What is Classical education and how is it different from other schools?
On the one hand, this question involves a long answer and several recommended readings. The best place to begin the readings is with Dorothy Sayers’ essay, “The Lost Tools of Learning.” Books, booklets, and articles are available at the office and numerous sources are available on the web for detailed information about the growing rediscovery of classical education. Be sure to look at our website (www.veritastxk.com) and at the website for the Association of Classical Christian Schools (www.accsedu.org). Classical Christian education focuses upon a methodology, usually referred to as the Trivium, and to curriculum choices. The Trivium, which has its roots in Biblical theology and Medieval educational practices, entails viewing learning in three stages. These stages are Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. Grammar in this sense is not just language, but it refers to the basic facts and structure of every subject. This reminds us of why elementary school has frequently been called grammar schoo
