Academics
The school teaches using a classical Christian education model with a strong emphasis on integrating Christianity into all of its academics. The school's educational model consists of three stages, divided by grade. In grades K-6, students are considered to be in the ”grammar” stage, in which the educational focus is placed on memorizing facts. In grades 7-9, students are said to be in the ”dialectic” stage, which focuses on teaching students analytical skills. Lastly, in grades 10-12, teaching focuses on philosophy and rhetoric, with the goal being to produce a person adept at speaking well and knowledgeably.
Of note is the statistically high number of students in this school to receive National Merit Scholarships. Two out of three of Paideia's class of 2012 received National Merit Finalist status, an award given only to the top .01% of scorers on the PSAT.
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Famous quotes containing the word academics:
“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)
“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)