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 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.
Fall 2015 Living with a Classical Christian Education by Cayln Jones Who am I? That was the question I had to answer for the first assignment in my college speech class. The professor handed out the guide sheet with a strange twinkle in her eye. I walked back to my...
