Redeemer Classical Academy is committed to the Classical approach to education.
This is a historic approach to education that is rigorous, disciplined, and rooted in the history of Western Civilization. With a classical education, the student progresses through three stages of learning called the Trivium – Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. Following Dorothy Sayers’ approach, we align these three elements with the stages of child development. The grammar stage comes first and focuses on memorization and immersion into the material. This lines up with the first five grades where children are best equipped to memorize. The second stage, logic, comes when the student is most inquisitive and argumentative and wants to know why things are the way they are. We lean into this and teach logic and reason, taking each subject deeper. Lastly is rhetoric; where the student is developing ideas and wanting to share them with others. With that in mind, here the student learns how to write well, how to speak well, and how to debate. This is the capstone on the process where the student can bring things together and express themselves thoughtfully.
