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.”
ON ANY GIVEN SATURDAY in the spring, you’ll likely find Grant Horner kicking his crampons into the ice at 14,000 feet as he ascends one of California’s many challenging peaks.
Monday morning, he guides undergraduates at The Masters College through the Italian and English Renaissance. And on Tuesday, he’ll counsel rhetoric students at Trinity Classical School in Valencia, CA.
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 actually 6:30. If only I can...
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An unlikely combination of wheat fields and classical Christian education bring Hollywood magic to a north Idaho town. Sony Pictures and Director Darren Doane team up to create a fantasy with a deeper meaning.
Fall 2015 Restoring the Chest by Brittany Corona My journey into classical Christian education In Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis draws a contrast between two different methods of educating: the old way and the new way. The old way trains youth in permanent things (what...
Fall 2015 Century Watch This year in history: 1915 Quotes are from The School and Society by John Dewey. In this year, a century ago, The School and Society was published by John Dewey, the father of modern American education (1859–1952). There has not been a more...
Will the new SAT help or hurt classically educated students? With a few tips, students in ACCS schools have some key advantages.
Fall 2015 Through the Looking Glass Quotes by Classically Educated Kids “Latin is like a zombie. It’s dead. But it’s not.” —Ellen, Redeemer Classical School, Murfreesboro, TN For several weeks, both of my boys had rejected my offers to help with their Latin...
Fall 2015 DIY Parenting by Rachel Jankovic It’s fall ... time for hot chocolate and a good book One of the greatest delights that we enjoy in having our children in an academically rigorous classical Christian school is that they are very competent readers. They read...
Fall 2015 When is a field more than just a field? “That your field?” a stranger asks. You look at your five-acre dirt lot. “Yeah, did somebody get hurt on it?” “No, I want to buy it. What do you want for it?” he says eagerly. “It’s not for sale.” “I’ll give you...
Fall 2015 American Class The road to playground hell is paved with good intentions September 23, 2015, is a day that will live on in the memories of Mercer Island school children. It’s the day tag was banned. Mercer Island School District Communications Director Mary...
Liturgy and affections. Or just plain fun.
