Academies of Loudoun

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March 18, 2026March 14, 2026

ESSAY CURE sponsors the second annual Daryl Collette cornhole tournament, organized by the Rotary Club of Broadlands, to raise money for the automotive program at Academies of Loudoun. The Academies of Loudoun Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs include Auto Collision, Building Construction, and Graphic Communications. The Monroe Advanced Technical Academy (MATA) strives to provide … Read More

The College Class With a Waitlist—Because It Teaches the One Thing School Never Did

Based on my 2023 conversation with Dr. Tim L. Davis, Associate Professor of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

When psychologist Dr. Tim Davis first taught a class on resilience at the University of Virginia, it was tiny.

18 students.
One credit.
Ungraded.

Today, it enrolls 150 students a semester with waitlists just as long.

Not because it teaches finance, coding, or AI.

Because it teaches something students quietly admit they don’t know how to do:

How to struggle without falling apart.

And right now, that skill might be more valuable than anything else universities teach.

Here’s the backstory—and why this class is spreading by word of mouth among students and parents.

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