コミュニティWhat Is Classical Education?
Classical education is an approach to learning that takes the whole individual into context. It teaches students how to learn and use reason to ultimately make informed decisions later in life. This whole-person approach is accomplished by introducing disciplinary themes among the backdrop of history. So while a student is learning to sift through historical events, they can integrate concurrently evolving theories and facts in mathematics, science, the arts, and literature. Knowledge of one subject always has a connection and role to play in another subject. The difference between classical education and curriculums often found in traditional public institutions is the importance placed on the act of learning. Classical education strives to develop a student into a disciplined and robust thinker able to parse information, ask essential questions, and ultimately form their own well-reasoned opinions and contributions to the Great Conversation of humanity. Students in a classical educat
