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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.

who we are

mission

vision

curriculum

in operation since

2019

82

students

now offering grades

K-9

located in

Okemos, MI

CLASSICAL ED'S TRACK RECORD

OUR FOUNDING STORY

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OUR OPENING YEARS

Rolling Admissions for K-9 until June 15
Waitpools for grades K-5 and 7

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Cedar Classical Academy is a full-time classical Christian school located in Lansing Chinese Christian Church in Okemos, MI.

Hear the story of our partnership here.

Support from parents:

"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

"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

"Cedar Classical Academy is a long-term investment in the lives of our children and, through the partnership model, we as parents are growing as well. Goodness, truth, and beauty are all evident - they flow through every part of the Academy - and our family is falling more in love with the glory of God in all of life because of it."

Barry & Sarah

"Sending our 4th and 5th graders to CCA this year was life changing for them. My husband and I had only heard about classical education, but hadn’t paid much attention to it. It was entirely different than public school! Learning at CCA feels like an adventure to our kids compared to the drudgery of trying to learn with the (often) boring curriculum in public elementary school."

Nathanael & Mari

"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

Communities We Serve:

Bath

DeWitt

Dimondale

East Lansing

Grand Ledge

Haslett

Holt

Lansing

Maple Rapids

Okemos

Saint Johns

Williamston

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Friday morning Latin in Miss Stieren's 3rd Grade Latin class.

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