Classical education appropriates a time-tested method of teaching called “trivium” (grammar, logic, rhetoric), which was practiced throughout the ages since the ancient times, and which produced some of the greatest leaders of history, including the great founding fathers of America.

At Veritas, all subjects are taught under the premise that all truth is God’s truth whether it is found in general revelation, biblical revelation, or kernels of truth found in ancient philosophies or classical literature. Each subject is taught and integrated as much as possible with other subjects.  Each student is encouraged to ask the deepest and the most important questions of life and discover its relevance to the most mundane details of life.

Classical education also emphasizes languages, grammar, speaking and writing because word (language) is a unique gift to the mankind through which people can have deep fellowship with God, and gracefully “take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ.”

Veritas believes that having the love for learning and the tools of learning are more important than having mere knowledge, so that once having acquired these, students are fully capable of learning all things efficiently, effectively,, and most importantly, for the glory of God. The trivium teaching method is designed to do just that. At the grammar stage, foundation is laid with a God-centered view of all things. At the logic stage, students are taught the rules of proper thinking to the point where they know how to analyze, synthesize, and “take every thought captive.” At the rhetoric stage, students are taught to express all their learnings in a way that reflects the goodness, beauty, and truth of God, a process by which they grow to love learning.

Veritas Classical Academy believes that it exists to reinforce the parental authority and responsibility of raising their children in the Lord.  Accordingly, Veritas values and encourages parental involvement in the school and works with the parents to build up a Christ-centered family at home.

Veritas prizes the education of the whole person.  Jesus has called us to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul and all your strength” (Mt. 22:37), a command given especially in the context of raising children (Dt. 6:4-9).  This is achieved by applying the trivium, presenting information in a way that matches where children are developmentally.

What is different in the classical Christian classroom as compared to public or other private schools? In the grammar stage, for example, the chief difference is that the classical student absorbs a large amount of elementary knowledge (such as facts, names, dates, vocabulary, spelling, mathematical tables, etc.) and attains mastery of the fundamentals of reading and mathematics. By contrast most modern teaching methods emphasize “concepts” and avoid rigorous immersion in basic principles and facts. As you can see, classically trained students master the tools and methods of learning in an orderly way, and they are not encouraged to “express themselves” until they first master critical facts and learn how to think logically. Then and only then are they in a position to begin to express themselves in a way that is grammatically correct, cogent, and compelling.