Providentially, Mrs. Caudill discovered classical Christian education just before beginning to homeschool her children. Loving the nature of their studies so much, she enrolled in a program dedicated to reading classic texts and earned a master’s degree in Classical Christian Studies from New Saint Andrews College. During her time at NSA, she first encountered and was most influenced by the writings of Augustine, Gregory of Nazianzus, Bonaventure, and Flannery O’Connor. She continues to be their student. Along with their writings, she also studied Latin and Latin pedagogy and learned to respect its order, rhythm, and impact on English. Prior to her foray into classical education, she earned a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Maryland, College Park and worked for a firm in D.C. She has traveled through several parts of Italy, sketching a bit of its character along the way. She keeps a half-tamed potager garden and tries to live outside as much as possible.

Mrs. Hartman (nee Gallagher) graduated from The Catholic University of America with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Minor in Theology and Religious Studies. She comes from a Roman Catholic family of ten (children) in Oregon. She was homeschooled up through high school using Kolbe Academy, and during that time she cultivated a love for Latin, music, theology, and the classics, which she continued to pursue during her college career. She especially loves playing the harp and the piano and reading Shakespeare and Flannery O'Connor. She learned about Chesterton Academy through two of her younger sisters who attend Chesterton back home in Oregon, and is excited to share her love of classical learning with the students here in Annapolis.