Plato’s Academy famously forbade entry to any who had not “mastered geometry.” Euclid’s Elements is still the “key” that opens the quadrivium to our Rhetoric-level students. This workshop explores the patterns of deeper meaning in Books I and III, while demonstrating methods for approaching the three fundamental aspects of ancient Geometry: axiomata, construction, and demonstration. Participants will learn to move beyond “rote learning” in geometry, explore ways to integrate the trivium with Euclid, and how to vivify this challneging text for modern learners.

Maureen Baldwin holds a BA in Liberal Arts from Thomas Aquinas College, an MA in Philosophy from the GTU @ UCBerkeley, and is pursuing further graduate work in Christian philosophy through Davenant Hall. She currently serves as Chair of Humanities / Academic Dean at Beacon Hill Classical Academy.