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.”
A timely wake-up call for Christian parents and pastors The Cultural Research Center of Arizona Christian University has released its American Worldview Inventory 2022. The results are disconcerting, to put it mildly. Two-thirds of parents of pre-teens in America...
For the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS), 30 years of hard work is starting to pay off. Dr. Timothy Dernlan, vice president of member services and advancement at ACCS, told The Lion that 100 new ACCS schools opened in the past year. ...
DeSantis’ College Appointees Like Chris Rufo Show The Battle For America’s Academies Is Far From Over ... Shortly after the announcement was made, DeSantis’ chief of staff, James Uthmeier, indicated that a priority of the new trustees would be establishing a...
On this episode of Take Back Our Schools, Andrew and Beth welcome classical education innovator Jeremy Tate who talks about his experiences teaching in inner city New York City and what led him to found the Classic Learning Test, a standardized test for classical...
End of 2022 ACCS stats: 475 total member schools 57 accredited schools 62,233 students Web traffic at classicalchristian.org has grown from 500,000 unique visitors in 2017 to 1.3 million in 2022. The Classical Difference subscribers grew from 6,000 to over 20,000....
Have questions about classical Christian education? We are here to help! Q: Why do classical Christian schools have traditional folk dances instead of modern proms? A: The spirit of modern school dances—the sort that would take place, for example, at most proms—is...
Choose Wisdom ... and Live The following was a charge to students at Lewis Clark Christian School from their Headmaster, Joseph Roberts.There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it. Now...
By Amy CastilloA Story from a New ACCS ParentThe yellow school bus whizzed past our front window and my heart began to race. As bus drivers practiced their new routes for the upcoming school year and retail stores were filled with shiny pencils and notebooks, we were...
Read Part 2: Legends of America: Hugh Glass – The Man Who Would Not Die Century Watch This Year in History: A.D. 1823 In 1823, a group of young men set out from Missouri into the wilderness. “Ashley’s 100” would soon become known as “The Mountain Men of the West.”...
Greatest Books of the 20th CenturyIt takes time for a text to become “great” and we're willing to wait. But we can take a guess. Mortimer Adler included several 20th-century authors in his “Great Books” collection—Dewey, Nietzsche, James, Hemmingway, Freud—because the...
(Not What to Think) I have these moments. I used to freeze when they happened. One of my daughters would say something and I would realize they have an opinion … that I don’t. The first time this happened, I was shocked. How did that idea get in there? Nowadays it...
How My Education Paved My Way By Rachel Wallen Oglesby When I graduated from Rockbridge Academy (Crownsville, MD) in 2012, I had no idea how much my education would help me advance in the professional world. Now, 10 years on, I serve as chief of policy for the best...
