Chesterton Academy! as in, G.K.

If I ever happen to be raising high school aged children in the fine northern state of Minnesota, I just might send them there. From the website:

“Chesterton Academy is a private, independent high school in the Twin Cities that nurtures the minds and souls of young men and women with a classics-based, college preparatory education taught through the lens of the teachings of the Catholic Church. Through the study of art, music, literature, language, history, mathematics, science, philosophy and theology, Chesterton Academy will prepare students to think both rationally and creatively, to defend their faith, to contribute positively to society, and to promote a culture of life.

Jude Dougherty, Dean Emeritus of Philosophy of the Catholic University of America, once commented: “Those who do not possess a classical education are prisoners of their own time. To know and be interested only in the ‘now’ means being incapable of evaluating or appreciating even that.” That is why a Chesterton Academy education is so essential. It is an opportunity to introduce students to the true, the good, and the beautiful. It is an opportunity to take the best of what has been thought, so as to provide a sturdy intellectual foundation for the future. Finally, it is an education that recognizes, as G.K. Chesterton said, “that there is a whole truth of things, and in knowing it and speaking it we are happy.”

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