Our Curriculum
Heritage Classical Academy provides a well-rounded course of study designed to help the whole person flourish. Using a time-tested classical approach, we provide an educational experience that encourages rational thinking, responsible citizenship, and moral formation, with the ultimate goal of cultivating wisdom.
Our Approach
We utilize Hillsdale Classical Curriculum to help our students explore and appreciate the world around us. Our curriculum prioritizes the formation of self discipline, intellectual competence, strong moral character, and civic responsibility.
Explicit Phonics
Rather than focus on word recognition, we use explicit phonics to emphasize core language principles and teach students how words work. This empowers them to decode the complexities of the English language so they can read and speak with confidence.
Singapore Math
This comprehensive approach to math prepares students for algebraic thinking from kindergarten through seventh grade. In eighth grade, they begin the study of algebra and move on to calculus in twelfth grade. Singapore Math is widely renowned as the best mathematics teaching approach in the world.
Recommend Reading List
As partners in the Hillsdale K-12 Initiative, we utilize the Hillsdale reading list which includes some of the greatest works of literature, philosophy, politics, and art throughout history. From The Chronicles of Narnia and Aesop’s Fables to Nicomachean Ethics and Crime and Punishment, students experience an immersion into the ideas that have shaped Western civilization.
Role of Technology
At Heritage Classical Academy, use of digital technology is limited. Our students use pen, paper, and physical books as their primary learning tools. While we do utilize some technology in the classroom, students are not reliant on their laptops, phones, or other devices to study, complete exams, or perform homework. Technology is not the bedrock of the richest learning experience.
Heritage Classical Academy partners with Hillsdale Barney Charter School to offer a comprehensive classical curriculum that integrates subjects to create a robust learning experience. The Hillsdale curriculum helps students think rationally and see the world honestly. Unlike curriculums that emphasize skill development and standardized test performance, our classical curriculum focuses on teaching students how to think, not what to think.
Curriculum Sheets
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Partnering with Hillsdale College
Our partnership with the Hillsdale College K-12 Initiative allows us to provide students with a well-rounded liberal arts education, which includes classes in Fine Arts, History and the Sciences, Mathematics, Philosophy, Literature, and Physical Education.
Hillsdale College, which has been offering liberal arts education for undergraduate students for 175 years, provides startup assistance to schools like HCA and offers training for our leadership and teachers.
Learn more about the incredible benefits of a Hillsdale classical education here.