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Paideia Academy Podcast

Paideia Academy Podcast

Laps, Losses, and Laurels: What Athletics Can Teach Us About Virtue

Sep 4, 2026 · 24 min · 11 segments

In this episode, Athletic Director Kristin Monge shares the vision for the "paideia" of athletics as we seek to rightly view the realm of athletics from a Biblical lens. We invite you to hear her…

In this episode, Athletic Director Kristin Monge shares the vision for the "paideia" of athletics as we seek to rightly view the realm of athletics from a Biblical lens. We invite you to hear her talk about the value of athletics in classical Christian education, how our school prioritizes athletics differently than others, the virtues athletics can build, and some of the best Paideia athletics memories and accomplishments in recent years.

In this episode, Athletic Director Kristin Monge shares the vision for the "paideia" of athletics as we seek to rightly view the realm of athletics from a Biblical lens. We invite you to hear her…

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Speakers: Kristin MongeGuestPaideia Academy Podcast HostHost

Top entities: God×14 Paideia Academy×4 Christianity×2 Moses×2 Christian school

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈428 followers

Two Truths and a Lie1:18 – 2:55

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HostHost

1:18

I want to talk about last week's Two Truths and a Lie, and then we'll do a quick intro, and we'll get into the heart of the matter here.

H

HostHost

1:24

So first off, were you valedictorian of your class in high school?

Kristin MongeGuest

1:27

I was

H

HostHost

1:28

awesome.

H

HostHost

1:29

Yeah.

H

HostHost

1:29

I

Kristin MongeGuest

1:29

only had 41 kids in my class, but I thought you were going to say four.

H

HostHost

1:35

So 41, you're beating out 30, you know, you're beating out 30, 40 other people.

Kristin MongeGuest

1:39

That's

H

HostHost

1:39

right.

H

HostHost

1:40

That's awesome.

H

HostHost

1:40

I love it.

H

HostHost

1:41

So loving sports and loving the academic realm as well.

H

HostHost

1:45

So setting a great bar for us in that.

H

HostHost

1:47

Secondly, Is it a love of yours to play tennis with your team on the weekends?

Kristin MongeGuest

1:52

Yes, I absolutely love tennis with these ladies.

Kristin MongeGuest

1:56

Some of them are Christians, some of them are not.

Kristin MongeGuest

1:58

It's just a great way to get out there, and it's like a whole other world of friends and people that I get to play with on the weekends, so it's really fun.

H

HostHost

2:07

Is that the number one sport for you to play? Yes,

Kristin MongeGuest

2:10

definitely.

H

HostHost

2:11

And it's no pickleball.

H

HostHost

2:13

It's a lot more intense.

H

HostHost

2:15

Yeah, burning a lot more

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2:16

calories,

H

HostHost

2:16

I feel

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Two Truths and a Lie1:18 – 2:55

H

HostHost

1:18

I want to talk about last week's Two Truths and a Lie, and then we'll do a quick intro, and we'll get into the heart of the matter here.

H

HostHost

1:24

So first off, were you valedictorian of your class in high school?

Kristin MongeGuest

1:27

I was

H

HostHost

1:28

awesome.

H

HostHost

1:29

Yeah.

H

HostHost

1:29

I

Kristin MongeGuest

1:29

only had 41 kids in my class, but I thought you were going to say four.

H

HostHost

1:35

So 41, you're beating out 30, you know, you're beating out 30, 40 other people.

Kristin MongeGuest

1:39

That's

H

HostHost

1:39

right.

H

HostHost

1:40

That's awesome.

H

HostHost

1:40

I love it.

H

HostHost

1:41

So loving sports and loving the academic realm as well.

H

HostHost

1:45

So setting a great bar for us in that.

H

HostHost

1:47

Secondly, Is it a love of yours to play tennis with your team on the weekends?

Kristin MongeGuest

1:52

Yes, I absolutely love tennis with these ladies.

Kristin MongeGuest

1:56

Some of them are Christians, some of them are not.

Kristin MongeGuest

1:58

It's just a great way to get out there, and it's like a whole other world of friends and people that I get to play with on the weekends, so it's really fun.

H

HostHost

2:07

Is that the number one sport for you to play? Yes,

Kristin MongeGuest

2:10

definitely.

H

HostHost

2:11

And it's no pickleball.

H

HostHost

2:13

It's a lot more intense.

H

HostHost

2:15

Yeah, burning a lot more

U

UnknownUnknown

2:16

calories,

H

HostHost

2:16

I feel

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