Laura Cerbus
(General Committee Member)
I’m an English and Theology teacher and writer living in Melbourne, Australia. For the past fourteen years, I have taught primary, secondary, and tertiary students in a range of settings, from public and Christian schools, to homeschool co-ops, undergraduate programs, adult education, as well as homeschooling my own children. I am passionate about creating communities of learning that are academically challenging and character forming, and I love the way that classical education prioritizes both of those. My desire is to help students to develop delight and wonder at the beauty, goodness, and truth of God’s world and of God himself.
Karina Hepner
(General Committee Member)
Joe Capuana
(General Committee Member)
Joe Capuana is married, a father of two and a secondary school teacher within the Catholic sector whose methods are Music and Religious Education. Musically, he is a classically trained guitarist, playing music from renaissance to the current period. As an educator with over 20 years of experience, Joe has found the purpose and direction of current popular education philosophy as questionable. He believes that the way forward for education is found within what is nowadays termed classical education.
Andrew Gall
(General Committee Member)
I’m Andrew, a committed Eastern Orthodox Christian, passionate educator, and married father of five. With over 20 years of experience in teaching and Christian ministry, I currently teach English (Years 7–8), Year 11 AIF, and Year 10 EIF at Prescott College in Adelaide. I’m also a proud committee member of the Australian Classical Education Society (ACES), where I advocate for a return to timeless literature and classical Christian educational principles.
My teaching is deeply rooted in classical texts, regularly integrating authors such as Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien to cultivate intellectual curiosity and spiritual formation in my students. I hold a Master of Teaching – Secondary (Tabor College Adelaide), with additional qualifications in Biblical and Theological Studies, including Church History, Liturgy, and the New Testament.
I am a former Anglican Priest and Uniting Church Minister.
I enjoy spending time with my family and watching my children play sports. My ultimate goal is to foster in students a lifelong love of learning, grounded in Christian values and the enduring wisdom of the classical tradition.
