Cedar Classical Academy

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in operation since

2019

133

students
offering grades

K-12

located in

Lansing, MI

What is classical Christian education?

Modern education trains your children for college and career, focusing on activism and power. Classical Christian education rightly orders students' loves and equips them to live good lives with joy and grit, focusing on truth and virtue.

Want to see it in action?

Consider attending an observation visit to sit in on classes and meet with staff.

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OUR FOUNDING STORY

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OUR OPENING YEARS

Support from parents:

"We came to Cedar as we were looking for a school that would invest in our children's character and faith in addition to academics and that is why we have stayed; we are truly thankful for the community here."

Josh & Colleen

"We want our kids to go to Cedar Classical Academy so that they will appreciate beauty and see God's hand in the world, learn self-discipline, learn how to approach learning a new subject, learn Latin as a bridge to other languages, and have community with peers who are like-minded but not exactly like us."

Alex & Chetta

"Cedar Classical Academy has gone above and beyond in exceeding any expectations that I had for a private, Christian school. The academics push students to work hard, be self-disciplined and provide the framework for lifelong learning."

Ryan & Kate

"What a blessing this school has been to our family. Teaching from a Christian worldview and framework, the school does not shy away from hard topics but aims to build up students to face ease and hardship with grit and joy. Our kids love going to school every day and are forming good, positive friendships with the other students in their classes."

Jesse & Amber

Lansing, MI

Communities We Serve:

Bath

DeWitt

Dimondale

East Lansing

Grand Ledge

Haslett

Holt

Lansing

Maple Rapids

Okemos

Perrinton

Portland

Saint Johns

Williamston

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Christmas Gift Guide 2025: Analog Gifts in an AI World

Welcome to Cedar Classical Academy’s Christmas Gift Guide! Our staff has compiled gift recommendations for the children and families in your life. Keep scrolling for our practical, tried-and-true, and sometimes unconventional picks for this Christmas season! For even more gift ideas, check out our 2022 guide, 2020 guide, and our 2020 read-aloud and book list. […]

Why Make School Beautiful?

Our aim at Cedar Classical Academy is to cultivate intellectual and moral virtue in our students, teaching them to discover goodness, truth, and beauty in every discipline as a reflection of God. To this end, our curriculum is carefully selected and our teachers are models of virtue and genuine faith. So, what does it matter […]

Measuring Literacy

Is my child on track with his reading skills? It is natural that parents and teachers want to measure student literacy. You may have heard your student’s teacher use the term “dibels” before. DIBELS stands for Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills and is pronounced, ironically, “dibbles.” (I say “ironically” because it is a […]

Why Rigor Matters

Should K-12 education be rigorous? What comes to your mind when you think of “rigor”—dusty books, lists of names to memorize, and an exacting school marm holding a ruler? Or is it a responsive class of students who are engaging in a lively conversation with the teacher? Controversy or Emphasis? Early last year, I heard […]

Why Do We Follow A Strategic Plan?

Each summer, Cedar Classical Academy crafts a strategic plan for the year. What is a strategic plan and how does it benefit you and your students? A strategic plan is a list of specific and measurable goals that direct incremental improvements and initiatives at each level of the Academy’s governance: Board of Directors, Head of […]

Math Facts: Proficiency Through Memorization 

By Kim Sukta and Caroline Hummel Lately, I have been saying—jokingly, but actually quite seriously—that I want a sign outside of my 4th grade math classroom that reads, “You must know your multiplication facts to ride this ride!” Over the course of my teaching career, I have seen many students excel at math and I […]

Cultivation of Virtue

Key to our mission statement is the word “cultivate.” Our mission states that we assist you as parents by cultivating in students the intellectual and moral virtue necessary for a well-ordered understanding of God, human nature, and the world. What does it mean to cultivate virtue? This fall, I have been meeting weekly with parents to discuss C.S. Lewis’s Abolition of Man. In […]

Why Do Folk Songs Belong in a Classical Christian Education?

As a part of the Kodály-based music education at Cedar Classical Academy, folk songs are utilized to teach musical concepts. Folk songs originate from a particular region and are passed down through generations by means of oral tradition. Aside from their value as a stepping stone towards music literacy, why do these songs rightly belong […]

Eight Tips for Less-Hectic Mornings (From the Parents Who Know Best!)

When I drive to school in the mornings, I do not have students in my car and it is still hard some mornings to be on time! That got me wondering what mornings are like for the other families in the Cedar Classical Academy community who do have students. I asked the six families with […]

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Cedar Classical Academy

7520 Westshire Drive

Lansing, MI 48917