Classical Approach
The goal of Classical Christian Education (CCE) is the cultivation of virtue or goodness according to God’s standard which persists from age to age. It immerses students in the best stories that human tradition has to offer always in the overarching true story of the gospel.
Christ-centered Curriculum
We see all subjects as cohering in Christ. Subject-level catechisms help to make this distinction. Math is the way God orders His universe. Science is the way that He upholds His creation. History is the unveiling of God’s plan to redeem a people unto himself. Language Arts are the reflections of his image bearers on that history.
Community Focused
Classes with students of multiple ages fosters a rich community in the life of our school. The benefits of multi-age classrooms are that they put learning at the center, both socially, spiritually, and academically. The older students in the class help teach the younger students by modeling more sophisticated, complex problem solving and critical thinking.
The emphasis is always on how to think, not what to think.
The CCE model compliments a multi-age learning experience because it replaces textbooks with the great works of literature. In addition, the emphasis is always on how to think, not what to think. So you can easily learn any new subject. Instead of vocational training or trades, we are learning the skills of learning. Students acquire more than vocational skills; they prepare for their roles as informed citizens, thinking Christians and virtuous shapers of culture.
Customized Courses of Study
Children in their natural state learn asynchronously. This means they may not be on the same grade level for all subject areas – especially after the learning challenges that many families experienced during the pandemic. Archē Classical Academy allows for this kind of differentiation. We are focused on teaching skills and we are about forming the soul. We are learning subject matter but we are also about developing the whole child and nurturing the next steps needed. Children are not cookie-cutter and neither should their curriculum be.
