Redeemer Classical Academy

🌟 Key Highlights: Redeemer Classical Academy

Redeemer Classical Academy (RCA) is a private, co-educational Christian school in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It is committed to providing a Classical Christian education that emphasizes truth, goodness, and beauty through the curriculum and instruction, aiming to cultivate wise, virtuous, and eloquent students who glorify God and serve the community.

🏫 Overview

• Type: Private / Independent Classical Christian School

• Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Rutherford County)

• Grades Served: Pre-Kindergarten (PK) – 12th Grade

• Enrollment: Varies, serving a broad range of students across all grades.

• Core Mission: To partner with parents in the covenant education of their children by offering a Classical Christian curriculum that instills a love for learning and leads students to a deeper knowledge and appreciation of God and His creation.

• Affiliation: Independent Christian school; often a member of the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS).

• Accreditation: Fully accredited by the State of Tennessee as a Category 2 Non-Public School and typically pursues accreditation through a recognized independent or classical association.

• Focus: Full PK–12 education utilizing the classical education model (Trivium), integrating a Biblical worldview into all subjects.

✅ What Makes the School Unique?

RCA is distinguished by its adherence to the Classical Christian model, rigorous academic focus, and emphasis on spiritual formation:

• Classical Education Model (The Trivium): The curriculum is structured around the three stages of the Trivium, aligning instructional methods with the child’s developmental stages:

  1. Grammar Stage (PK–5th Grade): Focuses on memorization and foundational knowledge (the “what”).

  2. Logic/Dialectic Stage (6th–8th Grade): Focuses on critical thinking and reasoning (the “why”).

  3. Rhetoric Stage (9th–12th Grade): Focuses on eloquent and persuasive communication (the “how”).

• Integrated Biblical Worldview: All subjects, including history, science, math, and literature, are taught from a Christ-centered perspective, helping students understand all of creation as God’s unified design.

• Focus on the Great Books: Students engage directly with the Great Books of Western Civilization, studying primary sources and foundational texts to understand core concepts and ideas that have shaped society.

• Latin and Logic: Instruction in Latin is typically introduced in the elementary grades, serving as the foundation for English grammar and subsequent language study. Formal Logic is taught in the middle school grades.

• Strong Community: The school emphasizes a strong, supportive covenant community, working in close partnership with parents who share the vision for Classical Christian education.

• Academic Rigor: The curriculum is known for its high academic expectations and its goal of preparing graduates to be among the most articulate and well-reasoned individuals entering college.

• Small Class Sizes: Maintains low student-to-teacher ratios, allowing for Socratic teaching methods and personalized attention necessary for the classical model.

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