Valor Education
Madeleine Emholtz has a diverse professional background in education and support roles, currently serving as a Teacher at Valor Public Schools since July 2020. Prior experience includes positions as a Business Development Intern at AC Fitzgerald, where responsibilities focused on managing sales and marketing activities, and as Online Teaching Assistant Coordinator at Ashbrook Center, where duties encompassed training new teaching assistants and managing online class setups. Madeleine has also held various internship roles, including Curatorial Intern and Collections Intern at the National Naval Aviation Museum, and as a Writing Assistant at the Writing Studio at Ashland University. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from St. John's College and a Bachelor's degree from Ashland University.
Valor Education
At the heart of every person is a desire to know and to be known. We believe a truly human education addresses our deepest longings—to pursue knowledge, to have meaningful friendships, and to grow in wisdom and virtue. Valor Education exists to educate the whole person in authentic communities for a full human life. Through our classical charter schools and the Valor Institute, we build communities dedicated to wisdom, virtue, and friendship. Valor Classical Charter Schools Valor operates a network of the highest quality K-12 tuition-free classical charter schools. Our distinctive program offers students a full human education rooted in the classical liberal arts tradition, from the Great Books to fine arts to advanced math and science. In 2022-2023, Valor serves over 2,200 students in central Texas. Through Socratic teaching and a school culture filled with joy, respect, and deep engagement, our classical schools are forming students in wisdom and virtue so they can become fully alive and truly free. The Valor Institute Every civilization has its own unique challenges. The Valor Institute is a creative response to the challenges of our time: the degradation of civic discourse, a reductionist view of the natural world, and the fraying bonds of friendship and community. Through our centers in Austin and San Diego, the Institute offers a rich and personal counter-proposal to these challenges. Each of our initiatives is designed to cultivate wisdom, inspire gratitude, and deepen friendship.