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How to Understand Classical Education We believe that the end (goal) of public education in America is to form responsible citizens and good people who are prepared to thrive. The founders of many of our States were explicit about this when they wrote the rationale for public education into their various state

Classical Education is about seeking the best way to live a good life Classical education is an optimistic enterprise. We speak about seeking the True, the Good and the Beautiful. These are not slogans. In real ways throughout our program, they come to dominate our instruction, starting with truth. We

Pursuing the True, Good, and Beautiful: The Beautiful Inspires us to Excellence Modern people like to say with conviction that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” It sounds fair, acknowledging that we all have our perspectives. But it is not the historical view of beauty, and it is

The Importance of Self-Governance The Northwest Ordinance was approved by Congress during the same session the US Constitution was written (1787). It was designed to lay the groundwork for a state expansion plan beyond New York and Pennsylvania. Among other things, it called for the Northwest Territory to be divided

A Thanksgiving Message from the Headmaster As we look toward Thanksgiving tomorrow, I wish to share with you the history of this day in its original form. Below is the link to the first Thanksgiving Proclamation issued by George Washington in 1789. As you enjoy a well-deserved break with your loved

Seeing and Loving the Good We are continually inspired by the dedication of our faculty, and our focus remains firmly fixed on helping each student become a thoughtful, virtuous, and thriving individual. Our work is not simply about what students know, but who they are becoming. We have been contemplating

The True, the Good, and the Beautiful: The Good Last week, we began our conversation about this topic with the expression: I will seek the true, do the good, and love the beautiful. Our students commit this to memory. Today, we will cover the second part. Plato believed that behind everything

The True, the Good, and the Beautiful: The True One of the cherished concepts in classical education is the idea that there are real things that exist outside of ourselves that we must know in order to thrive.  We can talk at length about many things that fall into this

What is the Trivium? (Extended Edition) Dorothy Sayers was a British novelist and playwright through the late 1950s. She was a member of the famous Inklings literary circle that included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and was known as the creator of a popular fictional detective, Peter Wimsey. She sold

What is the Trivium? Dorothy Sayers was a British novelist and playwright through the late 1950s. She was a member of the famous Inklings literary circle that included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and the creator of a popular fictional detective. She sold many books and gained national prominence for