Classical Academy de Lafayette

We are a private PreK-9 school in the OFallon area near Hwy K and Hwy 64/40 dedicated to classical education and promoting superior educational results. We are supported by Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. At The Classical Academy de Lafayette, your child will learn from the greatest minds in western history: Shakespeare, Socrates, Euclid,... Mozart, Newton, Twain, Michelangelo, and others. Students study the traditional liberal arts language (Latin) and literature, math, history and government, geography, the sciences, music and art. We teach cultural literacy and nurture good character. And how will we do this? By having the very best teachers, the very best books, and the very best efforts of our students. We are in the business of forming minds, not programming machines. We are breaking rank with modern education and instead drawing on a 2500-year history of the Western experience. CAL is taking a conscious step away from the fads consuming our nations schools, and anchoring our childrens education in the tried and true. Wed love to have dedicated parents join us! The open-enrollment period for the 2018-2019 school year has now begun. Please call 636-222-3442 for more information Coming soon: Our IRS Form 990 and 1023 can be accessed through this site. The mission of The Classical Academy de Lafayette is to develop the academic potential of each student through a rigorous, content-rich, classical liberal arts program while cultivating in them a virtuous character. The Classical Academy de Lafayette (CAL) student develops intellectual and personal habits and skills to build a responsible, virtuous and productive life as the basis of a free, just, and happy society. CAL prepares its students to be contributors and leaders in their homes and communities, entrepreneurs in business, and statesmen in government. CAL strives to forge each students character through curricular and extracurricular offerings, nurturing the students humanity with a constant view toward developing intelligent and virtuous ...Read More