Mr. Matteo Perper graduated from Stanford University with degrees in Chemistry and Italian and earned a master’s degree in Modern Thought & Literature. His studies in the natural sciences, literature, and philosophy prepared him to contemplate with students the unity of creation, the order of reason, and the splendor of truth as revealed through both nature and the great works of culture.

Before joining Chesterton Academy, Mr. Perper taught chemistry and coached tennis and squash at The Taft School and worked in Maine as a teaching fellow and counselor at Kieve Wavus Education. He is especially interested in the history of science, classical literature, Catholic education, and the great encyclopedic works of literature that reflect the ordered fullness of God’s creation. For leisure, Mr. Perper enjoys tennis, soccer, hiking, reading, and studying Gregorian chant, which he began learning this past year.