Classical Christian education (CCE) is a time-tested educational system which establishes a biblical worldview, incorporates methods based on natural phases of child development, cultivates the seven Christian virtues, trains students in reasoning through the Trivium (Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric), and engages children in “the great conversation” through the historical Great Books.

 

The Trivium:

• Grammar Stage - concrete thinking and memorization of the facts of the subjects in grade school;

• Logic Stage - analytical thinking and understanding of the subjects in middle school; and

• Rhetoric Stage - abstract thinking and articulation of the subjects in high school. 

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Classical Christian education is further characterized by a rich exposure to the history, art, and culture of Western Civilization, including:

• its languages (Latin and Greek),

• its philosophy and literature (the great books of Western Civilization and the Christian tradition), and

• the development of a Biblical worldview with theology in its proper place as the Queen of the Sciences.

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Recommended Reading List:

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• The Lost Tools of Learning - Dorothy Sayers (an address to Oxford University in 1947, calling for a return to classical education)

• Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning - Douglas Wilson

• The Seven Laws of Teaching - John Milton Gregory

• The Case for Classical Christian Education - Douglas Wilson

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