St. Ignatius Chesterton Academy is raising up a new generation of joyful leaders and saints, educated in the classical tradition and the truths of the Catholic faith. St. Ignatius Chesterton Academy serves high school students in grades 9-12. Catholic classical curriculum prepares students to succeed in college, in professional life, and in service of family, of country, and of God.
Students at St. Ignatius Chesterton Academy enjoy a cohesive, content-rich education. A broad exposure to many different disciplines helps students expand their interests, uncover hidden talents, and improve their ability to think critically.
The Chesterton Academy model begins with a classical, integrated curriculum. This award-winning curriculum promotes revelation to the transcendentals: what is good, beautiful, and true. Students read Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Virgil, Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Teresa of Avila, Dostoyevsky, C.S. Lewis, and G.K. Chesterton.
Chesterton students study the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. History, literature, philosophy, and theology are braided together within a historical time period. The sciences and the humanities are intimately connected, so the logic of math is seen in philosophy, and in God’s handiwork in the sciences. Faith and reason meet in every class. Equal emphasis is given to the arts, so that every student learns to draw, paint, sing in a choir, act on stage, give speeches, and engage in debate.
Each year builds on the previous, so that by the end of senior year, our students are articulate, clear-thinking, well-rounded, and joyful individuals.
Nothing could be a better preparation for success at college. Our classically educated students fare very well on standardized tests and college admissions. Yet our mission does not end with merely getting students into college. We are preparing them for life, which includes finding their vocation. A Catholic classical education at St. Ignatius Chesterton Academy helps students discern and follow God’s calling for their lives, for the greater good and glory to God.