The family is the foundational building block of civilization, where virtue and wisdom are formed. We cannot outsource these tasks. In his 1977 book Haven in a Heartless World, historian and keen social critic Christopher Lasch explained:
If the reproduction of culture were simply a matter of formal instruction and discipline, it could be left to schools. But it also requires that culture be embedded in personality. Socialization makes the individual want to do what he has to do; the family is the agency to which society entrusts this complex and delicate task.
- Christopher Lasch
All Saints Classical Academy honors the family's role by uniting the best of the school, home, and church in a hybrid school model. We provide the curriculum, lesson plans, teachers, and assessments to aid, support, and empower parents to fulfill their roles. Our basic approach looks like this:
--Mondays and Wednesdays: on-campus instruction
--Tuesdays and Thursdays: at-home learning
--Fridays: field trips, service projects, enrichment, and catch-up time
--The academy sets curriculum for on-campus and at-home days.
--The academy assists families in following home-school laws.
A hybrid model such as this requires a close working relationship between teachers and parents, as both are working towards the same goals of forming children into well-rounded adults who fulfill their vocations toward God and man. It offers the academic excellence of private schooling and the individual attention of homeschooling--an excellent combination indeed.
Here at ASCA, we provide a comprehensive, classical curriculum. Students will learn in the classroom two days per week with professional, qualified teachers for the full range of subjects. Parents will teach lessons and oversee assignments on the alternate home days as laid out by the classroom teacher. As Two Rivers Classical Academy helpfully explains,
Hybrid Education IS NOT:
-Part-Time School. Although students sit under classroom teachers twice a week, education occurs five days per week using a unified curriculum and plan. Some days are on campus, and some days are at home.
-Homeschool Group or Co-op. Though we celebrate the tremendous success of the homeschooling movement and of classical homeschooling options, collaborative education is something different: a comprehensive, unified curriculum under the co-teaching of professionals and parents.
-Professional Tutoring. Tutoring is specific to one subject or area. By contrast, a collaborative school functions from a holistic paradigm of education that seeks to shape students in every area of learning.
-Traditional Private School. Though we will work in a spirit of partnership with private schools throughout our community, collaborative education is different – and requires a larger commitment of time and effort from parents in the direct education of their students.
Hybrid Education IS:
-A real school with professional teachers, a headmaster (much like a principal or dean), an established curriculum, and a cohesive vision for K-12 education. ASCA is an integrated auxiliary of All Saints Lutheran Church, led by a board of education that abides by the governing documents of All Saints Lutheran Church.
-A recognition of the biblical responsibility God has given to parents to be the primary educators of their children. This responsibility belongs to parent – not to the state, not to the church, and not to the school. Our model empowers moms and dads to take a direct leadership role in the education of their children, while still reaping the benefits of a structured school environment.
--Mondays and Wednesdays: on-campus instruction
--Tuesdays and Thursdays: at-home learning
--Fridays: field trips, service projects, enrichment, and catch-up time
--The academy sets curriculum for on-campus and at-home days.
--The academy assists families in following home-school laws.
A hybrid model such as this requires a close working relationship between teachers and parents, as both are working towards the same goals of forming children into well-rounded adults who fulfill their vocations toward God and man. It offers the academic excellence of private schooling and the individual attention of homeschooling--an excellent combination indeed.
Here at ASCA, we provide a comprehensive, classical curriculum. Students will learn in the classroom two days per week with professional, qualified teachers for the full range of subjects. Parents will teach lessons and oversee assignments on the alternate home days as laid out by the classroom teacher. As Two Rivers Classical Academy helpfully explains,
Hybrid Education IS NOT:
-Part-Time School. Although students sit under classroom teachers twice a week, education occurs five days per week using a unified curriculum and plan. Some days are on campus, and some days are at home.
-Homeschool Group or Co-op. Though we celebrate the tremendous success of the homeschooling movement and of classical homeschooling options, collaborative education is something different: a comprehensive, unified curriculum under the co-teaching of professionals and parents.
-Professional Tutoring. Tutoring is specific to one subject or area. By contrast, a collaborative school functions from a holistic paradigm of education that seeks to shape students in every area of learning.
-Traditional Private School. Though we will work in a spirit of partnership with private schools throughout our community, collaborative education is different – and requires a larger commitment of time and effort from parents in the direct education of their students.
Hybrid Education IS:
-A real school with professional teachers, a headmaster (much like a principal or dean), an established curriculum, and a cohesive vision for K-12 education. ASCA is an integrated auxiliary of All Saints Lutheran Church, led by a board of education that abides by the governing documents of All Saints Lutheran Church.
-A recognition of the biblical responsibility God has given to parents to be the primary educators of their children. This responsibility belongs to parent – not to the state, not to the church, and not to the school. Our model empowers moms and dads to take a direct leadership role in the education of their children, while still reaping the benefits of a structured school environment.
For more on the hybrid model, see:
--Explaining the Hybrid/Collaborative Model
--The National Hybrid Schools Survey of 2024
--The University Model/Hybrid Model
For some hybrid schools, see:
The Ambrose School Bridge Campus
St. Francis Classical Academy
Grace Lutheran Academy
Two Rivers Classical Academy
Trinity Classical Academy
Classical School of Dallas
For more on reclaiming the role of the family, see:
--Joshua Pauling, "The Home in Not a Hotel"
--Joshua Pauling, "The Countercultural Family"