Core Knowledge

Angelus Academy desires to root its curriculum firmly in the reality of God's good creation, training the mind to seek the truth, the emotions to love the beautiful and the will to choose the good.  To this end, we are continually working to shape a curriculum that stresses the existence of objective truths, enduring moral values and lasting standards of excellence.  Angelus Academy seeks to encourage the development of these enduring values in our young students by showing them how they have been embodied in great minds, great works and, especially, great lives throughout our entire curriculum.  Our commitment to put a human face on the virtues that define our Faith and undergird western Civilization is what sets Angelus Academy apart and defines our singular educational charism.

The Core Knowledge Curriculum, with its strong focus on cultural literacy corresponds well with the mission of Angelus Academy.  Based on the work of E. D. Hirsch Jr. in his well known books, Cultural Literacy:  What Every American Needs to Know and The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them and further developed by the foundation he established in 1986, Core Knowledge exposes students in every grade to a broad range of historical, scientific and cultural topics that build on one another as preparation for later educational success.  This wide array of subject matter not only develops cultural literacy, it also establishes the strong vocabulary necessary for true reading comprehension.  Because it is systematic in its approach, Core Knowledge eliminates the gaps and repetition that characterize a curriculum in which textbooks and programs are selected more or less at random.  At the same time, it leaves room for creativity for both teacher and student. 

For more information, visit www.coreknowledge.org.