Trinity Classical School is committed to classical education. We believe that we have a great heritage in the educational tradition of the West, extending back to the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome. As we trace this heritage, in its best moments, education has been a commitment to the cultivation of wisdom and virtue in young hearts and minds. Education has been a means of grappling with the highest truths, coming to terms with the natural order of our universe, and discovering what it means to be human. In order to pursue these great ends, educators have used the seven liberal arts (grammar/Latin, logic, rhetoric, music, arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy) as a means. In essence rigorous, liberal arts-oriented study has historically been the core make up of a classical education. Most of the men and women we admire and whose life and work have made the greatest impact on western civilization were educated in this manner.

Unfortunately, this great tradition has been abandoned in the modern era. It has been replaced in the last century with a progressive philosophy of education. The ends of wisdom and virtue no longer reign supreme because there is no cultural agreement as to what a wise and virtuous life is. At best, test-taking skills, college prep, and vocational training are ultimate ends in the progressive model. This has made for a much more mechanical and systematic approach to education that cares little about what it means to be human and much about what it means to be an effective worker in the current system of American culture. At TCS, we certainly want our students to be well-equipped for the modern workforce, but this is not our ultimate end.

TCS takes a classical and Christ-centered approach to education because we care about worship. We want our students to understand that we study, experiment, think, discuss, write, debate, and create because we believe this is what it means to be created in the image of God. We study math, not ultimately to become an engineer, but because understanding math helps us understand God. Classical education is an act of worship at TCS.