Seraphim Danckaert

Seraphim Danckaert is Head of School at Allen Academy. He works closely with the Board of Trustees and the school's senior leadership team to advance Allen Academy's mission, core values, and strategic plan — all focused on empowering students to lead lives of purpose and impact. 

During his tenure at Allen Academy, the school has renovated one of its main buildings, improved campus security, expanded the faculty, and enhanced the quality and scope of academic offerings. Examples include LEAP Week, a program featuring educational travel, internships, and hands-on electives in partnership with universities and industry; and the AP Capstone Diploma Program, which develops students’ skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaboration, writing, and presenting.

Mr. Danckaert is an experienced educational leader with a passion for balanced excellence — fostering a school culture where children and adolescents thrive in all domains: academic, athletic, artistic, and personal. He began his teaching career in a program at Boston University for talented High School students. He has taught Latin, Greek, literature, and history, with an emphasis on strong student engagement through real-world application. Before coming to Allen Academy, he was Headmaster of St. Peter's Classical School in Ft. Worth, Texas. Mr. Danckaert is a graduate of Canterbury School in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. He holds a B.A. in Classics from Hillsdale College and an M.Div. from Holy Cross in Brookline, Massachusetts. He also completed advanced graduate studies at Boston College and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Seraphim and his wife, Anne, have been married for 19 years and are blessed with five children.