Academics Overview

At the core of a successful school is a solid, intellectually challenging, and well-constructed liberal arts curriculum designed to “free” a student from the bonds of ignorance, vice, and wiles of the world. (“Liberal” is from the Latin “liberare,” meaning “to free.”) At Angelus Academy, we have drawn from the Catholic, classical tradition to create a liberal arts curriculum focused on integrated content, skill development, and pedagogy that support our mission. Learn about Classical Liberal Education by clicking on this video.

In each grade, students learn a new chapter in the unfolding story of “Salvation History” – God’s constant and active involvement in the world from creation to the present, played out in the historical figures, saints, and events of each time period. Through this lens, history, world cultures, literature, art, music, geography, and scientific discovery come alive as they encounter each part of this web of knowledge.

The skills of reading, writing, thinking, and speaking are systematically developed through the study of phonics, grammar, and Latin. To support and strengthen these skills, we also introduce our students to the tools of logic and rhetoric. Math and science, as well as the language arts, are taught to mastery in a step-wise approach that honors the nature of each child and his or her abilities. All subjects are approached with wonder, curiosity, and delight in discovery as we seek to cultivate the affections for what is true, good, and beautiful.

Angelus Academy’s challenging academic goals support our mission of spiritual and character formation. Graduates of Angelus Academy will be culturally literate, will understand their time and place in history, and most importantly, will understand that God has a plan for their own personal story of salvation. They will have the tools, skills, and perspective from the foundation of the liberal arts to meet the challenges of God’s future plans for them.