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Melissa Diodati

Academic Dean & Humanities

Mrs. Diodati holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Arizona and is a 27-year veteran of classical education. After home educating her seven children through high school, she went on to become Western Civilization Department Head at Veritas Academy in Tucson, Arizona. In addition to classroom teaching, her great other grand interest is in curricular development. Mrs. Diodati believes that children are made in the image and likeness of God, who gain knowledge and understanding through the wonder of His beauty as they grow in and towards His wisdom. Mrs. Diodati lives by Proverbs 3:5 "Trust the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” One of her favorite pearls of wisdom comes from St. Augustine: "Let knowledge be used as a kind of scaffolding to help build the edifice of love and understanding, which shall endure forever even after knowledge itself has passed away.” Mrs. Diodati’s most earnest hope is that students in her classroom will experience the Lord's joy as they grow in God's wisdom, holding fast to the wonder and awe of Him and His love.