Andy Gist

Background

About Andy Gist

I am passionate about engaging and inspiring students in a rigorous and challenging classical education environment that promotes academic excellence with a focus on the cultivation of virtue, the centrality of the Western tradition, the founding principles of America, and a lifelong love of learning. I embrace a liberal education philosophy that empowers students to think freely and maximize their innate potential. I have extensive postgraduate level study in history, western political philosophy, economics and government with recent experience teaching adult learners in history and government. I am comfortable with team building as well as recognizing and mentoring talent to achieve the organization's mission and vision. I recently founded Hampton Roads Classical, an independent, full-time classical academy in Smithfield, Virginia. We offer a rigorous American classical education that promotes intellectual, moral, and civic virtue through a content-rich, Trivium-based curriculum, rooted in the liberal arts. Please email me at pagist@hamptonroadsclassical.org. You can find out more via our website at I look forward to meeting you and discussing the benefits of a classical education and the vision for Hampton Roads Classical.