Head Of School At Trinity Academy Of Raleigh Receives MetroBravo Award

RALEIGH, N.C. – Trinity Academy of Raleigh, a K-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh, has announced that its head of school, Dr. Robert Littlejohn, has received this year’s MetroBravo Award for Best Non Fiction Book from Metro Magazine. Dr. Littlejohn was recognized for his 2006 published work titled Wisdom and Eloquence: A Christian Paradigm for Classical Learning, a treatise on Christian education that he co-authored with Charles T. Evans. Evans is head of school at Regents School of Austin in Austin, Texas. and serves on a board that represents the interests of schools before the Texas State Legislature. Both authors are national speakers and consultants to colleges and schools across the nation.

Other books to receive a 2007 MetroBravo Award in the non-fiction category included Jeanette Walls’ The Glass Castle and Mark Steyn’s American Alone: The End of the World as we World as We Know It. An event honoring all 2007 MetroBravo Award recipients is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 27 at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. For more information, visit http://www.metronc.com.

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News Facts:

• Dr. Robert Littlejohn, head of school at Trinity Academy of Raleigh, has received this year’s MetroBravo Award for Best Non Fiction Book from Metro Magazine.
• Dr. Littlejohn was recognized for his 2006 published work titled Wisdom and Eloquence: A Christian Paradigm for Classical Learning, a treatise on Christian education that he co-authored with Charles T. Evans.
• Charles Evans is head of school at Regents School of Austin, Texas. and serves on a board that represents the interests of schools before the Texas State Legislature.
• Dr. Littlejohn has published more than 25 reports of original research in the fields of ecology, plant physiology, biochemistry and science educational theory since 1980.
• An event honoring all 2007 MetroBravo Award recipients is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 27 at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary.

Quotes:
“It is a great honor to be recognized in this capacity by Metro Magazine,” said Dr. Littlejohn. “This book is the expression of a hope-filled goal: that the result of all the effort we pour into teaching and learning would not only benefit the individuals we educate, but would help our society toward more grace and civility, and toward a universally high quality of life.”

About Robert Littlejohn, Ph.D.:
Robert Littlejohn, Ph.D., is head of school of Trinity Academy of Raleigh, a K-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh. His career spans 25 years in K-12 and higher education, during which he has served in a variety of teaching and administrative capacities. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biology at Baylor University, his master of science in biology at Stephen F. Austin State University and his Ph. D. in Botany from Washington State University. As a Ph.D. biologist, Dr. Littlejohn has co-authored two college biology laboratory texts, Exploring the Living World: Laboratory Studies in Biology Fifth Edition (1990) and General Biology: Laboratory Studies in Biology (2001). He has published more than 25 reports of original research in the fields of ecology, plant physiology, biochemistry and science educational theory since 1980. Dr. Littlejohn joined Trinity Academy of Raleigh in 2005.
As head of school, he is responsible for all aspects of operation at the academy, including academic quality, budget management, financial development, promotion, research and planning, and student services. He oversees over 260 students as well as 42 faculty and staff, and he reports to the Trinity Academy board of directors as well as the parents of enrolled students.

About Trinity Academy of Raleigh:
Trinity Academy of Raleigh is a K-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh. Founded in 1995, the school focuses on the development of learning while placing a strong emphasis on the classical liberal arts and sciences. Trinity’s 2007 graduating class of 18 students received more than $54,000 in merit-based scholarships to colleges and universities. Trinity Academy is also committed being a resource for the Triangle community, creating partnerships with community organizations such as the YMCA, North Carolina Theatre, North Wake Baseball and many others. Trinity Academy currently includes over 260 students as well as 42 faculty and staff, under the direction of head of school Robert Littlejohn, Ph.D. For more information, call 919-786-0114 or visit http://www.trinityacademy.com.

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