Our Values

Paris Classical Academy embraces the following values:

Christ-Centered: While our constituency represents families of various Christian denominations, the trustees, administration, and faculty of Paris Classical Academy embrace orthodox Christianity as set forth in the Bible, the inspired Word of God and those creeds and confessions of faith that best express that orthodoxy.

Classical: Derived from the Latin term classicus, “classical” refers to “that which is of the first
rank,” specifically “a work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language.” More broadly, “classical” refers to any work in literature, philosophy, theology, music, or art that has “stood the test of time” and has been judged historically and traditionally to be “excellent and authoritative” by Western scholars. “Classical” also refers to the classical languages Latin and Greek, the classical pedagogy known as “the Socratic Method,” and the classical absolutes of Goodness, Beauty, and Truth.

Covenantal: As a covenantal school, we “covenant” with like-minded parents who desire for their children to be brought up “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” and receive an education that emphasizes those time-honored practices and principles derived from the Judeo-Christian, Greco-Roman traditions undergirding that which is best in Western culture.

Collaborative: “Collaborative” refers to the following:

• Teachers and parents collaborate to synthesize traditional school with homeschooling.
• Students study on campus and at home an assigned number of days per week.
• The academy determines the curriculum, and parents supplement the curriculum according to their preferences.

We believe it is the parents’ responsibility to educate their child in a God-honoring way, and we feel privileged to come alongside them in this endeavor. The collaborative approach that we take is meant to facilitate parental involvement in every step of the learning process. Our students attend classes three days a week and are instructed by their parents the other two days. This allows parents to supplement with additional curriculum, to tutor to a child’s specific needs, or incorporate extracurricular activities not currently offered by Paris Classical Academy.