The goal of Christian classical education is to graduate students who love Jesus, love what God loves, and who are prepared to be a godly influence on the church, the marketplace, and on the philosophers of the day. 

In Acts 17:16-18(a) Paul enters Athens and the following is recorded: “Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was greatly angered when he saw that the city was full of idols. So he had discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and the God-fearing Gentiles, and in the market place day after day with any who happened to be there. And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to engage in conversation with him.”

It is our prayer that our students’ affections (the things they love) will be formed to love what God loves. One way that this occurs is by bringing before our students at every age those things that are true, good, and beautiful, things that reflect the author of all that is true, good, and beautiful. As our students grow into loving what God loves, they will also recognize those things that God does not love. Hence, in the scripture from Acts, Paul’s “spirit was greatly angered when he saw… idols" or anything that represented a false god. Within the context of seeing the outward appearance (idols) of the spiritual condition of the city, Paul was moved to engage religious leaders, businessmen, and Philosophers.

The goal of Christian classical education is to graduate students who love Jesus, love what God loves, and who are prepared to be a godly influence on the church, the marketplace, and on the philosophers of the day.  We want our students to share Paul’s anger at false gods because they know the One True God and we want them to be prepared through robust study of Scripture, logic, rhetoric, theology, apologetics among other courses and requirements, to proactively engage the culture in which they find themselves.

- Peter Baur, Head of School