Faith. Reason. Culture of Life.

The result of a grass-roots movement of parents, Chesterton Academy is a pro-family, Catholic high school offering an integrated, college preparatory curriculum centered on the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Focusing on the classics, the school develops complete thinkers who learn to draw on faith and reason for the purpose of building a culture of life.

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Welcome to Chesterton Academy

CURRICULUM OVERVIEWFRESHMAN

YEAR

The Ancient World

SOPHOMOREYEAR

The Early

Medieval Period

JUNIORYEAR

High Middle Ages to the Renaissance

SENIORYEAR

The Modern World

HUMANITIES

Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, GKC: Orthodoxy

Augustine, Chaucer, Shakespeare, GKC: Ballad of White Horse, St. Francis

Dante, Shakespeare, Cervantes, GKC: St. Thomas Aquinas

Austen, Dickens, Dostoyevsky, poetry, short stories, GKC: Everlasting Man

Early Civilization, Greece, Rome

Early Church History, Early Medieval, Crusades

High Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, Counter-Reformation

American Revolution, French Revolution, Civil War, Industrial Communist, Sexual Revolutions

Pre-Socratics, Intro to Plato and Aristotle, Formal Logic, Rhetoric

Plato and Aristotle Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, Early Modern Philosophy

Economics/Philosophy (Hobbes, Rousseau, Locke, Smith, Marx, GKC, Belloc)

Old Testament, Theology of the Body

New Testament Catechism Apologetics

Debate

Latin I Latin II Latin III or Spanish I Latin IV or Spanish II

MATH AND SCIENCE

Algebra Boot Camp, Euclidean Geometry, Analytical Geometry

Algebra II/Trig Pre-Calculus Calculus or Statistics

Astronomy, Geology Biology Chemistry Physics

FINE ARTS

Choir, Music Theory and Appreciation

Choir, Music Theory and Appreciation

Choir, Music Theory and Appreciation

Choir, Music Theory and Appreciation

Ancient Art History, Calligraphy, Drawing

Late Roman, Early European, Byzantine, Pastels, Color

Late Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Oils

Classical, Romantic, Modern, Oils, Watercolors

Full Length Play (Comedy)

Full Length Play (Drama)

Full Length Play (Shakespeare)

LITERATURE

HISTORY

PHILOSOPHY

THEOLOGY

DEBATE

LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCE

MUSIC

ART

DRAMA

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Students at Chesterton Academy enjoy a cohesive, content-rich education. A broad exposure to many different disciplines helps students avoid the pitfalls of specializing too early, which can lead to limited interests and narrow thinking.

What is the Chesterton Academy model? It begins with a classical, integrated curriculum. Students read Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Virgil, Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Teresa of Avila, Dostoyevsky. . . and G.K. Chesterton.

Chesterton students study the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. History, literature, philosophy, and theology are braided together.

The sciences and the humanities are also intimately connected, so that the logic of math is seen in philosophy, and God’s handiwork is seen in the sciences.

Faith and reason meet in every class.

Equal emphasis is given to the arts, so that every student learns to draw and paint, sing in the choir, act on the stage, give speeches, and engage in debate.

Each year builds on the previous, so that by the end of senior year, we have articulate, clear-thinking, well-rounded, and, very importantly, joyful human beings.

Our rigorous and integrated curriculum prepares students for success on the SAT and ACT standardized tests and positions students to do well on AP, CLEP and SAT subject exams.

A RIGOROUS, CLASSICAL EDUCATIONat an affordable price

- Well-defined integrated core curriculum with classical emphasis

- Catholic-centered teaching

- Academically rigorous, with a mixture of Socratic method and lecture format

- Emphasis on general knowledge, not specialization

- Affordable tuition

- Daily Mass

- Faculty takes an Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium

- Training culture warriors – defending the Faith and the family, and actively promoting the culture of life

- Regular and committed involvement in pro-life activities and strong ties to established pro-life organizations

- Wide range of sports and extracurricular activities

The purpose of Chesterton Academy is to nurture the minds and the souls of our children through an integrated education. We believe that all truths are related to the central truth of the Incarnation, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Faith and reason do not contradict one another, nor are they to be segregated from one another.

Through the study of art, music, literature, language, history, mathematics, science, philosophy and religion, we want to prepare our children to think both rationally and creatively, to defend their faith, to contribute positively to society, and to promote a culture of life.

We are called as faithful Christians to build a Culture of Life, which means going against modern trends and fashions in almost everything, especially in our approach to learning. As G.K. Chesterton said, “A dead thing goes with the stream; only a living thing can go against it.”

G.K. Chesterton represents the ideal of a complete thinker but also of a modern cultural warrior. At the beginning of the 20th century, he foresaw and addressed many of the destructive trends that have continued into the 21st century. As a recognized defender of the faith, a literary genius, and a stellar example of Christian charity, Chesterton is a perfect model on which to develop an integrated education.

We are preparing our children for both temporal life and eternal life: to be good citizens and to be saints.

Chesterton Academy offers:

Our Purpose

The Chesterton Schools NetworkA Model for Faithful, Affordable Catholic Education A collaborative venture of the American Chesterton Society and Chesterton Academy, the Chesterton Schools Network aims to inspire and encourage parent-led Catholic schools across the nation. The Network offers consulting services; templates for evaluating interest and operating a school; and the Chesterton Academy curriculum framework. The Chesterton Academy curriculum framework includes a four-year, sequential, integrated curriculum overview with high level day-to-day lesson plans, reading lists, and sample tests. The framework provides school founders with a blueprint for marketing, hiring and evaluating faculty, resource acquisition, scheduling, and assessing state requirements.

For more information on the Chesterton Academy high school model or to learn how to start a school in your area, please contact us at:

Chesterton Academy 5300 France Ave. S. Edina MN 55410

Phone: 952-378-1779 | Website: chestertonacademy.org E-Mail: network@chestertonacademy.org