Classical Christian Education

Your child can find Truth, learn Goodness, and see Beauty in a chaotic world.

Tens of thousands of parents have embraced
classical Christian schools because
they can see the difference.

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The Good Life and the Classroom

We want a Christian way of life to be restored within our Christian communities. This “pearl of great price” in education is greatly valued for those who understand its potential, but largely unrecognized by those who do not.

Classical Christian schools are not so much about teaching facts and skills as we are about forming the soul. We’re not so much about subject matter as we are about virtue. We’re not so concerned with making a living as we are living for a greater purpose. In all this, Classical Christian educators lean on the words of Christ in speaking of vocation in Matt. 6: “Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

Classical Christian education nurtures our youth to transfer a genuine Christian way of life for the next generation of believers—a life marked by a deeper understanding of Christ, His universe, His people, and His Way. It’s time to rethink education. Classical Christian education breaks away to re-establish Christianity as a leading voice in our culture. As you’ll see, the difference can be measured many ways.

As you explore more about classical Christian education, we hope you will join us, support your local school, or start a school.

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About Classical Christian Education

This unique form of ancient education offers so much more than career readiness. Christian leaders and intellectuals, like G.K. Chesterton, have echoed this point for centuries:

“Education is not a subject, and does not deal in subjects. It is instead a transfer of a way of life.”

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Bringing Classical Christian Education to Africa

Bringing Classical Christian Education to Africa

TAZARA RAILWAY LINKING ZAMBIA AND TANZANIA: PHOTO BY KATSUMA TANAKA ON UNSPLASH Part II* - Zambia (Read Part I) In September, 2023, a few weeks before David Goodwin and Tim Dernlan (ACCS president and vice president, respectively) were scheduled to depart for Africa,...

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A House is a House for Me

A House is a House for Me

"Years ago, I realized that if my children wanted to feel like their house was a home, I needed to be intentional about making our physical shelter a place of spiritual refuge. The work of home-maker suddenly became holy work. My perspective had changed." On one of...

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Liam’s Wish

Liam’s Wish

LIAM MCCALMON, a fifth grade student at Agathos Classical School in Columbia, TN, has used a devastating diagnosis to glorify God and help his school. One week before starting fourth grade, Liam was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare type of soft tissue cancer....

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Taming Your Inner Mama Bear

Taming Your Inner Mama Bear

Principles for dealing with sins against your kids “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.” (Proverbs 19:11) While I was out shopping recently, I noticed a woman wearing a shirt stamped with the words “MAMA BEAR” in all caps....

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The Consolation of Philosophy

The Consolation of Philosophy

Don't Forget God's Sovereignty How Great Literature Helps Us Understand Our World BY BILL STUTZMAN* Falsely accused and imprisoned, Boethius has lost everything and cannot understand why. While wallowing in the empty comforts of self-indulgent poetry (did someone say,...

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The Classics are for Struggling Readers, Too

The Classics are for Struggling Readers, Too

His challenges to reading began early, with two eye muscle surgeries by age four and numerous months of doctor’s appointments, eye patching, and changing glasses prescriptions before he ever entered the doors of his classical school.  Desiring to give our son a firm...

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Why Do Men Think of Rome?

Why Do Men Think of Rome?

By David Goodwin In October, 2023, a social media user posted about her surprise after a random conversation revealed her husband thought of Rome several times every day. The post went viral. After women began asking men about Rome and posting similar results, the...

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Better is Better Than Old or New

Better is Better Than Old or New

BY BILL STUTZMANWhen it comes to educational comparisons, even classical types might fall for the old fallacy of “chronological snobbery,” as C.S. Lewis called it.[1] In the classical world we readily accept that newer does not equal better, but we sometimes forget...

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The Scottish Father of the Modern Fire Service

The Scottish Father of the Modern Fire Service

When Classical Education Meets the Trades In 1824, the world’s First municipal fire fighting service, the Edinburgh Fire Establishment, was created in Edinburgh, Scotland, by 24-year-old James Braidwood. A Builder with a Classical Education James Braidwood was born in...

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Before My Own

Before My Own

I never thought I would end up in the middle of an F2 tornado – especially not in Knoxville, Tennessee. Every kid grows up with some irrational fear; mine happened to be storms. I hated strong winds when I was young because I was terrified a tornado would hit my home....

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Summer Leisure with ACCS

Summer Leisure with ACCS

Atlanta, GA, June 17-21, 2024BY LILY SAVAGE A Reflection on the National Honor Choir Aristotle in his treatise, Politics, defines the purpose of music as “leisuring well.” By leisure, he means the finding of pleasure and happiness in contemplating what is good. A...

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