What is Classical Education

Beginning this school year, 2021-2022, St. Mary’s will bring Classical Education to our campus. 

Catholic Classical education will cultivate our students' love for the True, the Beautiful, and the Good - and help each to ultimately discover the Divine nature and order of all things.   Through wonder and awe, our students will be guided ever closer to Our Creator, and thus recognize the glory of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ and our resulting salvation. 

Catholic Classical Education, is an educational approach rooted in the medieval concept of the Trivium (Latin for “three ways”). Each element of the Trivium (grammar, logic, and rhetoric) is viewed as subjects, stages of development, teaching methodologies, and tools for learning. A student who has mastered the tools will be able to think and learn for themselves and thus be able to master any subject they approach.

Often misunderstood as a style incompatible to the modern world, classical education is more than pencil-to-paper, memorization and reading ancient text. A philosophy rooted in the history and culture of the Western world, classical education includes both a classical approach, encouraging deep and thoughtful reading and writing within a moral frame, and classical content, such as the study of Ancient Greek and Latin literature, history, art and languages.

Today, classical education can provide a roadmap for students to learn and grow. It begins as an exploration and celebration of the human condition, sharing the history of people and culture. Over time, it serves as a platform for developing critical thinking skills by asking questions along the way. Classical education emerges as a greater awareness of the moral imperative to others and the ability to create change and opportunity in the world—even when faced with resistance and obstacles.

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Interested families may visit our website www.stmarys-temple.org for more information. 

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