Liberty Classical Academy is an independent college-preparatory private Christian school in Maplewood, Minnesota, serving students in prekindergarten through grade 12. Its mission is to "equip students of all backgrounds to grow in wisdom, excellence and purpose by offering an education based on the highest academic standards grounded in a strong classical tradition from a distinctively Christian worldview." It is a member of the Association of Classical Christian Schools, and is the only such school in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Liberty was launched in the autumn of 2003 by a group of parents seeking to give their children a solid Christian education along with rigorous academic standards, and to teach them how to think critically and learn for themselves. The first 28 students, in grades Kâ8, met at Lake Phalen Community Church in Maplewood. By 2006 the school had grown to over 100 students, and it expanded by moving grades 6â11 into classrooms at First Evangelical Free Church, a few miles to the north. (In the fall of 2009, grades PK-5 moved to Christ the King Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake.) In June 2008, the first class of four seniors graduated, and that fall, the preschool was opened. Despite its small size, Liberty has already had one National Merit Scholarship Finalist and another student Commended.
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