We eat lunch in Great Hall, the largest gathering place in the building. Upper School scholars filter in joined by Lower School scholars after recess on most days, but on Fridays we have lunch all together – faculty and scholars....

Indeed, classical education causes our scholars to rise up – to work hard – to take on complicated ideas – to stand toe to toe with their unknowing to discover the satisfaction and joy that comes from the struggle that...

When CCA has sophomores next year, they will get to read Charles Dickens’ book, A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens takes the readers on a masterful journey through the good and the bad – justice and injustice – love and...

To some, the thought of students in desks facing the front of the room seems like the beginning of the quintessential scene in a time-period film straight from the depths of a boarding school in centuries past- a dower faced...

The new academic year approaches in August – the adventure that is summer and the rest that comes from long, slow days in the sun yield to days that start shaving off the sun set minute by minute in preparation...

Classical education is a lot like a formal dance or a called dance. There is an orderliness and purpose to its processes and educational goals all while cultivating in the scholar the joy and delight that comes from learning a...

It is my pleasure to give the remarks for the closing of our inaugural year. This is a momentous occasion – worth the celebration and time reflecting on what we have done here together this year. As I look around...

Each new day further into Spring as the once winter-desolate campus comes back to life tunes my heart to the beauty of this work – verdant lush grasses, flowering trees, and perennials along with their sweet smells waft through the...

Ever before us are the young people who will become adults. We dare not rush these little ones; each step in their classical education builds to the next – each moment is important to relish and enjoy. The classical scope...

Recently, I was thumbing through the pages of books I had the privilege to teach to Upper School scholars in times past. I started thinking about the purpose of them. Afterall, good stories tackle the fundamental question of what it...