What is Classical Education?

Classical education teaches children how to think and how to learn, not just what to know.

The classical model used at BCS recognizes that students learn differently at different ages and it uses these differences to its advantage. The model divides learning into 3 stages known as the ‘Trivium’.

 Grammar (K-6) Students absorb the fundamentals about language, numbers and the created world.Their attention is engaged through songs, chants, movement, hands-on projects and field trips.

Logic (7-8) Students extend their grasp of fundamentals while at the same time expand their thinking to a more abstract level. They learn how to apply the principles of formal logic as they analyze and make use of facts and information.

Rhetoric (9-12) Students at this stage are ready to communicate what they know and believe in an original and effective manner. They learn and practice the art of rhetoric in well written papers, well spoken speeches and well reasoned debates.

We believe that a classical education is the best means possible to acquire what the Bible refers to as knowledge, which by God's will leads to understanding, which in turn leads to wisdom.