Visit Our School
Choosing the right school for your family is a significant decision. We recognize that it involves time, thorough research, and thoughtful consideration to find the best fit. To support you in this process, Columbus Classical Academy provides several opportunities for families to learn more about our school.
We offer weekly grade level Preview Days, Information Sessions, Individual Family Tours, and Patriot for a Day student shadow days. We encourage you to attend and learn more about classical education.
Lower School Preview Days (Grades Pre-K through 5)
Select Tuesday mornings – 7:45 – 9:15 am
During our Lower School Preview Days, parents and their children are invited to learn more about classical education, attend Morning Assembly, meet our Head of School and Principal, tour our campus, and explore the Pre-K through 5th grade curriculum.
Registration is required, and visitors must arrive and sign in at the main office.
Upper School Preview Days (Grades 6 through 12)
Select Tuesday mornings – 7:45 – 9:15 am
During our Upper School Preview Days, parents and their children are invited to learn more about classical education, attend Morning Assembly, meet our Head of School and Principal, tour our campus, and explore the 6th through 12th grade curriculum.
Registration is required, and visitors must arrive and sign in at the main office.
School Day Information Sessions
Select Tuesdays – 7:45 – 9:45 am
During School Day Information Sessions, we welcome visitors who are interested in learning more about classical education. Registered visitors will attend Morning Assembly, meet with our Head of School, receive a presentation on classical education, observe classrooms, and tour our campus.
Registration is required, and visitors must arrive and sign in at the main office.
Individual Tours (Abbreviated Visit)
Schedule a visit to CCA for just your family. You’ll be led on a brief tour of campus by our Director of Admissions. We will cover standard information, or you can spend the time asking all of your most important questions. Space is limited.
Patriot for a Day
Allow your child to experience CCA as they shadow a current student for the day.
Becoming a Patriot for a day allows your child to encounter the school community and better help determine if CCA is the right fit for your family. To register your child for Patriot for a Day, email admissions@columbusclassical.org.
We require all families to attend a School Day Visit or Individual Tour prior to registering their child for a Patriot for a Day. (Currently available for children in grades 1-10.)
One Wednesday per month, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Join us for a small group information session and tour of our campus during our popular evening events. Registered visitors will meet with our Head of School for a small group information session, ask questions during Q&A, as well as receive a tour of our school.
Speaker Series
Mr. Michael Imber – Hillsdale College expansion architect and author of The Art of the Architect
April 30, 6:30-8:00pm
The Art of the Architect celebrates the role that drawing and watercolor painting play in architecture. Architectural drawing as we know it dates from the Renaissance, but with the arrival of computer design programs this ancient art—formed of pen, pencil, and brushstrokes on paper—is sometimes regarded as obsolete. Architect Michael Imber will demonstrate what a vital contribution they can still make at every stage of an architectural project.
Whatever the place occupied by photographs, simulations, and visual graphics in the design process of today, hand drawing still facilitates a moment of deeper connection between an architect and his environment. Unlike a snap taken on a smart phone, a hand drawing is an active response to its subject: what is understood about a place in sensory terms informs the finished design, creating buildings which maintain the balance between the way we live and the natural world around us.