Four Steps to Becoming a Classical School

Educators who want to provide a classical education for their pupils can follow the Vergerius Society's Four-Step model for becoming a classical school:

1) KNOW: what is classical education?  How is classical education related to the liberal arts?  Why is classical education important? How will my students perform academically if we change to this model?

All these questions (and more) are answered in the book Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin by Hillsdale College Professor/Oxford scholar Tracy Lee Simmons.

2) PLAN: What am I going to teach?  What subjects?  In what order?

The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home is a teacher's guide used in schools AND homes that includes instructions for classical teachers and a complete, preschool-to-12th grade classical curriculum.

3) KNOW: How do I teach these subjects?

Mortimer J. Adler's book Paideia Proposal is a must-have for classical teachers who want to provide thought-provoking experiences, increase the effectiveness of their teaching, and promote the liberal arts in their classrooms.

4) LEAD: How will I run my school?  What about discipline problems or conflicts with parents?

Classical schools must be well-run in order to be effective.  We recommend the Arbinger Institute's Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box for guidance in becoming great leaders, teachers, and administrators in a school setting.

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An effective guide to parenting and home leadership is the Arbinger Institute's highly-acclaimed guide entitled: Bonds That Make Us Free: Healing Our Relationships, Coming to Ourselves