250 by 2035 Initiative

At the April 25, 2026 Benefit Night, Head of School Jack Hummel introduced a new initiative for Cedar Classical Academy in the pursuit of its vision: growing to 250 students by 2035 to create space for the students and families on our waitlist. As a new independent classical Christian school, there are a lot of challenges to growth. Growing to 250 will require a new campus, more teachers, and more leadership. We have taken the first step toward our 250 by 2035 goal by hiring our first-ever Assistant Head of School.

The most serious risk attached to growth is mission drift—sacrificing culture to grow too quickly. That’s why Cedar Classical Academy will continue to grow incrementally and intentionally.

Dear Friend of Cedar,

This year is full of firsts: our first senior class, our first graduation ceremony, our first operating budget over $1M, hiring our first Assistant Head of School, sending upperclassmen to Student Statesmanship Institute or on their East Coast trip for the first time.

It is also full of lasts: our last year with these four beloved young people, their last papers and opening ceremonies and school events.

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.

This year is even full of nexts: praying about our next campus, our next class of seniors, our next immediate goals in our path as we seek to grow to 250 students by 2035. We know that God will be as faithful over the next seven years as he has been for the last seven. We invite you to prayerfully consider giving to our remaining need for our next academic year.

Big Rewards

Throughout the past seven years, you have been part of our story and the stories of these students entrusted daily to our spiritual and intellectual formation here at Cedar Classical Academy. Thank you for supporting this work since 2019. Thanks for being part of our story.

In partnership,

Jack Hummel