Our Educational Vision
Classical Education speaks to the philosophical origins of this ancient tradition that was taken up and refined by the Catholic Church. It can be a helpful term, but it does not capture the Christocentric nature of its application in Catholic education.

A more complete term is “Catholic liberal education,” which speaks to the end–the purpose–and expresses the irreplaceable role of the Church. Liberal comes from the Latin liber, which means free. Catholic liberal education, then, is an education for freedom: freedom in Christ as he reveals Himself through His Church. This formation does far more than prepare a student for a job. It frees us to know, to love, and to live joyfully in the Truth of Jesus Christ. 

Our school renewal is aimed at the recovery of the Church’s rich heritage in the formation of the whole person in the image of God. And although some private and charter schools have looked to the classical tradition, too, those efforts are incomplete without Christ, the Logos, at the center.

​“Classical education is also often referred to as liberal education. The ‘liberal’ in liberal education does not, of course, refer to a particular political party; rather reference is made to an educational focus which insists that the primary purpose of education is to free human beings from slavery to the mundane.”
Jonathan Beeson
An Education for the Mind, Heart, and Soul
Catholic means “universal,” and Catholic liberal education is an education for everyone. Students of all abilities and backgrounds flourish as they develop tools of thinking and discover wondrous connections across the curriculum and within the world God made. It is as powerful in the 21st century as it was in the 16th, because it is based in the nature of reality and the nature of the human person. 
These students are forming habits of mind and heart that will serve them through life, helping them grow in the theological, intellectual, and moral virtues. Parents want their children to thrive. They grasp the value of this deeply human formation that nurtures the souls, not just the minds, of their children.