"School of Athens" by Raphael

Wilhelm Scholê:


“Scholê” is from the Greek meaning leisure. “Scholê”, the root word of school, implies the life-long pursuit of an expanding use of time so as to develop to the fullest the mind, body and spirit. “Scholê” exemplifies the Greek belief that education must prepare the citizen for leisure, for a country that cannot use its leisure properly will collapse.

Raphael’s School of Athens is a perfect image of a Scholê, where life-long learners such as Plato, Aristotle, Zoroaster, Heraclitus, Pythagoras, Averroes, Diogenes, Epicurus, Ptolemy, Euclid, Zeno, and others are engaged in life-giving pursuit of knowledge.

“A successful education whets the appetite of a person so that, for that human being’s entire life, there is a constant desire to learn more about everything.”

Jacques Barzun


“Education: The Healing Art”
Marilyn Wilhelm