in operation since
2019
111
students
offering grades
K-11
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.
Communities We Serve:
Bath
DeWitt
Dimondale
East Lansing
Grand Ledge
Haslett
Holt
Lansing
Maple Rapids
Okemos
Perrinton
Saint Johns
Williamston
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Why the CLT? Pt. III: Why We Adopted It
When Cedar Classical Academy’s founding team began planning the school in 2016, we did not expect to adopt a standardized test for the school. We knew enough of the respective messaging and approaches of The College Board and ACT to be skeptical about their compatibility with our mission and goals for our own graduates. By […]
Read MoreWhy the CLT? Part II: Who and How it Serves
Classic or not, what is the point of a standardized test and why should you (and your student) care? The Classic Learning Test (CLT) gives the school administration and teachers another look at our students’ academic abilities and achievements from outside of our own institution. From a curriculum planning perspective, the CLT offers another point […]
Read MoreWhy the CLT? Part 1: Why It Started
In the early 2010s, former public school teacher Jeremy Tate began to question why American education had grown so bland and utilitarian. He came to the conclusion that high-stakes testing was partially to blame. High-stakes testing drives K-12 curriculum. David Coleman, CEO of the College Board, has stated publicly that “teachers will teach towards the […]
Read MoreGreat Things Ahead in 2024
Five Years of Soul Formation Established in 2019, Cedar Classical Academy has been forming students’ souls and training students’ loves for nearly five years. This work is good work, and there is no lack of it. We currently have 104 students enrolled in grades K-10. This year Cedar employs 18 people dedicated to our mission […]
Read MoreWhy We Say “Well”
Every morning at Cedar Classical Academy, the Cedar community—staff, students, and parents—gathers together in the Great Hall for Opening Ceremony. During Opening Ceremony, we sing a hymn, recite a patriotic recitation or sing a patriotic song, pray together, and sing again while students walk to class. Sometimes students or staff share an individual or all-class […]
Read MoreHomework Habits
As we soldier on through the second quarter of a new academic year, it is worthwhile to consider how we, as parents, can help our students establish good homework habits. Recovering Delight in Homework? I had the pleasure of being present in the first grade math class at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year […]
Read MoreHandwriting
Within the first week of school in my classroom, I begin teaching the first and second graders how to hold their pencils correctly and how to form their letters properly. Why do I begin so early? Because many of them enter my classroom putting their index and middle fingers on their pencils. The longer they […]
Read MoreWe’re Moving!
Since Cedar Classical Academy opened its doors in 2019, it has grown from 31 students in grades K-6 to 91 students in grades K-9 and expects 100+ students in grades K-10 this fall. This growth prompted Cedar to pursue additional classroom space in 2021. Thanks to sacrificial donors, we raised $430,000 toward that end during […]
Read MoreChristmas Gift Guide 2022: Staff Picks for Kids
Welcome to Cedar Classical Academy’s Christmas Gift Guide! Our staff has compiled gift recommendations for the children in your life. Keep scrolling for our practical, tried-and-true, and sometimes unconventional picks for this Christmas season! This post is not sponsored. For even more gift ideas, check out our 2020 guide and our 2020 read-aloud and book […]
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