Foodways & Culinary Arts:
Mentored instruction in the “Common Arts” of traditional food preparation, including heritage cooking methods passed down through generations and their place within culture.
Pottery:
Apprenticed instruction in the traditional “Art & Mysterie” forming and firing pottery and crockery, focusing on hand-throwing techniques, historical designs, and various glazing and firing techniques. Emphasis will be upon timeless and beautiful expressions of the art in the past, strongly supported by demonstrated ability to identify and emulate historical and traditional designs.
Barbering:
Apprenticed instruction in the “Art & Mysterie” of traditional barbering skills, with an emphasis upon grooming techniques. Compliance with licensing requirements under the Pennsylvania Apprenticeship and Training Council will be established for Kingsgate graduates.
Theatre:
Mentored instruction in the Fine Art of theatre, including the history and practice of costuming, the art of playwriting and making of musical scores, and the production of historically-inspired performances such as madrigal dinner-theatres, Shakespearian theatre, and Medieval “mystery plays” of the guilds and associations.
Heirloom Gardening and Heritage Farming:
Mentored instruction in the “Common Art” of growing and maintaining heritage crops, learning sustainable and traditional farming techniques, and preserving the important genetic quality of heirloom plant varieties.
Herbal Health and Medicine:
Mentored instruction in the “Common Arts” of herbal health and medicine, exploring the various benefits and limitations of traditional herbal remedies and practices, with a focus upon using natural ingredients for enhanced human and animal health and wellness.
Traditional Domestic Arts:
Mentored instruction in the “Common Arts” of domestic manufactures which have sustained generations with beautiful, practical items for hearth and home. Kingsgate scholars are given frequent opportunities to master the simple arts of broom-making, basket-weaving, candle-making, soap-making, tape-weaving, chair-seat-weaving, &c., and form a part of the preservation of historic domestic craftsmanship.
Life Foundations – Nativitas & Nutritatus:
A combination of mentored instruction, symposiums, weekend intensives, and practical application to prepare young women for possible future callings as midwives, doulas, childbirth educators, and lactation consultants. Emphasis is upon wholeness and human health for mother and child, working to partner with and place Kingsgate graduates in God-centered programs for childbirth professionals.
Drawing, Painting, and Sculpting:
Mentored instruction in the Fine Arts of traditional drawing, painting (oils, watercolours), and sculpting, fostering a love for artistic expression. Kingsgate scholars are taught the history of art, as well as that which is called “art”, as each piece is contextualized within the social movements and associated worldview/philosophy in which its contemporaries lived and […]
Archery/Shooting Sports:
Mentored instruction courses in traditional archery (recurve bow, English longbow) and traditional shooting (flintlock firearms and sporting shotguns), focusing on safety, technique, and historical context. Participation may lead to opportunities for intramural and league competitions with teams from other Classical schools, and potentially within the The British Long-Bow Society, the International Longbow Archers’ Association, […]
