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.”
by Jeanette Faulkner | Spring 2017 The Only Thing Missing for the First Day of School Was the Building When most parents finish the final page of The Case for Classical Christian Education, visions of ivy-covered brick buildings captivate their imaginations. From a...
Bethlehem College & Seminary | 720 13th Avenue South | Minneapolis, MN 55415 | 612-455-3420 BCSMN.edu | Course Offering Catalog We asked. They answered. Read their full response below. Keep in mind that these responses are conversational in nature, and do not...
Cum Gratia Officium—With gifting, responsibility Templeton Honors College | Eastern University| 1300 Eagle Road | St. Davids, PA | 610.225.5022 TempletonHonorsCollege.com | eastern.edu The meaning of earthly existence is not, as we have grown used to thinking, in...
Where every student matters every day 5345 Atlanta Highway | Montgomery, AL 36109 | 800.879.9816 faulkner.edu | Undergraduate Majors We asked. They answered. Read their full response below. Keep in mind that these responses are conversational in nature, and do...
by Hannah Grieser | Spring 2017 FRESH FRIDAY-NIGHT FUN PIZZA, POPCORN, AND PAGE-TURNERS Reading as a family always sounds like a great idea. At least on paper. But in practice, many of us live as though reading is the kale salad of family activities—good for us, but a...
by Michael Fitts | Spring 2017 A Strategic Education Classical learning on the front lines My classical Christian education started in the 4th grade at Ad Fontes Academy. As a sophomore—which can appropriately be translated as a wise fool—I decided life would...
by Jeffrey Faulkner | Spring 2017 Standing on the Wall with Spenser and Augustine The warrior-poet As I stood in the hallway of Regents School of Austin, I heard my teachers crying. I was starting my first week of high school when the headmaster gathered the upper...
by Jennifer Kau | Spring 2017 Finding Freedom in Lent Five years ago, a young, rag-tag family of six emerged from a mid-week service smelling strongly of scented oil and looking like they’d been to some kind of wild concert. Smudged, black crosses marked all their...
Spring 2017 Deep Waters Ben and Emma Hopkins and Ethan Chaffee aren’t afraid of deep water or hard work. Last spring, the three high school rowers from Augustine Classical Academy, NY, entered the Stotesbury Cup in Philadelphia, PA, the largest scholastic rowing...
Spring 2017 Above: St. Stephen's Academy, OR The new era in classical Christian education For the first 20 years of the classical Christian renewal, growth was our hallmark. While the movement continues to grow, a new development has emerged in the past few...
by Eric Metaxas | Spring 2017 Education is more than STEM C. S. Lewis once said that education without values makes us into “more clever devils.” Here’s why that’s so. We’ve all seen the studies showing that students in America are falling behind in STEM subjects—STEM...
Hillsdale College | 33 E College St. | Hillsdale, MI 49242 | (517) 437-7341 hillsdale.edu | Course Offering Catalog We asked. They answered. Read their full response below. Keep in mind that these responses are conversational in nature, and do not necessarily reflect...
