Workshop Speaker
Plundering the Treasures of the Past:
The Value of Studying History According To Augustine, Hugh of St. Victor, and the 15th Century Humanists
Lucas Vieira serves as the Head of Upper School at Beacon Hill Classical Academy in Camarillo, California. There, he provides leadership for all aspects of the 6th-12th grade program and teaches several classes. Lucas has served in classical Christian education as an assistant principal, dean, athletic director, and school chaplain and taught humanities courses for 7th-12th grades. His proficiency and passion in the classroom have been acknowledged nationally, as evidenced by his receipt of the 2024 Christian Teacher of the Year Award from the Herzog Foundation. Lucas is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Beza Institute for Reformed Classical Education. This organization seeks to promote classical education through publishing, podcasts, and teacher resources from a distinctly Reformed Protestant perspective. Lucas holds a Graduate Certificate in Classical Christian Studies from New Saint Andrews College, a Master of Legal Studies from Trinity Law School, and his BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Westmont College. He lives in Southern California with his lovely wife, Madelyn, and their two children, Evangeline and Moses. They attend Christ Church Carpinteria as a family, where Lucas serves as a deacon. He enjoys laughing with his wife and children and reading great books in his free time.