We want a Christian way of life to be restored within our Christian communities. This “pearl of great price” in education is greatly valued for those who understand its potential, but largely unrecognized by those who do not.
Classical Christian schools are not so much about teaching facts and skills as we are about forming the soul. We’re not so much about subject matter as we are about virtue. We’re not so concerned with making a living as we are living for a greater purpose. In all this, Classical Christian educators lean on the words of Christ in speaking of vocation in Matt. 6: “Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
Classical Christian education nurtures our youth to transfer a genuine Christian way of life for the next generation of believers—a life marked by a deeper understanding of Christ, His universe, His people, and His Way. It’s time to rethink education. Classical Christian education breaks away to re-establish Christianity as a leading voice in our culture. As you’ll see, the difference can be measured many ways.
As you explore more about classical Christian education, we hope you will join us, support your local school, or start a school.
This unique form of ancient education offers so much more than career readiness. Christian leaders and intellectuals, like G.K. Chesterton, have echoed this point for centuries:
“Education is not a subject, and does not deal in subjects. It is instead a transfer of a way of life.”
ACCS alumni are more involved in church and community. Preparation + Calling = Mission When it comes to education, most people focus mainly on college and jobs. Commitment to a bigger purpose might not be top-of-mind when you have toddlers in the house, but when...
How Latin and the classics took a teacher to Asia and back PROFILE 3: Christian Commitment by CHRIS POTTS DESTINY IS A MASTER OF DISGUISE. Alex Dwyer’s came as an intriguing job offer, totally unexpected, from a school on the far side of the world—a chance to serve...
Profile 1: Life Outlook I am still finding out. by WILL FRAZIER Many people often ask me if I was “prepared” for college and the “real world” after Westminster, and it may make the administration shudder to hear me say absolutely not! What I was after Westminster was...
What is the fair market value of classical Christian education? ACCS alumni have positive life outlooks, indicating better life satisfaction. If you want your children to grow up as well-balanced, generally happy adults, this is the profile to consider when...
by TY FISCHER I knew she loved me. (I had fallen for her a while back.) I know the exact moment when I knew that Emily liked me. Having made a fool of myself for a time, I remember the night she called me and said, “Hey, want to go climb trees?” I was a terrible tree...
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The Good Soil Project The University of Notre Dame and the ACCS team up. “We have research on high SAT scores at ACCS schools, but a donor asked about how our students turn out spiritually. Or in life. I told him we’ve seen strong Christian worldviews, better...
The National ReviewBy CAMERON HILDITCH Classical Christian Schools are a Shining Alternative to Public Education If you were to pick an episode at random of Aaron Sorkin’s 1999–2006 political drama The West Wing and watch it from beginning to end, you’d have about a...
www.TurleyTalks.com BY DR. STEVE TURLEY It all began with a book. It was August of 1980. My father died suddenly, leaving behind a heartbroken and grieving family. He was only 47 years old. In the day or two leading to the funeral, my paternal grandfather handed me a...
This year's Blakey Art Competition had 12 drawing entries and 12 painting entries from 16 different schools. For the first time ever, we have a tie for first prize in the drawing category. (There is no second prize.) Drawing The first of the drawing winners is...
