Helpful basic introduction to classical education (17 minute lecture). "Ancient Future Education" by Davies Owens (from Q Ideas, Washington, D.C., April 10–12, 2012). Description from the website:



Most people don’t know that current educational practice is less than a century old. Paradoxically, the harder we try to produce great thinkers similar to those of the past, the further…

Our seniors' speeches for this year are summarized here in their own words (see a schedule of their presentation dates and times below).

Nick Ahern:

In order for CCA to more fully live out its mission statement, the school should try online homework solutions for mathematics and science in the upper school. This should be done so that students work toward becoming independent lifelong Christian learners. And immediately so that teachers may spend more time…

The countdown really has begun. Today is May 1st . In 23 days (including weekends) the senior class of 2012 , will be done, and getting ready for graduation. It's hard to believe all the countdowns, are coming to a close. The Future is coming... dun dun dun!!!! Personally, I am very excited to begin a new stage. Currently, I am working on resumes for a summer job, and then working on filling out housing information... Today, the senior girls were discussing how though college will be an…

"Too often, the modern theologian and churchman goes to the Bible seeking insight, not orders. Indeed, I may go to Calvin, Luther, Augustine, and others, to scholars Christian and non-Christian, for insights, for data, and for learned studies, but when I go to the Bible I must go to hear God's marching orders for my life. I cannot treat the Bible as a devotional manual designed to give me peace of mind or a "higher plane" of living; it is a command book which…

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The following is our up-to-date schedule for the Senior Thesis presentations for the '11-'12 academic year.

May 8:

8:00-8:50        N. Ahern

8:50-9:40        J. Winters

9:50-10:40      A. Burlew

10:40-1:00      Parent Reception

1:00- 1:50       G. Davis

1:50- 2:40       E. Bashore

May 9:

8:00-8:50        M. Manotti

8:50-9:40        A. Dees

9:50-11:00      International student presentations

Our seniors have been hard at work…

Today our school installed two honeybee hives on the school campus.  This is the culmination of a year long process of dreaming, planning, grant writing and research.  Our 10th grade Biology class will be the primary caretakers of the bees.  For more background on why the Biology class might be interested in…

You know the feeling, when you have your favorite dessert baking in the oven, and you are waiting for it to come out? You pace, stare at the oven, willing for time to pass.... Yeah, that feeling, is how I feel right now. Graduation is only 5 weeks away, from tonight. Senior Thesis Speech day is only 3 weeks away. It's funny how we want time to speed up, but when it does seem to fly by, its hard to take it all in. I am constantly pondering how I am going to take it all in. It's not like I'm…

Film Lovers,



This summer the Perrin family is launching a new enterprise--a website called FilmFisher.com which will offer thoughtful film reviews by high school and college students for high school and college students.  I am presently recruiting interested and talented writers who might want to play a role with…

"...If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. ... For everyone who calls on the name of the…

Below is an anonymous student reflection and prayer. 

Dear Lord,

There are times when, walking around my house, I have noticed the absence of human voices in the hallways. My family is gathered around the tv or computer and no one is bothering to say anything to anybody. We laugh together, not at each other's jokes, but instead at Dwight in The Office. There is no bonding, no growth, and very little…

We shall not cease from exploration

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time.

~T.S. Eliot, The Four Quartets

So what good is a love of learning and an excellent academic foundation? What do these get for us, and is the…

I wrote a post here a few weeks back to announce the dates for our annual Senior Thesis Day, and added a brief note that I would spend a bit of time talking about the Senior Thesis project and what it means for our school. In putting my thoughts together, I realized I would have a hard time explaining…

Students in 10th grade history have been studying about how several past constitutions were written and today enjoyed a very lively debate over a contemporary issue. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg visited Cairo recently where she suggested that Egyptian revolutionaries should not use the U.S.…

Note: This is a history paper by one of our tenth graders. It is one of many from our students that is full of great insights and a pure delight to read. We hope that you will enjoy it as well!

Research Paper by Grace Prensner

In the grand scheme of history, this piece of paper may seem insignificant. This day, even this week,  may seem unimportant. Approximately 153,000 people will die today. In a century from now, a few grandchildren may know…

The end of the school year approaches quickly. As in years past, our seniors have been hard at work crafting their thesis papers, and will soon begin adapting those papers into presentations. This task, one that is difficult but fruitful, will culminate in two events at the end of the school year.

The first is our annual Senior Thesis Day, which, contrary to its name, will take place during both the 8th and 9th of May on the school grounds. We have a total of ten students presenting,…

Long before this short animated film started collecting awards, Jason Rayner (a CCA alumni who is studying animation at the Savannah College of Art and Design) recommend this groundbreaking little work by Moonbot Studios. In addition to over a dozen awards already, "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" was recently announced as one of five Academy Award…

For any in our school community who are interested, here is the letter to Upper School parents regarding this year's seminar week. Several other documents from the student packet are also attached as links below this letter. Please feel free to stop by the school and observe some of the events listed on the…

"Systematic theology has gravely suffered, indeed has deserted its vocation, when it has been divorced from meticulous attention to biblical exegesis. ...Systematics becomes lifeless and fails in its mandate just to the extent to which it has become detached from exegesis. And the guarantee against a stereotyped dogmatics is that systematic theology be constantly enriched, deepened, and expanded by the treasures increasingly drawn from the Word of God. Exegesis keeps systematics not only in…

I'll be the first to admit it -- hosting international students can be a challenge.  There are the obvious issues:  more laundry, more shopping, more cooking, more homework, more scheduling.  And the not-so-obvious issues:  What should these kids call me? Am I a Mom, a friend, a guardian or just their driver?!

We are currently hosting our 4th, 5th and 6th South Korean students, three wonderful sisters who have no idea that they are blessing me even more than I am blessing them. …