9th — 12th grade

9th and 10th Grades offered in 2024-2025. All Rhetoric grade levels will be available by 2026-2027 academic year.

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Rhetoric students learn to:

Make connections through the integrated Great Books humanities approach of Bible, theology, literature and history
Join the “Great Conversation” by creating what is true, good, and beautiful
Build compelling and persuasive arguments, culminating in the Senior Capstone Thesis
Advance with real-world and abstract mathematics to develop high-level quantitative skills and an analytical mindset
Deepen scientific understanding and gain appreciation for the beauty and complexity of the natural world
Read classic texts in original Latin by authors such as Shakespeare, Virgil, and Cicero
Use Latin roots as a springboard to Spanish, focusing on oral conversation skills
Appreciate nuance, grapple with stretching questions and develop the ability to consider multiples sides of an argument
Speak charitably and winsomely through routine oral presentations and lively dialogue

vocatio

Discovering individual calling

Vocatio trains students to know the nearness of God by integrating learning with living.

As students grow to know God, they begin to know themselves. Moving from idea to application, belief to behavior, teachers mentor students to address important questions about how our studies inform real life decision-making and purpose.

Vocatio is an educational approach to love, teach, and train youth in “the way they should go.” Students and families are led through grit and motivation assessments, interest and learning style exploration, intentional observations from teachers and parents, prototype fieldwork and graduation guidance.

This combination of information, prayerful conversations, and family sharing encourages students to discover for themselves God’s unique and personal calling.

How will you move in the world?

“…For in Him we live, and move, and have our being… For we are indeed His children.”

—ACTS 17:28

Paul’s piercing declaration in Acts 17 creates the framework for Vocatio at Classical. Students learn the closer we draw to God, the more fully we discover his unique calling on our lives.

Students learn to answer:

Who am I?

Why do I get up in the morning?
What do I really value?
What communities and commitments will give order to my life?
What is “the good life?”
What should I do?

House System

Acting for the good of others

Classical’s House System is designed to provide service and community opportunities for students to lead, explore individual giftedness and encourage virtue.

Developed in the 19th century the tradition of the House System provide a sense of community and belonging among students. The cardinal virtues of Classical’s House System serve as thematic organization for leadership and character development within Logic and Rhetoric students (5th - 12th grade).