Audition By: February 1Deadlines: March 14, April 7Deadline: April 28
CLASSICAL IN THE NEWS
Recovering Classical Christian Education
Associates for Biblical Research Mr. John Mark Niehls, headmaster of ACCS member Coventry...
How Classical Education Can Rescue America From Progressive Disaster
The Federalist Louis Markos I n the book ‘Battle for the American Mind,’ Fox News host Pete...
FROM “THE DIFFERENCE”
Classical Conundrums: Why Dances?
Have questions about classical Christian education? We are here to help! Q: Why do classical...
Making the Switch
By Amy CastilloA Story from a New ACCS ParentThe yellow school bus whizzed past our front window...
Legends of America: Ashley’s 100
Century Watch This Year in History: A.D. 1823 In 1823, a group of young men set out from Missouri...
OUR SCHOOLS
Greek Words We Have No Translation For
Read more: Why do we study the Greeks so much? ~by Louis Markos By Elise Goodwin Greek Words We...
Kindergartners and Chicken Eggs
NOTE FROM A HEADMASTER Christopher Stevens, Cornerstone Classical School, Salina, KS Every year...
Valentine’s Day
"Valentine’s Day is a wonderful tradition, but you have to admit that it does little to give us...
CLASSICAL IN THE NEWS
Student Contests
Audition By: February 1Deadlines: March 14, April 7Deadline: April 28
FROM “THE DIFFERENCE”
Classical Conundrums: Why Dances?
Have questions about classical Christian education? We are here to help! Q: Why do classical...
OUR SCHOOLS
Relocating with a Purpose
DO NOT VISIT AN ACCS SCHOOL, BECAUSE IF YOU DO... Allow me to say this…back in 2006 when our...
Recovering Classical Christian Education
Associates for Biblical Research Mr. John Mark Niehls, headmaster of ACCS member Coventry...
Making the Switch
By Amy CastilloA Story from a New ACCS ParentThe yellow school bus whizzed past our front window...
Raising Deep Thinkers and Tomorrow’s Leaders in a Tweet-Filled World Round Two
Spring 2022 Raising Deep Thinkers and Tomorrow’s Leaders in a Tweet-Filled World Round Two We are...
How Classical Education Can Rescue America From Progressive Disaster
The Federalist Louis Markos I n the book ‘Battle for the American Mind,’ Fox News host Pete...
Legends of America: Ashley’s 100
Century Watch This Year in History: A.D. 1823 In 1823, a group of young men set out from Missouri...
The King Alfred School
Contact or Support The King Alfred School What is the most common response to the idea of...
Row On
A Tribute to Matt Hopkins Matt Hopkins met Jesus in high school, rowing in college, and teaching in grad school. Those passions shaped his vocation for his entire life. In extolling the virtue of rowing Matt would point to Jesus, who coached His own rowers by...
The Good Soil Study:
Alumni life outcomes by type of school, including ACCS.
INSIDE YOUR CLASSICAL CLASSROOM
Greek Words We Have No Translation For
Read more: Why do we study the Greeks so much? ~by Louis Markos By Elise Goodwin Greek Words We Have No Translation For We can’t go back to ancient...
Kindergartners and Chicken Eggs
NOTE FROM A HEADMASTER Christopher Stevens, Cornerstone Classical School, Salina, KS Every year our kindergarten incubates chicken eggs. Each day...
Relocating with a Purpose
DO NOT VISIT AN ACCS SCHOOL, BECAUSE IF YOU DO... Allow me to say this…back in 2006 when our oldest daughter was three, we made a decision we were...
Raising Deep Thinkers and Tomorrow’s Leaders in a Tweet-Filled World Round Two
Spring 2022 Raising Deep Thinkers and Tomorrow’s Leaders in a Tweet-Filled World Round Two We are back in DC…after a three-year hiatus from the...
EYE ON EDUCATION
ACT Test Scores Drop to Lowest Point in 30 Years
ACT scores have dropped to their lowest point in 30 years according to AP News, based on a recent report from the ACT. According to AP News: The class of 2022′s average ACT composite score was 19.8 out of 36, marking the first time since 1991 that the average score...
Watching Phones Instead Of Reading Good Books Is Starving Kids’ Souls
By: Katie Schuermann The Federalist Recently, The Federalist reprinted an excerpt from Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education 2022 Conference. So many of these students grew up reading, hearing, watching, and absorbing stories that assert they are omniscient,...
Classical education isn’t just a lifeboat… (World Magazine)
World MagazineBarton J. Gingerich A closer look at one of the most promising developments of our times "If recent trends continue, more and more parents will decide to pull their kids out of public schools. Onerous pandemic protocols combined with heavy-handed..."...
Black Principal Defends 1776 Curriculum
Phillip Schwenk believes in America. He is a defender of teaching history. And he cares about his students enough to speak up against those who would rewrite history. While public schools scramble to infuse the 1619 Project (a history curriculum written by a New York...
Just Getting Started: A Teacher Learns about Classical Ed
In a brief article for the Republic-Times, a teacher describes his recent discovery of classical education. "I may be late to the ballgame, as I am just discovering some articles and books on the subject of classical education. ..." Read the full article here: The...
Schooling in America Survey Project: Top 10 Findings from the 10th Year
EdChoice conducts and publishes surveys about Americans' educational opinions. They recently released "Top 10 Findings from the 10th Year." To view this report and more, visit: Top 10 Findings from the 10th Year of EdChoice’s Schooling in America Survey Project
Classical Conundrums: Why Dances?
Have questions about classical Christian education? We are here to help! Q: Why do classical Christian schools have traditional folk dances instead of modern proms? A: The spirit of modern school dances—the sort that would take place, for example, at most proms—is...
Why Are We Here?
Choose Wisdom ... and Live The following was a charge to students at Lewis Clark Christian School from their Headmaster, Joseph Roberts.There was a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it. Now...
Making the Switch
By Amy CastilloA Story from a New ACCS ParentThe yellow school bus whizzed past our front window and my heart began to race. As bus drivers practiced their new routes for the upcoming school year and retail stores were filled with shiny pencils and notebooks, we were...
Legends of America: Ashley’s 100
Century Watch This Year in History: A.D. 1823 In 1823, a group of young men set out from Missouri into the wilderness. “Ashley’s 100” would soon become known as “The Mountain Men of the West.” Their stories read more like epic folk legends than records of an...
Great Books
Greatest Books of the 20th CenturyIt takes time for a text to become “great” and we're willing to wait. But we can take a guess. Mortimer Adler included several 20th-century authors in his “Great Books” collection—Dewey, Nietzsche, James, Hemmingway, Freud—because the...
3 Habits to Embrace That Teach Your Kids How to Think
(Not What to Think) I have these moments. I used to freeze when they happened. One of my daughters would say something and I would realize they have an opinion … that I don’t. The first time this happened, I was shocked. How did that idea get in there? Nowadays it...
FOR PARENTS
Making the Switch
By Amy CastilloA Story from a New ACCS ParentThe yellow school bus whizzed past our front window and my heart began to race. As bus drivers...
3 Habits to Embrace That Teach Your Kids How to Think
(Not What to Think) I have these moments. I used to freeze when they happened. One of my daughters would say something and I would realize they have...
FAITH & CULTURE
Classical Conundrums: Why Dances?
Have questions about classical Christian education? We are here to help! Q: Why do classical Christian schools have traditional folk dances...
3 Habits to Embrace That Teach Your Kids How to Think
(Not What to Think) I have these moments. I used to freeze when they happened. One of my daughters would say something and I would realize they have...
COLLEGE
College Statements of Faith
See ACCS College Affiliates & Scholarships ▸ In the current cultural climate, ACCS families are also looking for solid biblical teaching and...
College and the Use of Useless Studies
The process of choosing a college major is not unlike competing in a “Choose Your Own Adventure” game, which soon results in running the gauntlet of...
BOOKS
Battle for the American Mind: Most Highlighted On Kindle
The most highlighted sections of Battle for the American Mind from Kindle readers (11/7/22) -- #1: Lenin was an economic Marxist. American progressives are cultural Marxists. #2: Paideia, simply defined, represents the deeply seated affections, thinking, viewpoints,...
How Classical Education Can Rescue America From Progressive Disaster
The Federalist Louis Markos I n the book ‘Battle for the American Mind,’ Fox News host Pete Hegseth has joined forces with David Goodwin to explain how progressive education is ruining America — and how classical education can fix it. "In “The Lion, the Witch and the...
Book Review: “Competing Spectacles”
A Review of Tony Reinke’s Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Media Age Many spectacles compete for our attention and affection, and our devotion to them is distracting us from focusing on our families, friends, community, and Christ. Whether it’s video...
MORE NEWS
A False Enlightenment
By Glenn Arbery The Imaginative Conservative Many educators today have fostered a false enlightenment, a so-called “wokeness,” that actually closes off inquiry and darkens the mind. But surely a recognition of this spiritual destitution will convince more and more...
ACT Test Scores Drop to Lowest Point in 30 Years
ACT scores have dropped to their lowest point in 30 years according to AP News, based on a recent report from the ACT. According to AP News: The class of 2022′s average ACT composite score was 19.8 out of 36, marking the first time since 1991 that the average score...
Watching Phones Instead Of Reading Good Books Is Starving Kids’ Souls
By: Katie Schuermann The Federalist Recently, The Federalist reprinted an excerpt from Consortium for Classical Lutheran Education 2022 Conference. So many of these students grew up reading, hearing, watching, and absorbing stories that assert they are omniscient,...
VIDEOS
Recovering Classical Christian Education
Associates for Biblical Research Mr. John Mark Niehls, headmaster of ACCS member Coventry Christian Schools in Pottstown, PA, explains the "Gospel-centered and time tested alternative: Classical Christian Education." To say that western society is destroying itself...
Repairing the Ruins
Watch and Listen
Encouraged, challenged …
A New Documentary: The Miseducation of America
By David Goodwin, President, ACCSIn this article: The Story of Education | A Two-year Project | Inside the Documentary | Out-takes and Fun Facts | Paideia Battle for the American Mind, by Pete Hegseth and David Goodwin.The #1 New York Times Bestseller Learn...
