ISABELLA MURPHY

Originally from Orange County, CA, Miss Murphy grew up playing soccer and performing in musicals with her sister and three younger brothers. She earned her bachelor's degree in Latin and Classical Education from Hillsdale College, with an honor's thesis on the educational philosophy of Martin Buber. While at Hillsdale, she worked as a copy-editor for the college's Department of K-12 Education, served on the board of the Catholic student ministry, and contributed photography to a student-run publication called The Tower Light. After graduation, she lived in Rome for a year as a teaching fellow with The Paideia Institute. She owes her love of Latin to the many encouraging and passionate professors with whom she's studied, and she strives to emulate these mentors as she begins to teach at The Montfort Academy.