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Mission Statement

Beacon Hill Classical Academy seeks to provide a distinctly Christian education in the classical tradition which equips students to know, love, and practice that which is true, good, and beautiful and thus prepares them to live purposefully and intelligently in service of God and man.

Vision Statement

Beacon Hill Classical Academy seeks to become an educational institution of scholastic and cultural weightiness, a catalyst for the expansion and enrichment of Christ’s Kingdom, in the world. 

Distinctives

1. Christian Worldview and Integration

The created world is upheld by the word of Christ's power and all it contains materially and immaterially reflects the glory and attributes of God.  These truths gives us confidence that the pursuit of knowledge is a meaningful and monumental task which deserves our best efforts.  All subjects, from literature to math are taught from a distinctively Christian perspective acknowledging the Lordship of Christ in all things and their essential integration under his Lordship.

2. In Loco Parentis

In loco parentis: Latin phrase meaning "in place of the parents." To ensure that the school respects at all times the parents' ultimate authority in the education of their children, all members of the Board, administration, faculty and staff operate only with delegated authority from parents.  In order to make this more effective for both teachers and students, our class size will be capped at 17 students.

3. The Trivium

The trivium refers to the liberal arts of grammar (learning basic facts and definitions), dialectic (logic and analysis), and rhetoric (communicating eloquently and persuasively).  They have always been understood to be the foundation of learning all other subjects.  Classical educators have also found tremendous success in adapting these arts to the natural stages of child development.  Students in early elementary years are especially suited for memorizing.  This is done through chants, songs, catechisms, large group sound-offs, and the like.  The middle years are when students begin to ask "why?".   This is the perfect age to teach them how to analyze arguments, draw conclusions, and use formal and informal logic.   The high school years are a natural time of self-expression.  Students learn and explore the multitude of ways to express all that they have learned in earlier grades.  This method of education assumes that students completing grammar, logic, and rhetoric are not finished with education, or even four years away from being finished.  Rather, they now have the tools they will need to succeed in all the learning they pursue throughout their whole lives.  

4. Wisdom and Virtue through the Great Books

We recognize the great contribution of Western culture to America and the world, including its triumphs and failures.  To be educated, students must read the great thinkers in history and evaluate their work in the light of God’s Word.
   
5. Rigor

A lifelong work ethic is encouraged at a young age through high expectations and accountability.  Class work, homework and project work emphasize self-directed learning and a love of discovery.  For a student to truly love discovery, he or she must discover the answers through the skillful techniques of gifted teachers as opposed to the teacher being the answer dispenser.  True rigor is the pursuit of mastery and integration of a given subject, not just a passing acquaintance with a couple of facts.  Busywork is avoided as it only appears as rigor and tends to exasperate students.  As a creature made in the image of God, a child's mind must be cultivated to grow into his or her potential.

6. Discipline

A highly-structured environment encourages self-control and respect.  Students thrive as they meet a higher standard of classroom behavior.  Students are taught absolute standards of right and wrong and a taught to make interpersonal and personal judgments accordingly.

7. Latin

There are many benefits of studying Latin.  It connects students to their heritage.  It helps you master English, since over fifty percent of all English words have a Latin origin.  Latin students are more precise in their sentence construction and diction.  Learning science vocabulary is much easier with Latin.  Because of these reasons, administers of the SAT have reported that students who take 2 years of Latin score an average of 152 points higher on their SAT's.   

BHCA at a Glance

Founded

2007

Location

Camarillo, California, USA 93012

Type

Private, non-profit coeducational classical Christian K-12 institution

Governance

Four-member, self-sustaining Board of Directors made up of pastors, parents and educators.

Motto

"In lumine Tuo, videbimus lumen." [In Thy light, we shall see light.]

Mascot 

Griffin

Enrollment (2009-2010) 

TBD