2024-2025 Enrollment Now Open!
Live, Online, Classical Education in the Protestant Tradition
Canterbury House of Studies assists families in forming the hearts and minds of students
according to historic Protestantism, specifically through the lens of Biblically-centered, Prayer Book Anglicanism.
Welcome to the Canterbury House of Studies! We offer a range of courses for Protestants, aligned particularly with the Anglican tradition. We welcome Anglicans seeking to explore their heritage and the tradition of Common Prayer, and we welcome Christians of all denominations who wish to explore matters of Christian faith in a community of their peers and under the guidance of supportive teachers. There are opportunities to study the Bible, as well as church history, theology and literature through the writings of people from the early Church Fathers to beloved modern authors such as C. S. Lewis. In the Canterbury House, we desire to nourish souls, not only by feeding the minds of students, but also by encouraging them in a life of prayer, devotion, and good works. Please peruse our offerings, and welcome to our community!
Canterbury House Chair
Meet Instructors in the Canterbury House of Studies
Elizabeth Kaufman
Elizabeth Kaufman holds a M.Ed. and earned her BA in Spanish from Hope College with minors in Music (piano performance) and Elementary Ed.. A missional mindset led her to work in various countries, teaching art and music in an American School in the Dominican Republic, grades 2 and 3 in a British school in Tanzania, and Spanish at a Montessori school in Michigan. Elizabeth went on to choose motherhood and homeschooling as a full-time pursuit and has loved teaching her four sons at home for the past eight years. Throughout this time, she has grown increasingly committed to Classical Christian education and has developed a love for “living” literature and biblical scholarship. She has also combined her love of music and scripture to compose several collections of songs for students and families to learn scripture together and to sing through liturgical seasons. She believes that every course of study is an invitation to witness God’s redemptive work in the world, to be formed and transformed by it, and to engage with Him in it.
Elizabeth lives in Kenya where her husband teaches biblically-based church discipleship and her sons enjoy living and learning “in the bush.” When not teaching or studying classical ed, you can find Elizabeth trail running, composing new music, doing laundry, hosting meals for friends and travelers, or attempting (poorly) to ride motorbikes with her boys. You can listen to her music for learning scripture at www.musictomemorize.org. [email protected]
Nathan Dickinson
Nathan Dickinson holds a M.Div. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and currently serves as a deacon at Christ the King Anglican Church in Beckley, West Virginia. He is a West Virginia native who has had approximately a decade of teaching experiences in local churches and missionary settings. He has taught the Bible in Kenya, Zambia, Myanmar, and Jamaica, and has taught English (among other things) to students in a Christian school setting. He loves helping students see the beauty of God in Holy Scripture and helping students learn to engage in meaningful dialogue.
His two boys (Barnabas, 5, and Martin, 3) keep his home life interesting and full of adventure! When he is not adventuring with his wife and boys, he is looking for a good cup of coffee, a good book, and a good conversation. [email protected]
Rhea Bright
Rhea Bright, Chair of The Canterbury House of Studies, holds a B.A. from the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and an M.A. in Classics from Dalhousie University, also in Halifax. Her Classical studies involved Latin and Greek, as well as classical and medieval literature, philosophy and theology. King’s Foundation Year Program, an early integrated great books curriculum, and the Dalhousie Classics department formed and nurtured what became a life-long love of the classics and a deep appreciation of the contribution of the ancient world to whatsoever is good and true and beautiful. She also has a Bachelor of Education from Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S. Rhea taught Ancient and Medieval Humanities at the University of Central Oklahoma for nine years, and over the course of ten years at Providence Hall and The Academy of Classical Christian Studies, she taught Latin, Logic, Bible, and integrated ancient literature and history. Rhea is married to Father Patrick Bright, an ordained Anglican priest who served for over 24 years at All Souls’ Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City and recently retired from full-time ministry. Together they raised five sons, now grown. They now live in a 170-year-old house in rural Nova Scotia. [email protected]
Lower School | Grades K-6
Lower-School
Class Periods
8:00–9:00 (ET)
9:15–10:15
10:30–11:30
11:45–12:45
1:00–2:00
2:15–3:15
3:30–4:30
4:45–5:45
Visit the Great Hall
Middle School | Grades 6-9
Middle- / Upper-School Class Periods
8:00–9:15 (ET)
9:30–10:45
11:00–12:15
12:30–1:45
2:00–3:15
3:30–4:45
5:00–6:15
Visit the Great Hall
Upper School | Grades 9–12
Middle- / Upper-School Class Periods
8:00–9:15 (ET)
9:30–10:45
11:00–12:15
12:30–1:45
2:00–3:15
3:30–4:45
5:00–6:15
Visit the Great Hall
Faith Studies
Church History
About the Canterbury House of Studies
Welcome to the Canterbury House of Studies!
Scholé Academy offers courses to students from a wide range of Christian traditions. And because of this, we know we also need to provide small enclaves where students can learn with like-minded believers in the conviction of their faith. Our Orthodox students are invited to take classes at St. Raphael School, an online classical school in the Orthodox tradition. It sits as a “school within a school.”
The Canterbury House of Studies, likewise, sits within our classical academy as a small collection of courses offered in the Anglican/Episcopalian tradition. The collection of courses offered here will provide students with a path from which they can explore their Christian faith, church history, art, culture, music, and philosophy.
The courses in the Canterbury House of Studies were designed during a collaborative retreat, hosted by Fr. Gavin Dunbar, in beautiful Savannah, Georgia. Fr. Dunbar opened the doors to St. John’s Church and welcomed our small group of academics, teachers, poets, and clergy. We spent several days praying and talking together about the needs of our Anglican students as well as the opportunities that a house of studies might offer. We’re so grateful for all of those who were able to attend that special time in Savannah, and also to those who have collaborated with us through lots of emails, shared documents, and Zoom video conferences. A big THANK YOU to Fr. Nathan Carr and Mrs. Rhea Bright for their tireless work, effort, and energy to bring these courses to life!
The two courses you see below are merely the beginning of a much more elaborate plan. We know we need to roll this out slowly, gauge interest, and allow families to learn more about what we hope to do. In time, though, we hope to offer classes from 6th through 12th grades, across a wide range of disciplines—a journey through the Anglican faith, culminating in a 12th-grade pilgrimage to Canterbury, England. More details about the entire scope and sequence of this program will be forthcoming!
If you have any questions about the Canterbury House of Studies, please feel free to email either principal, Joanne Schinstock ([email protected]), or our lead teacher, Rhea Bright.
Mission and Vision
Canterbury House of Studies assists families in forming the hearts and minds of students in the study of scripture and the practice of classical, Prayer Book Anglicanism.
Distinctives of the Canterbury House of Studies
In the Canterbury House of Studies:
- We believe there is one Body of Christ composed of Churches united under One Divine Head in the fellowship of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
- We hold the one Faith revealed in Holy Scripture and defined in the Creeds as maintained by the undivided primitive Church in the undisputed Ecumenical Councils.
- We confess the canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God, containing all things necessary to salvation.
- We are determined to hold and maintain the doctrine, sacraments, and discipline of Christ as the Lord Himself commanded in his Holy Word, and as set forth in the traditional Book of Common Prayer, its Ordinal, and the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion.
Chair of the Canterbury House of Studies
Rhea Bright, Chair of The Canterbury House of Studies, holds a B.A. from the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and an M.A. in Classics from Dalhousie University, also in Halifax. Her Classical studies involved Latin and Greek, as well as classical and medieval literature, philosophy and theology. King’s Foundation Year Program, an early integrated great books curriculum, and the Dalhousie Classics department formed and nurtured what became a life-long love of the classics and a deep appreciation of the contribution of the ancient world to whatsoever is good and true and beautiful. She also has a Bachelor of Education from Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S. Rhea taught Ancient and Medieval Humanities at the University of Central Oklahoma for nine years, and over the course of ten years at Providence Hall and The Academy of Classical Christian Studies, she taught Latin, Logic, Bible, and integrated ancient literature and history. Rhea is married to Father Patrick Bright, an ordained Anglican priest who served for over 24 years at All Souls’ Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City and recently retired from full-time ministry. Together they raised five sons, now grown. They now live in a 170-year-old house in rural Nova Scotia. [email protected]