Ivywood Classical Academy

About

Our Virtues

Students do not merely need to learn “critical thinking skills” but also need to furnish their minds and imaginations with something to think about. We call this wonder.

At Ivywood, high academic achievement, personal discipline, moral character, and responsibility are consistently reinforced through the study of classical liberal arts. The emphasis of our curriculum is upon the core disciplines of math, science, history, language arts, and foreign languages. Each of these disciplines is taught with an emphasis upon our own history and traditions as American citizens and inheritors of Western Civilization. Beyond curriculum, all students at Ivywood are trained in study skills such as time management, organization, and note taking that are essential for building stamina for further academic pursuits.

Our success is born out of the intentional interaction between teacher, student, and curriculum. Without dedicated, competent teachers, the best educational practices will never come to fruition in the classroom. Ivywood’s teachers are professionals who believe in the mission of Ivywood and embrace the responsibility of carrying it out. Our classroom instruction is knowledge-based and teacher-led, incorporating the Socratic Method of engaging dialogue between the teacher and the student. Our curriculum is relevant to all students, regardless of their current position in their path to knowledge, and our team is intentional in meeting the needs of each student.

Courage

I will choose rightly in the face of fear or temptation.

Respect

I will honor everything according to its nature.

Excellence

I will do my best to demonstrate moral and intellectual virtue.

Integrity

I will think and act consistent with truth and goodness.

Humility

I will moderate myself while giving due attention to others.

Self Government

I will exercise control over my thoughts and actions.

Wonder

I will seek to understand with an open mind and with an amazement of the world arou