Classical Academic Press publishes books and K–12 curriculum (including Latin, Greek, Spanish, science, logic, writing, rhetoric, grammar, poetry, literature, history) with the motto, “Classical Subjects Creatively Taught.” The press started in 2001 as a privately-owned publishing company with multiple partners, including CEO and cofounder
Christopher Perrin, to develop and publish classical curricula and media. The press is recognized as a leading provider of independent and public charter schools as well as homeschools influenced by the renewal of
classical education
Classical education refers to a long-standing tradition of pedagogy that traces its roots back to ancient Greece and Rome, where the foundations of Western intellectual and cultural life were laid. At its core, classical education is centered on t ...
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classical Christian education.
Publications
Classical Academic Press published four of the works cited by Jessica L. Richardi's literature review on the topic of K-12 classical education for ''Educational Innovations and Emerging Technologies''. In addition to student texts and resources, the press publishes books such as ''The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Classical Christian Education'' by Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain with a foreword by
Peter Kreeft
Peter John Kreeft (; born March 16, 1937) is an American professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College. A convert to Catholicism, he is the author of over eighty books on Christian philosophy, theology and apologetics. He a ...
(2021, 3rd edition), ''The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes'' by
Louis Markos (2020), and ''The Black Intellectual Tradition: Reading Freedom in Classical Literature'' by
Angel Adams Parham and Anika Prather (2022).
Imprints and other services
In 2020, Classical Academic Press acquired Novare Science & Math from John Mays and has continued development of its curriculum under the Novare Science imprint.
Classical Academic Press also offers live online classes for students in grades 3 to 6 through Scholé Academy, online teacher training courses through ClassicalU.com, support to local homeschool co-ops and hybrid model schools through the Scholé Communities network, and hosts multiple shows on the TrueNorth Podcast Network.
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Christian publishing companies
Publishing companies established in 2001
Educational publishing companies of the United States