Amarillo's
Classical, Christian, Collaborative School
Classical
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As a Classical School, we seek to cultivate habits of virtue and nourish student loves as we study the liberal arts, natural sciences, and the great books. We prioritize depth over breadth to foster delight and mastery while honoring the limits of human capacity.
We study latin, logic, and rhetoric. We teach with the grain of student development. Our curriculum and standards meet or exceed those of state standards in terms of content, but our home and campus habits of wonder, discovery, and fellowship take us far deeper and beyond content “covered.”
At its heart, the modern Classical education movement is a return not simply to a curriculum but to a way of being. The student who grows in wonder, wisdom, and worship is practically prepared for the good work set before him.
Christian
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Our educational aim is the person of Christ. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together (Col. 1). He is truth and wisdom incarnate; Paul says that in Christ are “all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Col. 2:8). Believers have the mind of Christ.
Christ-centered education means that we seek to behold and enjoy Christ and to conform our lives, our homes, and our community to his likeness because of His great love for us.
This means that we enjoy and glorify Him (Psalm 73), orient the hours of our days to him (Romans 12:1-2), read and behold truth, goodness, and beauty - namely, Christ - to pursue transformed minds (Romans 12:1-2), and practice the love of God and neighbor (Deuteronomy 6:5, Luke 10:25-37).
Collaborative
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We partner closely with parents in the formation of students. We know that formation is caught more than taught.
Because formation takes time and proximity, our high view of the parent role and the home is central to our efforts. Our partnership with parents is built on a shared vision and mission. We cannot give what we do not have. Our parents, faculty, and staff humbly seek to grow in the embodiment of our portrait of a graduate.Our parent partnership requires clear and kind communication as well as consideration of the interest of each other (Phil. 2).
