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.”
Fall 2016 What's in a word? There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it. —C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Dig up a treasure, and you have to clean off some mud. The first words I heard when I asked, “What...
What about STEM? Classical Christian schools have long put on our fad-resistant coats when it comes to educational trends. But, there's a certain appeal to the current STEM movement in education that we have to address. After all, our kids need to make a...
by Jeanette Faulkner | Fall 2016 Ten Steps to Starting a Mock Trial Team As my husband’s job kept us moving over the past 15 years, I became a mock trial fairy starting new mock trial programs at four ACCS schools. Some of my teams competed at regional,...
Fall 2016 Common Core Informational Resources The Common Core's Five-Way Power Play The Common Core and the Classical Tradition Common Core: Facts & Fiction More on Paideia The Classical Christian SAT Advantage Your School and the Common...
Vol. 2 No. 3 Fall 2016 Links and Citations Bacon is My Beatrice by Rod Dreher, April 9, 2016 (http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/bacon-is-my-beatrice/) Tun Tavern Fellowship (www.tuntavernfellowship.org) Repairing the Ruins, 2017 ACCS Conference...
Some wonder about the seemingly odd matchup between classical education and Christianity. Classical Christian education integrates history, philosophy, and theology, art and other subjects into a truth system based in the real world. Christians, more than any other...
Amidst a field of STEM educators, seeking ways to teach our kids more stuff, there is a recognition that true education requires something more. You can almost see this as classicists in the traditional school environment stand out as scholars who bring students to...
Classical charter schools have been viewed as a conservative alternative to public schools that are more affordable than classical Christian schools. Resisting our temptation to say many cliche things about 'free' and 'we told you so', we'll get right to the point. A...
The Path from an ACCS School to Notre Dame to Russia by Jeanette Faulkner | Spring 2016 Katie Bascom at the top of the world There’s no telling where a classical Christian education can land you. It landed Katie Bascom three degrees from the Arctic Circle in Ukhta,...
Restoring the Habits of the Heart in American Education by Brittany Corona | Spring 2016 The real fix for American education The size and scope of the federal government has ballooned since the early 20th century. The advent of the bureaucratic state erodes the...
DIY Parenting by Rachel Jankovic When the time rolls around for us to talk to the teachers about how our kids have been doing at school, there are only two things we really want to hear: 1) they have been obedient, and 2) they have been cheerful about it. Don’t...
Late Again! Spring 2016 Unexpected thoughts for the drive I find morning prayer easy. Today is no exception. MORNING PRAYER: Good heavens! Where has the time gone? It’s already 6:00? Where on God’s green earth are my glasses? There ... oh for goodness’ sake, it’s...
