Parents, Our first week of classes have been GOOD! As I’ve bounced from class to class, watched teachers share their crafts, and listened to students engage in conversation, I’ve repeatedly thought this is beautiful! Art is crafted in the daily rhythms of the Rhetoric School and it’s beautiful to behold. It’s a formational artform….one that...Read More

One of my favorite questions to ask in an interview also happens to be the one that brings tears most often. Let me tell you why I love it. Our new families regularly enter through grades 1-12, but most often the front door of our school, any school, is the Pre-K and Kindergarten classroom. These...Read More

“Whatever you do, do it gently and unhurriedly, because virtue is not a pear to be eaten in one bite.” Seraphim of Sarov What comes to mind when you hear the words “back-to-school?” This common phrase seems to have become synonymous with busy. One pictures a frazzled mom frantically raiding the fridge to pack lunches,...Read More

At Parent Conference a few weeks ago, we released an athletic video talking about how far we’ve come as a school in just 2 years, and in the middle of a pandemic! In that video one of the last things I said was that “this will be our best season yet!” But not even I...Read More

Dear Academy Family, Your prayers. It is with gratitude and joy we have welcomed students to campus, thrilled to see their smiling faces as they fill the halls. We welcome this new year with eager anticipation for all it promises to hold—and we see glimmers of this promise at every turn. Teachers greeting their students each...Read More