Matt Sigelman, the CEO of Emsi Burning Glass, has turned his belief that better training is needed for jobs across the economy into a Bryn Mawr-based school steeped in the wisdom of the Ancient World, writes Christine M. Johnson-Hall for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Sigelman co-founded Main Line Classical Academy, a K-8 school that merges classical training with scientific rigor, with his wife, Asya. It puts the focus on problem-solving and critical thinking — skills he believes are more needed now than ever.

Boston-based Emsi Burning Glass researches and analyzes the transforming workplace in America.

According to its research, the jobs in demand will look significantly different five years from now. There will be a surge in logistics, cybersecurity, green jobs, artificial intelligence, and other roles that will create up to 18 million new jobs nationwide.

Sigelman aims to provide the skill-building tools for students to tackle this future head-on.

“The key idea of this school is that if you want to train students to be leaders, in any field or career, they need to be not reacting to what we believe to be the future; they need to be shaping it,” he said.

Read more about the Main Line Classical Academy in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Find out more about the school in this YouTube video.