Distinctives
We seek to cultivate mastery of language and the importance of careful and critical thinking to assist students in discovering and grasping the intricacies of God's true, good, and beautiful world.
A classical education helps students know their place in the Great Conversation, learning from those who have come before and interacting thoughtfully with the ideas that have shaped society through the millennia. As a PreK-12 school, our curriculum in each grade builds on the prior year with thoughtful intentionality. Beginning with the end in mind, all teachers are well aware of the final goals for each student. Formative years in the lower school (PreK-6) are purposefully building toward the upper school (7th-12th) curriculum and the cultivation of our ideal graduate.
A Providence education is primarily concerned with who a student is rather than what a student knows.
Cursive, Logic, and Latin
Knowing the importance of critical thinking in education, we give distinct focus to the skills of understanding, discernment, and reasoning in a formal logic course. Furthermore, students are able to love and apply language not only in writing and reasoning specifically, but broadly as they grow in their understanding of the language that was the standard of an educated person. This allows them to gain perspective on the system of language while engaging with the greatest works of Western literature, philosophy, and theology in their original tongue.
An excellent education is best guided by excellent reading. At Providence, we recognize that in the history of civilization, there is a canon of exemplary works of literature, philosophy, theology, and history that make up what we in the classical world “The Great Books”. These books advance the Great Conversation about what it means to be human and how to live a good life.
