Out of the Classroom and into the World: How to Transform Catholic Education

by Roy Peachey, Michael Hanby (Foreword)

Catholic education can transform our children, and we can transform Catholic that is the foundational message of this book. Drawing inspiration from the work of Stratford Caldecott, Pope Benedict XVI, and many others, Out of the Classroom and into the World delivers a rallying cry for parents, teachers, and home educators, offering a probing analysis of contemporary Catholic education and making practical, actionable suggestions for real and lasting change. “It is with great pleasure that I see Roy Peachey taking up the challenges laid down by Stratford Caldecott in his ground-breaking work on education.”— LÉONIE CALDECOTT , co-director of Second Spring “Philosophically sophisticated yet down-to-earth, this bold call to action should be read by all who care about the formation and welfare of children.”— ALISON MILBANK , University of Nottingham “In Out of the Classroom and into the World , Roy Peachey makes an important contribution to helping Catholic parents, teachers, schools, and pastors take back ownership of Catholic education.”— ANDREW SEELEY , Institute for Catholic Liberal Education and Thomas Aquinas College “Building on the solid foundation of parents’ role as first educators, Roy Peachey traces out an attractive vision of what Catholic education could be, while remaining clear-sighted about the particular challenges now faced by those who are serious about changing contemporary culture.”— ROBERT TEAGUE , The Cedars School “For those homeschooling parents, like myself, whose educational philosophy is best expressed by the work of Stratford Caldecott, this is the book we’ve been waiting for. Just as Caldecott’s books inspired a movement to bring beauty back into education, it is my hope that Peachey’s book will be an inspiration in the ongoing transformation of Catholic education in the twenty-first century.”— ANDREA KIRK ASSAF , The Kirkos Caravan Cottage School “Witty, personal, and authoritative, this beautifully written and deeply learned book makes fresh the timeless lessons of a Catholic education and gives a much-needed reminder to Catholic schools and colleges of what they are about.”— ANDRÉ GUSHURST-MOORE , Worth School “Roy Peachey deploys a wide range of scholarship, both ancient and recent, to reflect on the vocation of Catholic educators and schools to walk in loving accompaniment with parents in their educational endeavor and mission.”— CHARLOTTE AVERY , St. Mary’s School

194 pages, Paperback

Published July 4, 2018

About the author

I am the author of six books and hope to add more to the list soon!

'The Race' (Cranachan, 2021) - a children's novel

'Popes, Emperors and Elephants (Angelico, 2021) - a history book for children and young adults

'Between Darkness and Light' (Eyrie, 2019) - a literary novel about a Chinese interpreter during World War I

'50 Books for Life' (Angelico, 2019) - a concise guide to Catholic literature

'Did Jesus go to School? and other questions about parents, children and education' (Redemptorist, 2019)

'Out of the Classroom and into the World' (Angelico, 2018) - a manifesto for educational change

Reviews

[Matthew Livermore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommended reading for Catholic educators, this book is very much in the vein of Stratford Caldecott's excellent books such as Beauty in the Word. The emphasis is on *how* to transform Catholic education, so the books have suggestions on how to implement the Catholic vision. I think Peachey is especially strong here when he talks about work, using people like Josef Pieper and E. F. Schumacher to argue for the Catholic school as oasis of leisure in the middle of a desert of utilitarian and positivist ideology!