Classical Education
At Trinity Classical School, we believe the lordship of Jesus Christ shapes every aspect of education. Classical education is the method of education that Christians have historically viewed as naturally generated by the gospel. The gospel and classical education are not two foreign things glued together in our school, but an organic whole—the gospel is the roots, and classical education is the fruit. Classical education is built around the seven liberal art: the first three are the Trivium (language arts of grammar, logic, and rhetoric), and the second four are the Quadrivium (mathematical arts of arithmetic, geometry, science, and music). So the focus of our schooling is fairly simple: first, Christ formed in our students, and second, excellence in language and math.
WORD
TCS gives our children a word-based education. We love words and language—why? Because the Bible tells us that God created the world through his word, and is ruling and saving his world through his word. Humanity was given the task of ruling the world by naming it—through words! And he has told us who he is through a Word (the Bible) and his Word ultimately became a human (Jesus).
We believe that those who know how to communicate well are those who lead the world. Whether in the work force, in a marriage, or simply as a Christian—communicating effectively God’s word through our words is how we bring God’s goodness to the world. Therefore, language, reading, speaking, and writing all must be at the heart of any distinctly Christian education. And we make that a priority at TCS.
We long to see the formation of goodness, beauty and truth in the hearts of our students—that is, the formation of wisdom in them. The Bible’s book on raising children, the Proverbs, is a book that calls young people to seek wisdom. And as Christians, we know that knowledge cannot be the most fundamental goal of an education—love is. “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up” (1 Cor. 8:1). The thing that ultimately drives our lives is not our intellect, but our passions, our desires, our affections, our loves. To equip our students to go out as lights into the world, we need to impact them at a level much deeper than their minds—their hearts.
We believe that love (for God, for people, for the world) and wisdom are only formed in children through the experience of wonder. We love the things that inspire wonder in us. These are the things that capture our hearts. Therefore, the kids at TCS will learn the importance of discipline, order, and hard work, but always for this important purpose: to lead them into a deeper wonder at who God is and all that he has done in his creation, in history, in Christ, and in us.
WONDER
WORLDVIEW
We long to see the formation of goodness, beauty, and truth in the hearts of our students—that is, the formation of wisdom in them. The Bible’s book on raising children, the Proverbs, is a book that calls young people to seek wisdom. And as Christians, we know that knowledge cannot be the most fundamental goal of an education—love is. “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up” (1 Cor. 8:1). The thing that ultimately drives our lives is not our intellect, but our passions, our desires, our affections, our loves. To equip our students to go out as lights into the world, we need to impact them at a level much deeper than their minds—their hearts.
We believe that love (for God, for people, for the world) and wisdom are only formed in children through the experience of wonder. We love the things that inspire wonder in us. These are the things that capture our hearts. Therefore, the kids at TCS will learn the importance of discipline, order, and hard work, but always for this important purpose: to lead them into a deeper wonder at who God is and all that he has done in his creation, in history, in Christ, and in us.