Core Principles
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To educate in truth, grow in wisdom, cultivate virtue and recognize beauty.
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The world has decided that truth, goodness and beauty are relative. At St. Gabriel Classical Academy we maintain that there is a standard for truth, goodness and beauty, and that can be found in the Logos - in the Word and in the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ. God is true, God is good, God is beautiful - God, as the creator, defines these things, and the more we know Him, the more we experience and understand these transcendental realities.
It is the thing we most want our students to know and love, and to live their lives by, and to measure everything by as they leave St. Gabriel Classical Academy - to continue the life long pursuit of things true, good, and beautiful.
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The pursuit of Truth
“What is truth?” This is a question that has echoed throughout history for the last 2,000 years.
At St. Gabriel Classical Academy, we introduce students to the person who is Truth, Jesus Christ in whom is the fullness of truth, both revealed and discovered. Christ said he himself was the path to this fullness of truth- “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). We accept this as true.
Truth as a method:- Teaching the catechism of the Catholic Church.
- Studying and memorizing scripture and prayers.
- Integrating our Catholic faith into subject matters.
- Understanding history and nature studies.
- Math - God's display of order, pattern, relation.
- Language Arts- learning how to read well, speak well, think well.
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The Practice of Goodness
At St. Gabriel Classical Academy, we want our students not only to learn between right and wrong, but learn to love what is right and hate what is wrong - so that decisions are made from the heart, not simply by compulsion. We recognize that God has revealed to us the way to live in accordance to His will, which directs our lives.
Goodness as a method:- Teach and guide students to live by the cardinal and theological virtues.
- Teach through classical stories of goodness (literature, fairy tales, legends, hero tales, and stories of the saints).
- Staff/Teachers embodying love, goodness, kindness, and patience in the lessons we teach.
- Practice of self-examination, humility and repentance through the Sacrament of Confession.
- Acts of service and charity through community projects each trimester.
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The Creation of beauty
We know beauty, because God is beautiful and all of His creation resounds in His glory and beauty. It takes its proper place alongside the true and the good. We want your child not only to be able to recognize beauty but also come to love the beautiful wherever he or she encounters it, whether in science, mathematics, art or poetry. Our students also experience what it means to create beauty themselves and to share it with others through musical performances, sacred art, service projects, and liturgical celebrations.
Beauty as a method:- Celebrating daily Mass together.
- Listening to beautiful pieces of music.
- Singing sacred music and latin hymns together.
- Creating art and crafts.
- Learning to write in cursive.
- Coming together through community events and enjoying meals together.
- Smiling, laughing, playing.
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