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Welcome to St. Stephen's Classical Academy
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We are excited that you’ve found our UPDATED web page—excited
because at St. Stephen’s Classical Academy we are convinced that
your child’s education is far more than just academic preparation
for future employment.
At St. Stephen’s Classical Academy we believe that your child’s
education provides the lens through which they will see the world. Therefore,
for us, subjects like history, language, literature, and logic involve
a deeper approach to learning which will help to sharpen your child’s
vision for a successful future of thinking, speaking, and honorable living.
The classical method, therefore, is an invaluable adjunct to the “seeing” and
analyzing dynamics
of a truly great educational approach to scholarship;
and although it may sound like a novel way to learn, we assure you that
it is in no way a fad or recent academic experiment. For hundreds of years
now it has trained such visionary and far-sited geniuses as Dante, Aquinas,
Pascal, Newton, and Franklin.
Thus, at St. Stephen’s Classical Academy we believe that our “spectacled” approach
to learning will ultimately develop the best and most exquisite thinkers
and leaders of the 21st Century. We hope you'll join us as we lay the foundation
for Pre-K through 6th grade* visionaries to be able to see how to turn
the modern world right side up to the glory of God!
*Upper divisions, 7th through 12th grades,
will be added and are part of our Master Plan, Phase I
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Classical Education:
Classical Christian education is unique in that it seeks to faithfully
restore the most proven form of education ever developed. This education
produced the greatest thinkers, leaders, and scientists in the Western
world from the time of the Greeks until the late 19th century, including
America's founding fathers. From the heritage of America's Ivy League colleges
and classical day schools, leaders in every field continue to emerge from
the fragmented legacy of classical education.
Read
Chuck Colson's article on classical education here.
In 1947, Dorothy Sayers articulated
the educational concept of the Trivium, an educational model that had been
used for centuries. The Trivium is simply a means of describing the learning
stages of children as they mature. Parents often recognize the stages through
which their children pass as they mature. The Trivium focuses the educational
method to best develop a knowledgeable, thinking, and articulate student.
As the name implies, there are three stages represented in the Trivium:
Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric.
Read Dorothy Sayers article on classical education here.
Christian Education:
Education built on the authority of the Scriptures, sharing the goals
outlined in classical education, but with the understanding that they cannot
be fulfilled without a knowledge of Jesus Christ and an appreciation of
His grace.
Classical Content: The Three Phases of Classical Education
K-6 (Grammar)
- Acquire knowledge and skills in reading, language, math, history, science,
music and art.
7-8 (Logic) - Expand the subjects from above to include formal logic,
advanced math, writing, the Great Books, and core sciences. ST STEPHEN'S
WILL BE ADDING A SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE.
9-12
(Rhetoric) - Expand the above subjects to include advanced communication,
philosophy, theology, and modern languages. ST STEPHEN'S WILL BE ADDING
NINTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES AS EARLY AS THE FALL OF 2010.
Teaching Methods:
St Stephen's emphasizes three teaching methods:
* Didactic: Imparting
of information to increase knowledge
* Socratic: Guided questions to lead the student to understanding
* Coaching: Hands on practice to develop skills
Academy Operation:
The academy is governed by a Rector (senior pastor
of Grace Church) with regular input from a Board of Stewards and parents.
The Head of the Academy operates the school on a day-to-day basis. She
is assisted by a financial secretary and office assistant. Together with
the Head are two other chief administrators: a chief development officer
as President (ordained clergy) and Chairman (ordained clergy) of the
Board of Stewards.
