Classical Education

St. Augustine

As a classical school, Augustine Christian Academy uses the time-honored approach to education developed by St. Augustine of Hippo-the Trivium. The Trivium gears its instructional approach to the learning styles of each age group and thus divides education into three separate schools: the School of Grammar (grades K4-5), the School of Dialectic (grades 6-8), and the School of Rhetoric (grades 9-12).

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Recommended Reading Lists Parents often ask "What books should my child be reading in the summer time?" or "Do you have books you recommend for my student's grade level?" After hearing this type of question over and over, Mrs. (Read More)
What is Classical Education? One of the first questions prospective parents ask is what is Christian Classical Education and how does it differ from “traditional” education. Classical education focuses on learning styles, content, and approaches that are attuned to students’ needs... (Read More)
Why Study Latin? These are but a few of the reasons we study Latin. Classical education uses the study of classical languages as one of the foundations of its approach. While the study of more “culturally usable” languages certainly has... (Read More)
Christian Classical Education Since Augustine Christian Academy is a Christian classical school, we think it is important to make sure all who are interested in attending here have an understanding of Classical Education. (Read More)
Classical vs. Contemporary Education Emphasizes look/say & whole language. Emphasizes mastery of the units of sound. Student progresses from basal readers to popular trade books. Student begins reading “great books” as soon as he is able. (Read More)
The Trivium We’re committed to building on classical thought to impact our students and the world in radical ways. Our educational approach is called the Trivium (meaning three) and is composed of three schools with one purpose: to educate... (Read More)
School of Rhetoric The Augustine Christian School of Rhetoric is modeled after the classical training institutions that produced the great statesmen of Western Civilization. Such classical schools emphasized both reasoning and communication skills, providing their graduates with the desire and... (Read More)
School of Dialectic The Junior-high years are typically marked with an attitude that questions the institutions, standards, and beliefs that had been so fully and easily accepted as true in earlier years. (Read More)
School of Grammar A classical education is centered in the home. Parents are a child's first and best teachers and they retain the responsibility for training throughout childhood. When parents choose a school to assist them in the process, they... (Read More)
The Lost Tools of Learning That I, whose experience of teaching is extremely limited, should presume to discuss education is a matter, surely, that calls for no apology. It is a kind of behavior to which the present climate of opinion is... (Read More)
Francis Schaeffer on Education Now, moving from public schools to private schools, what is the priority? Notice I am not saying Christian schools, but all private schools, including Christian schools. If you are really going to do something here, you have... (Read More)
A War is Being Waged for the Hearts and Minds of Our Children! Our nation's battle against worldwide terrorism is very serious, but it does not represent our greatest conflict. The problems with the economy and the negative campaigning for the upcoming election surround us, but they are not our... (Read More)
A Parent's Perspective A perspective, or point of view, how you see something, is determined by vantage point. Where you stand makes all the difference in what you see. Speaking from a parent's perspective, let me introduce myself to you. (Read More)
Classical. Logical. Radical At Augustine Christian Academy we do things differently. We’re a non-denominational, Christian, Classical school, and our approach to thinking, learning, and applying knowledge are grounded on time-tested principles to equip our students to face the problems and... (Read More)

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Classical Education

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