An Integrated, Classical Curriculum.
Students enjoy a cohesive, content-rich education. A broad exposure to many different disciplines helps students expand their interests and uncover hidden talents. Each year builds on the previous, so that by the end of senior year, our students are articulate, clear-thinking, well-rounded, and most importantly, joyful individuals.
Four Years, Ancient World to Modern.
History, literature, philosophy, theology, and languages are braided together — and faith and reason meet in every class — in our integrated, classical curriculum.
Grade 9
Ancient World
Grade 10
Early Medieval Period
Grade 11
High Middle Ages to the Renaissance
Grade 12
Modern World
Literature
Tied to the study of history and the rest of the humanities. Students begin with the classical epics of Homer, move through The Canterbury Tales and medieval history, then read Dante, Shakespeare, Dickens, Dostoevsky, Chesterton, and American Literature. Every student masters the art of the essay.
History
The backbone of our curriculum. A four-year sequence covers ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, early Church history, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Reformation — through to the American, French, Industrial, and Sexual Revolutions in senior year.
Philosophy
“The love of wisdom” exercises the brain while it elevates the soul. We study philosophy's classical roots in Plato and Aristotle, its encounter with the early Church, its christening by St. Thomas Aquinas, and its deterioration in the modern era.
Theology
“The study of God” is the context by which all other texts are studied. Principal texts include the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, alongside selections from the Church Fathers, Council documents, and Papal Encyclicals.
Foreign Language
The study of a foreign language is required of all students for three years. All students are required to take three years of Latin.
Logic, Measurement & Wonder.
Math and science are intimately connected — the logic of math is seen in philosophy, and God's handiwork is seen in the sciences.
Math
Mathematics is the art of measuring; science is the study of what can be measured. Math at Chesterton Academy covers Euclidean geometry and algebra, all the way through advanced Calculus.
Track I: Euclidean/Analytic Geometry · Algebra I · Algebra II/Trig · Precalculus
Track II: Euclidean/Analytic Geometry · Algebra II/Trig · Precalculus · Calculus
Science
The study of the physical world — God's creation — approached with a sense of wonder, from the heavens down to the intricate substances of which all things are made.
Grade 9: Astronomy & Earth Sciences · Grade 10: Biology
Grade 11: Chemistry · Grade 12: Physics
Every Student Draws, Sings, Acts & Debates.
Equal emphasis is given to the arts, so that every student learns to draw and paint, sing in the choir, act on the stage, give speeches, and engage in debate.
Music
Appeals to the ear and the mind, the emotions and the intellect. Students study music theory, performance, ear training, and note reading, performing in grade-level choirs and all-school choir concerts several times a year.
Art
A complete education must develop the creative nature and provide the tools to express ideas, feelings, and love — put into the proper context of eternal Truth. Art is mandatory at Chesterton Academy all four years.
Drama
Involves the study of how words are brought to life. To perform well, the actor must understand the author's vision and the time in which it was written — becoming a literary critic, philosopher, and historian along the way.
Faith, the House System & Athletics.
Daily Mass, four Houses named for great Doctors of the Church, and a growing athletics program round out the CASTA experience.