paideia

noun

1. 1

   An Athenian system of education designed to give students a broad cultural background focusing integration into the public life of the city-state with subject matter including gymnastics, grammar, rhetoric, music, mathematics, geography, natural history, and philosophy

2. 2

   The epitome of physical and intellectual achievement to which an Ancient Greek citizen could aspire; societal and cultural perfection.

3. 3

   An early model of Christian higher learning having theology as its chief subject.

4. 4

   (frequently attributive) A pedagogical system focusing on providing children with a broad and balanced education.