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What is Classical Education?
A classical education employs teaching methods that capitalize on the strengths of the student in different stages of physical and intellectual growth and maturity. It goes beyond the assimilation of facts to include the teaching of values, truth, decision making and critical thinking. Classical education is conducted in three stages which comprise the Trivium, and correspond to the natural stages of a child’s development. These stages are Grammar, Dialectic/Logic, and Rhetoric. The Grammar stage capitalizes on the young student's innate ability to process and remember large numbers of facts. The Dialectic or Logic stage of the middle years involves the study of argumentation and formal logic. The Rhetoric stage of the high school years is when the student learns to use the facts and training from earlier years to express himself articulately in speech, debate and writing.
Why Classical Christian?
At Providence Classical School, the classical model of education is applied with a Christian worldview. Scripture is applied to all areas of life and provides a frame of reference through which all subjects are evaluated. Students are taught to see God’s hand and have His perspective as they view all subject matter, from math and phonics to science and history. The staff and student body are composed of families from a number of different protestant and evangelical churches who are united together by a common commitment to Christ.
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