Providence Blog

Highlighting key aspects of our school life with contributions from a variety of faculty members.

The Classical Christian Alternative to Public Education

We aspire to be a school that is transparent, involves parents, uses technology intentionally, cultivates a deep understanding of history, and disciples students in the Christian faith. Being a private, classical, Christian school offers a unique opportunity to pursue those distinctives and provides a rich alternative for families who share similar values.

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On Studying History, Part 3

To see the scenes of the past truly, we must borrow the eyes of the past. What people did then will mean little to us unless we comprehend their motives, their ideas, their emotions, and the circumstances under which they acted. One of the greatest benefits we can derive from the study of history is the entering into the life and thought of other people in other times and places.

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On Studying History, Part 2

Only a couple of centuries ago, historians were unable to make use of any evidence except oral or written evidence. Where no such evidence was available, they spoke of the period as “prehistoric” and beyond the bounds of history. The term prehistoric is still used today to describe the time in a society or region’s history before the advent of writing, but prehistory is no longer as unknowable as it once was, thanks to the contributions of archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, and genetics.

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