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  • At the heart of The Stony Brook School’s educational philosophy lies a transformative idea: that faith and learning are not separate spheres but deeply interconnected dimensions of a single pursuit of truth. For generations, this principle—”the integration of faith and learning”—has shaped how students engage with literature, grapple with scientific questions, and make sense of…

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  • As the world grapples with the artificial intelligence revolution, education faces unprecedented challenges. An undisciplined student can now generate a research paper for literature class in seconds using ChatGPT. An uncurious student can instantly create an entire website or video game for computer science class. An uninspired student can produce a graphic design portfolio without…

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  • By: Dr. Sean A. Riley Chief Strategy Officer of The Stony Brook School A Stony Brook education has always been marked by two features: a conviction that faith and learning should be integrated because “all truth is God’s truth” and a focus on Christian character formation. Rejecting both the secularization of education and the anti-intellectualism…

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