A Classical Education
Classical Education is at the forefront of Caldwell Academies desires for its students. This education is based in the biblical concept of the Trivium. Included is Grammar School (Elementary), Dialectic School (Middle School) and the Rhetoric School, more commonly known as high-school. Each division has a different focus of study and instruction with Grammar as the basis for the more sophisticated teaching to come in later years.
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