Our Curriculum
An Orthodox classical education seeks to form the students in the Faith, leading them ultimately toward union with God. All that is taught is woven together as an integrated whole, to be seen as a revelation of God's love and His sovereign will over creation.
Children at ASA receive instruction in grammar, reading, Greek and Latin, mathematics, language arts, history, geography, Faith, science, art, music, health and physical education. Through the study of these diverse subjects, an Orthodox Christian worldview is taught, and the foundation is laid for deeper study at higher levels of the Trivium.
The Trivium refers to the ancient classical method of education, which corresponds to the three developmental stages of grammar, logic and rhetoric. From an Orthodox Christian perspective, these three stages of education parallel the three stages of the Christian life: purification, illumination and deification (or union with God).
Grammar Stage: Rapid growth, memorization, exposure to facts and information, and categorization
Logic Stage: Growing powers of reasoning and observation, deduction, opinion, abstract thought, and recognition of cause and effect
Rhetoric Stage: Self-expression, personal freedom, the search for meaning and meaningful discourse, persuasion and a need to interact with the surrounding world and society
ASA's Montessori Early Childhood Education Program
We offer a Montessori-style Early Childhood Education program for ages 3-6. Montessori is a method of education developed by Dr. Maria Montessori in the early 1900’s. Montessori programs are found world-wide, spanning six continents and becoming extremely popular in the U.S. in the last 50 years. It is founded on the scientific observation of children’s learning processes; teaching abstract concepts in a concrete way through the five senses. For More Information, please visit our Montessori ECE page.
