Our vision is to create an academic environment where our students are empowered to develop intellectually and personally through a rigorous curriculum, building the foundation for success in life.
By offering a classical education with a comprehensive K-12 curriculum, our school provides the foundation of knowledge for a balanced education, with an emphasis on the core disciplines of math, science, literature, and history, with attention to music, art, physical education, and foreign languages. To ensure that all students have the opportunity to achieve excellence in our program, we provide highly qualified teaching staff, as well as unique programs to support learning and uplift all students ensuring that all students have an equal chance to succeed, regardless of their background, situation, or resources outside of school.
Our concept is best summarized by our school’s motto, “Meritum ~ Veritas ~ Decor“, which means ‘Merit, Truth, and Beauty’. We believe that given the right educational model, and the right supportive environment, all children can maximize their potential, earn their achievements, think for themselves, and find and appreciate the beauty in themselves and the world around them.
This is captured by our coat of arms where our shield is partitioned per saltire with our school’s owl logo at the bottom. Above the owl logo, each field has a charge representing our motto: the martlet (swallow) represents merit, the cloud represents the truth, and the swan represents beauty. The shield is supported by a goat, representing practical wisdom, and an owl, representing vigilance and intelligence, and below a crowned castle, representing success, steadfastness as well as home and safety.
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A classical education provides a well-rounded education in the liberal arts and sciences. It utilizes proven teaching approaches such as direct instruction, phonics/the science of reading, and is content-rich, creating an environment that promotes intellectual, and civic virtue.
A public charter school is a publicly funded tuition-free school that operates independently of the traditional public school system, providing choice of pedagogical systems to parents.
It is a comprehensive, classical, K-12 curriculum that emphasizes the core disciplines of math, science, literature, and history, and provides an excellent educational experience in music, art, physical education, and foreign languages.
It is a content-rich curriculum (Core Knowledge) that uses Singapore Math, and teaches reading using a phonics-focused curriculum based on the Science of Reading.