Mr. Michael Berndt teaches astronomy and serves as the Assistant Principal at Founders Classical Academy of Leander in Leander, Texas. He has experience teaching many subjects both in the United States and France, including language, philosophy, literature, history, mathematics, physics, environmental science, and theology. Michael attended Thomas Aquinas College where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts. He enjoys writing music, cooking, and spending time with his wife, Dorothy, and their five children: Isaac, Owen, Jerome, Miriam, and Julia.
"I love teaching science because it occupies the central position in the whole of liberal education; it is the bridge between wonder and wisdom."