Chris Hall, Founder of ALE
About Chris
Chris earned a BA in Philosophy from Gettysburg College and an MAT in Elementary Education from Towson University. He has been a classroom educator and administrator for 29 years, having served in public, independent, and classical schools. His is an author, speaker, and consultant in classical education, as well as an online and in-per
Chris earned a BA in Philosophy from Gettysburg College and an MAT in Elementary Education from Towson University. He has been a classroom educator and administrator for 29 years, having served in public, independent, and classical schools. His is an author, speaker, and consultant in classical education, as well as an online and in-person teacher, coach, and tutor.
Along with his professional pedigree, he is a lifelong practitioner of several of the common arts profiled in his book, Common Arts Education. For more than thirty years, Chris has sought out training for and advanced his skills in
armament, agriculture, material-working arts, ancestral skills, preparedness, and more. He is a practicing musician, amateur radio operator, and avid outdoorsman, all of which serve to inform and shape his ongoing development of, and in, the arts.
Chris founded Always Learning Education in order to serve teachers, schools, homeschool families, and others who are interested in learning and propagating the common arts. He lives on a small homesteaded farm in central Virginia with his wife and three homeschooled sons.