Don’t Miss the Blessing! It’s no secret that classical Christian education is the fastest growing and arguably the most talked about educational trend for Christians in the past two decades. Why? The ACCS commissioned nationally recognized film production company to find out.  The Gorilla-Poet film crew (The River Thief, The Riot and The Dance) criss-crossed […] The post Must See New ACCS video: Geronimo, Amen! Part 1 appeared first on Naperville Christian Academy ..read more

The following letter to parents from our Ancient Languages and Literature teacher beautifully highlights the “how” and “why” we, as a classical Christian school, teach at Naperville Christian Academy.  It also shows the great care our teachers take to walk alongside our students in their quest for knowledge, sometimes wading knee-deep with them through texts in […] The post Ancient Literature class letter appeared first on Naperville Christian Academy ..read more

A poetic message from a teacher to his students upon returning to in-person learning. I Covet Conversation Partners by Jacob Vahle I covet conversation partners More than wealth and fame; For in the minds and eyes of them, I gain knowledge of great acclaim. And so I share in my guest’s ideas, Let me tell […] The post I Covet Conversation Partners appeared first on Naperville Christian Academy ..read more

Teachers prize students’ ability to comprehend what has been read, but how we lead students to greater comprehension gains is a matter of debate. The RAND Reading Group (2002) stated that comprehension is “the process of simultaneously extracting and constructing meaning through interaction and involvement with written language” (Pardo, 2004). Most teachers use comprehension questions […] The post Fostering Better Reading Comprehension appeared first on Naperville Christian Academy ..read more

https://www.circeinstitute.org/resources/what-classical-education What Is Classical Education? Classical education has grown so much in the last twenty years that when Dr. Gene Edward Veith and Andrew Kern turned in the second edition of their book, Classical Education, the editors changed the subtitle to The Movement Sweeping America. But classical education is also ancient. Its origins are in […] The post Circe Institute Answers the Loaded Question: What is Classical Christian Education? appeared first on Naperville Christian Academy ..read more

My grandfather was a carpenter, teacher, and born in Bethlehem.  No, he was not our Lord Jesus Christ, but Pop Pop is a godly man and Christian servant.  I think that grandfather’s philosophy of building homes is very much like a solid Christian classical philosophy of education. A good education is like a well-built home.  […] The post The Well-Built Home: A Philosophy of Education appeared first on Naperville Christian Academy ..read more