is spending undistracted time with his family and watching his daughter grow.

Teaching Philosophy

Having been trained by the CiRCE Apprenticeship, I look at education through the lens of Nature, Purpose, and Propriety. Some questions I ask are, what is the nature of the student? The content, skill, or idea I am trying to teach? What are their purposes? This helps lead me to finding the proper or appropriate way to teach, assess, and guide my students. The student being an image …