Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.
—C.S. Lewis
Literature
Literature cultivates the human soul. The great existential issues of life are powerfully addressed though literature. At Holy Child Catholic School, therefore, we expose children to literature that develops the moral and religious imagination.
Good books also serve as precursors to the great books. The great books of literature are those perennial classics which have made their way into the canon of literature.
Young students, by virtue of their age, are not able to read many of the original great works—e.g., The Iliad or the Divine Comedy—but, sadly, many older students are also unable to appreciate great books precisely because they were not reading good books when they were younger. At Holy Child Catholic School, we expose children to age appropriate literature which grasps their attention and curiosity and prepares them for the sublime heights of Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare.
Good books also serve as precursors to the great books. The great books of literature are those perennial classics which have made their way into the canon of literature.
Young students, by virtue of their age, are not able to read many of the original great works—e.g., The Iliad or the Divine Comedy—but, sadly, many older students are also unable to appreciate great books precisely because they were not reading good books when they were younger. At Holy Child Catholic School, we expose children to age appropriate literature which grasps their attention and curiosity and prepares them for the sublime heights of Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare.
