The Promise of Valor Classical Academy

Valor Classical Academy is guided by the core elements presented here, and it is our promise to remain true to them.

Vision Statement

The vision of Valor Classical Academy is to form future citizens who uphold the ideals of our country’s founding and promote the continuation of our American experiment—through a classical, great-books curriculum designed to engage the student in the highest matters and the deepest questions of truth, justice, virtue, and beauty.

Mission Statement

The mission of Valor Classical Academy is to train the minds and improve the hearts of students through a classical, content-rich curriculum that emphasizes virtuous living, traditional learning, and civic responsibility.

Pledge

 I will learn the true, I will do the good, I will love the beautiful.

Motto

 Virtus,  Scientia, Felicitas 

virtue, knowledge, happiness

Virtues

COURAGE –Be Brave

COURTESY –Be Kind and Respectful

HONESTY – Always Tell the Truth

PERSEVERANCE – Never Give Up

SELF-GOVERNMENT – Practice Self-Control

SERVICE – Help Others

Curriculum

 Hillsdale K-12 Program Guide

School Culture

• Our school culture is defined by a seriousness of purpose, joyful engagement, order, and emphasis on character.   
• Our Faculty and school community will model and encourage students to uphold the School’s core virtues: courage, courtesy, honesty, perseverance, self-government, and service.
• Valor Classical Academy is an open-enrollment school with no enrollment criteria outside of statutory and contractual requirements.
• Valor Classical Academy’s educational philosophy requires a small, closed-campus K-12 environment. This conscious choice ensures that all students are known and educated by caring adults. The Head of School is accountable for the well-being of every student. Faculty members personally know each of their students as well as others. 
• Students wear a school-specific uniform, and employees adhere to a dress code. 
• Discipline policies are designed to prevent interruptions to teaching and learning and to reinforce core virtues.

Academic Ethos

• Valor Classical Academy provides a broad, rigorous, and well-rounded course of study, including literature, mathematics, history, science, fine arts, Latin, and physical education.  
• This education prepares students for a fulfilling life, teaching them to be smart, good, and hardworking American citizens.
• Tried-and-true methods drive instruction in our classrooms. These time-tested approaches are structured and effective, cultivating both skill and appreciation for the material. Teacher-led classrooms, explicit phonics program for literacy, recitations of poems and historical documents, mathematics taught conceptually, employment of the Socratic method of discussion, etc.
• Mastery of core subjects always takes priority.  Valor Classical Academy resists grade inflation and social promotion. Standardized tests do not drive the curriculum.  
• Student services provide support to all students with academic and behavioral needs. Interventions utilized to achieve Valor Classical Academy’s expectations are targeted and specific to each individual student. 
• Valor Classical Academy is a Hillsdale-supported founding effort and soon-to-be Member School, a relationship that offers our school ongoing access to curriculum, training, and resources. For more information on Hillsdale K-12 Education, visit k12.hillsdale.edu