About

“The one thing that is never taught by any chance in the atmosphere of public schools is this:
that there is a whole truth of things, and that in knowing it and speaking it we are happy.”

– G.K. Chesterton

The students of Chesterton Academy

The result of a grass-roots movement of parents, Chesterton Academy is a pro-family, independent high school offering an integrated, college preparatory curriculum centered on the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Focusing on the classics, the school develops complete thinkers who learn to draw on faith and reason for the purpose of building a culture of life.

Chesterton Academy offers:

• Well-defined integrated core curriculum with classical emphasis
• Catholic-centered teaching
• Emphasis on general knowledge, not specialization
• Mixture of Socratic Method and Lecture format
• Training culture warriors – defending the Faith and the family and actively engaging the culture of death
• Regular and committed involvement in pro-life activities and strong ties to established pro-life organizations
• Daily Mass held at Church of the Holy Family located in St. Louis Park

Our Purpose
The purpose of Chesterton Academy is to nurture the minds and the souls of our children through an integrated education. We believe that all truths are related to the central truth of the Incarnation, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Faith and reason do not contradict one another, nor are they to be segregated from one another. Through the study of art, music, literature, language, history, mathematics, science, philosophy and religion, we want to prepare our children to think both rationally and creatively, to defend their faith, to contribute positively to society, and to promote a culture of life.

We are called as faithful Christians to build a Culture of Life, which means going against modern trends and fashions in almost everything, especially in our approach to learning. As G.K. Chesterton said, “A dead thing goes with the stream; only a living thing can go against it.”

G.K. Chesterton represents the ideal of a complete thinker but also of a modern cultural warrior. At the beginning of the 20th century, he foresaw and addressed many of the destructive trends that have continued into the 21st century. As a recognized defender of the faith, a literary genius, and a stellar example of Christian charity, Chesterton is a perfect model on which to develop an integrated education.

We are preparing our children for both temporal life and eternal life: to be good citizens and to be saints.