Training in the liberal arts is indispensable!
Training in the liberal arts is indispensable to making free men out of children. It prepares them for the uses of freedom — the proper employment of free time and the exercise of political power. It prepares them for leisure and for citizenship. — Mortimer J. Adler
We say liberal arts for ease of communication, but what we really mean is Liber Education. Liber education is the method by which we fulfil the mission of the college; all studies and experiences can be categorized within the five elements of liber education:
- Liberal Arts
- Humanities
- Manual Arts
- Abundance Mentality/Producers
- Practical Spirituality
We offer one undergraduate degree: BA in Liber Education.
Our graduates enter the post-college world with a skill set that gives them the option of not seeking a job, but rather empowers them to create a self-supporting business and living situation that is completely independent. They graduate with a set of skills wherein they can think for themselves, communicate with power and effectiveness, grow their own food, build their own home, generate their own electricity, and form a business of value to themselves and to the world. Their education makes them an asset and leader in any community.
5 ELEMENTS OF LIBER EDUCATION
The liberal arts are for learning and promoting freedom, and the humanities teach us the value of history and how to interface meaningfully with other human beings. The manual arts are the development of physical skills that lead to independence; becoming a producer provides for economic and legal independence, and spirituality reminds us to be humble and that we are dependent on a Supernatural Power.
THE LIBERAL ARTS
The importance of the liberal arts to Western culture is evidenced in the fact that we still talk about them today although most people know little of their history or origin. From their Greek and Roman origins, the liberal arts and the humanities were one in the same, or rather the humanities were a subset of the liberal arts. We tend to divide and categorize all educational fields today, but that is not how it was done in antiquity.