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.”
Common Core, AdvancED Accreditation, The College Board, Textbook Publishers, and the U.S. Department of Education
COMMON CORE CAME OUT WITH A BANG—over 40 states adopted it. What few realize is that the Common Core’s impact is not limited to educational standards. The real story is in the widening net the Common Core is casting.
If you haven't heard, students at Brown University petitioned the administration because their schoolwork was getting in the way of their protesting. This might be a curious little humor story if it weren't part of a much bigger, nearly universal trend in higher...
by Amy Burgess | Fall 2016 Real Judges, Real Courtrooms, Real Life Start a Team | 2016 Nationals | In the News | Designed for CCE | National Mock Trial | Underdogs Head to State “I’LL TAKE THAT UNDER ADVISEMENT,” a magistrate judge from the State of...
by Dr. Chris Perrin | Fall 2016 An abridged version of the following article appeared in the Fall 2016 edition of The Classical Difference LET ME OFFER FROM THE ONSET WHAT I think describes the entire exercise of the Common Core (CC) in our national schools:...
Late Again! Practical Thoughts for the Drive We are a few weeks into the new school year—commute number 19 and Polo Shirt Friday number three—and mingled with the upbeat early-morning song on the radio comes the popular refrain, “Why do we have to wear uniforms...
Fall 2016 Uniform Tips and Stories Tying Ties | Ironing Pleats | Repairing Holes TYING TIES • Our recommended tie: The half windsor • The full windsor • The bow tie IRONING PLEATS To keep the pleats in longer, drip dry. You can also dry on low and...
Fall 2016 If the topic doesn’t come up, maybe you should introduce it yourself. Why uniforms? Practical reasons might satisfy the practically minded. But don’t stop there. It’s all about Paideia—the transfer of “affections,” not just information and...
by Sandy Watson | Fall 2016
What is the value? …
Goals for the first 100 days of school.
This year in history: 1516 It always sounds better in Latin. “Novum Instrumentum Omne” or “The Entire New Testament” is the name Deciderius Erasmus gives to the first published Greek New Testament, printed in 1516. And according to Erasmus, the...
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