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.”
Winter 2017 This Year in History: 1517 Christmas (Almost) Cancelled: 500 Christmases Since Wittenberg Who knew, that fateful day of 1517, how far the reaches of a monk’s protest, nailed to the door at Wittenberg, would go? You might be surprised to learn that...
by George Grant | Winter 2017 Learn more about the ACCS Boniface Award THE BROAD OAKEN TABLE in the hall of Wittenberg’s modest Black Abbey manse was crowded and clamorous as Master Luther’s students waited anxiously. This was always a highlight of their week:...
by Timothy Pauls | Winter 2017 Practicing Holidays Quick Links: Traditional Church Calendar (PDF) The year is full of holidays. From December through May, the holidays we celebrate are largely sacred in origin. The biggest, of course, are Christmas and Easter, but...
Fall 2017 Classical education can do today what it has done before. A friend who attends Oxford University reports that the Christian scholarly publication First Things has been moved to a rack at the library designated as “hate speech.” Already in 2017, we’ve...
Winter 2017 Awhile back, a World magazine post on divorce and its effects got us thinking. Quick Links: View the World article at https://world.wng.org/2016/05/sins_of_their_fathers_mothers As a former headmaster, I saw too many families in the process of breaking up....
by Scott Yenor | Winter 2017 Where has all the wisdom gone? Quick Links: To watch Dr. Scott Yenor's Fox News interview, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHG4GJrJpfs If you are over 40 but not yet retired, you probably had a college education that was composed...
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Fall 2017 The National ACCS Oratory Contest 2017 Winners Each year, students from ACCS member schools compete in a national oratory contest. But these probably aren’t like the speeches most of us remember from high school. CHRYSOSTOM MEANS “GOLDEN MOUTHED” IN GREEK....
Winter 2017 Last year, Highland Rim Academy’s survey revealed that an astonishing 97% of the families found the school by word-of-mouth.The following stories reveal what a chance meeting can mean in the life of a child. ★ LIBERTY CLASSICAL ACADEMY, WHITE...
Winter 2017 A Path Well-Defined According to Mary Kathryn Davis, there is a direct link between her insatiable appetite for beauty and her education. It was the pursuit of God’s truth, goodness, and beauty that cultivated her interest in history and fine arts,...
Fall 2017 Greetings from The King’s College in NYC! It was an honor to be with you during the ACCS conference in Pittsburgh last week. Thank you for your warm welcome. I felt I was part of a community of leaders who are collectively doing something significant for the...
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