Counting Our Blessings
At a time when good news seems hard to come by, I want to take a moment to highlight a few of the positives that we, as a classical learning community, can hold on to and cherish even during this difficult time. While this is not how any of our students and families...
Teaching History
A Letter from the Principal Dear Golden View Classical Academy supporter, A typical and sadly misguided criticism of classical education, and really any education that is serious about civic knowledge, comes in the form of a question. Sarcastically, and with a...
Read What Our Parents Are Saying About Ascent Classical Academy
Are you interested in enrolling your child in Ascent Classical Academy for the 2019/2020 school year? Read these parent testimonials, then fill out an application to reserve your spot! “My son and daughter both attend Ascent Classical Academy and let me express the...
Stanford CREDO Study Finds CMO Charter Schools Have Positive Impact on Student Performance
A recent CREDO at Stanford University study finds charter schools associated with non-profit management companies post signficantly higher gains that other school models.
Classical Schools Model Still Among the Best Overall and in STEM
The US News and World Report recently released its 2017 rankings of the top schools in the United States and classical and liberal arts schools retain a strong showing in Colorado, demonstrating the success and strength of the classical model. Among the Top 10 schools...
Six Reasons Why Singapore Math Might Be The Better Way
Ascent Classical Academy will use Singapore Math. Singapore Math is a cohesive, deep, and focused mathematics curriculum, for Kindergarten through Seventh Grade, with the goal of developing algebraic thinking. Algebra is a systematic approach to describing patterns...
Latin, Dead or Alive
Thomas Jefferson, in proposing a course of study for the state of Virginia, wrote this of Latin: I thank on my knees, him who directed my early education, for having put into my possession this rich source of delight, and I would not exchange it for anything which I...
Why Kids Should Learn Cursive (and Math Facts and Word Roots)
Time Magazine published a piece several years ago about the benefits of classical teaching methods and "old-fashion" skills like penmanship and learning multiplication tables, as many schools today are abandoning these basics. The article begins with the perspective...
Penmanship for the 21st Century
Many schools no longer teach penmanship and cursive, believing these are obsolete skills in the era of technology and keyboarding. The Ascent Classical Academy believes there are many benefits to cursive and handwriting, among them an acknowledgement of the power of...
A Call to Reinvent Liberal Arts Education
The Founders of America believed a liberal arts education is that worthy of free people. Free people must have a broad education in the World of Man, including history and literature, the World of Nature, to include math and the natural sciences, and the intersection...