A Christ-Centered, Classical, Collaborative School Opening Fall 2024
By God’s grace, Knox Classical School will open next fall as a collaborative, two-day-a-week school that will empower families to give their children a robust and comprehensive classical Christian education.
We’re the first member school of the Association of Classical Christian Schools and the Society for Classical Learning in Johnson County, Kansas, and we look forward to serving families throughout the greater Kansas City area.
Our team has been meeting for several months to pray, establish a name and identity for our school, and solidify the defining doctrinal and pedagogical foundations of our school. You'll find the results in our mission, vision, and statement of faith here and our Christ-centered, classical, collaborative philosophy of education here.
Starting on Sunday, November 5, we'll host a series of info meetings to detail exactly what education at Knox Classical School will look like, including our curriculum, tuition, and admissions procedures (RSVP here). In the meantime, you'll find an FAQ list on our website, and here's a quick summary of common questions and answers:
What is classical education, and why should we consider classical for our children?
Classical education refers to the prevailing method of educating children in democratic Greece and from the Renaissance through about 150 years ago. Through its content and approach, it focuses on instilling virtue and humility, especially by acquainting children with the development of Western civilization. Classical education produced some of the greatest minds our country has ever seen—including Washington, Adams, and Lincoln—but it's been thrown off in favor of progressive teaching methods that fail to teach children to discern right from wrong and recognize Christ's preeminence over all creation. And that's not just in secular schools: Many conventional Christian schools use methods of instruction that relegate theology to Bible class and don't adequately train students to measure every idea presented to them against the Word of God.
What do you mean by a collaborative school?
Students will attend school on Mondays and Wednesdays where professional teachers will introduce all new concepts, prepare lesson plans, organize take-home assignments, and grade all student work. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, students will study at home with their parents serving as co-teachers to help students further engage and master the material.
What grades will you offer at Knox Classical School?
We plan to open with grades K-3 and add one grade each year until we’re a K-12 school.
Where will you meet?
We’ll meet at Providence Community Church in Lenexa.
When will you open?
Our first academic year will begin next August or September 2024.
Who is your leadership team?
Our team is made up of veteran homeschool parents and homeschool graduates who are passionate about discipling students and equipping them to discern truth from folly. We’re educators, scientists, businessmen, lawyers, and pastors praying that God will do great things through Knox Classical School.
What’s the team doing right now?
We’re about to incorporate as a nonprofit in Kansas and file for 501(c)(3) status with the IRS. We’re setting our budget and tuition, establishing school policies, approving curriculum, and preparing for our upcoming series of info meetings.
Stay tuned for more information about our plans for Knox Classical School and the riches of classical Christian education by subscribing to our newsletter, and please RSVP for our next information meeting on Sunday, November 5,
