Joshua Dionne
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Dean of Curriculum, Middle and High School Teacherjoshuadionnesmsvt.infoMr. Joshua Dionne considers himself fortunate to have grown up surrounded by a Catholic Classical tradition of education. The first job he held was as an after school tutor at his parish’s Catholic school–a position he saw as a natural extension of his own homeschool education where he often helped his five younger brothers with their homework.
Introduced to the philosophy of “faith seeking understanding,” Mr. Dionne decided that he wanted to play a more active part in leading other young people from wonder to wisdom. In 2018, he accepted a teaching position at Saint Michael’s School and committed himself to a professional career in classical education. For the last five years, Mr. Dionne has instructed SMS middle school and high school students in History, Literature, and Theology courses; he has also shared with high schoolers his own enthusiasm for Drama, directing five plays for Saint Michael School.
Mr. Dionne pursued higher education in the Catholic Liberal Arts at Thomas More College in Merrimack, New Hampshire. During this course of study, Mr. Dionne had the opportunity to spend a semester studying abroad in the eternal city of Rome, as well as to help found the college's Debate Club, the St. Genesius Film Society, and the Milk St. Society (a local chapter of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute) on campus. He was also a member of Thomas More’s Sacred Music Guild, and participated in four of the college’s plays, including a production of William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost where he played the lead role.
Mr. Dionne believes that one of the most important aspects of classical education is the way in which disciplines are integrated toward the truth. His hope is that by putting students in contact with eternal questions, developing critical thinking, and supporting both the moral and intellectual development of young men and women, an education from Saint Michael’s will be seen as the benchmark for authentic Catholic formation in the New England area.
