About Saint John of the Cross Academy
Saint John of the Cross Academy is a classical Roman Catholic tutorship based upon the natural institution of the family, for the purpose of aiding its primary responsibility of cultivating children in the Greco-Latin Tradition as preserved and interpreted by the Roman Catholic Church in her dogmas and liturgies.
Why "Tutorship"?
Instead of the more common title of "teacher," we have decided to give the more classical title of "tutor" to our instructors. This is not to be confused with the more contemporary notion of what a "tutor" does--a part time, remedial guide for a child who has trouble completing homework assignments. Rather, a classical tutor is a guide in a much more profound sense. He guides the child through the great intellectual and spiritual traditions of his culture, especially through engagement with the greatest thinkers of that tradition. He is responsible, as an instrument in the hands of the parents, for the intellectual formation of the child. Therefore, he himself must pursue mastery over the entire curriculum of education from the Grammar Stage through the Rhetorical Stage. He must be constantly engaged in the great conversation that characterizes the Western tradition, and engaged especially with those authors whom have had the most important and lasting voices in that conversation. Only then can he be a fit and effective instrument for the parents to make use of in educating their children. Thus, the tutor is no part-time, remedial guide. The master tutor accompanies the family at every step in their child's journey of education, requiring no less than mastery of the tools of learning necessary for the child to reach intellectual and even moral maturation.
For a more in depth look at the idea of "tutorship" as it is practiced at SJCA, see the article "SJCATutorship: A Clarification" by our own Nick Trosclair.
Please follow the links below for more detailed information about SJCA:
Information Packet for Prospective Families
Our Patron & Insignia
Philosophy of Education ("Education and Culture")
Curriculum
Saint John of the Cross Academy is a classical Roman Catholic tutorship based upon the natural institution of the family, for the purpose of aiding its primary responsibility of cultivating children in the Greco-Latin Tradition as preserved and interpreted by the Roman Catholic Church in her dogmas and liturgies.
Why "Tutorship"?
Instead of the more common title of "teacher," we have decided to give the more classical title of "tutor" to our instructors. This is not to be confused with the more contemporary notion of what a "tutor" does--a part time, remedial guide for a child who has trouble completing homework assignments. Rather, a classical tutor is a guide in a much more profound sense. He guides the child through the great intellectual and spiritual traditions of his culture, especially through engagement with the greatest thinkers of that tradition. He is responsible, as an instrument in the hands of the parents, for the intellectual formation of the child. Therefore, he himself must pursue mastery over the entire curriculum of education from the Grammar Stage through the Rhetorical Stage. He must be constantly engaged in the great conversation that characterizes the Western tradition, and engaged especially with those authors whom have had the most important and lasting voices in that conversation. Only then can he be a fit and effective instrument for the parents to make use of in educating their children. Thus, the tutor is no part-time, remedial guide. The master tutor accompanies the family at every step in their child's journey of education, requiring no less than mastery of the tools of learning necessary for the child to reach intellectual and even moral maturation.
For a more in depth look at the idea of "tutorship" as it is practiced at SJCA, see the article "SJCATutorship: A Clarification" by our own Nick Trosclair.
Please follow the links below for more detailed information about SJCA:
Information Packet for Prospective Families
Our Patron & Insignia
Philosophy of Education ("Education and Culture")
Curriculum