Awakening Wonder through Mathematics
Mathematical play. What a fun concept! How many of us experienced wonder, adventure, and-yes-even play, in our school math classes?
Aaron Zinter
Upper School Choir & Math Teacher
First Things
Our people write about classical Christian education.
What are First Things?
Every school has a set of foundational beliefs and principles that governs its content and practices. What are the spoken and unspoken assumptions and principles that govern all that we do at Capstone? In First Things, our teachers, staff, and leadership write about the foundational principles of classical and Christian education.
Glorifying God and Benefiting Our Community
The purpose for which we seek to acquire wisdom, cultivate virtue, and pursue study of what is Good, True and Beautiful is to glorify God and benefit our community. While it is possible to do the right things for the wrong reasons, at Capstone, we strive to align our efforts with their intended purpose. This approach raises important questions about how our students' work glorifies God and benefits their communities.
Shannon Archer
South Campus Dean
To God Be the Glory
There is no doubt that when we move into the new school, we will recognize its beauty, and that is a great blessing. Oh Lord, may we not glory in the work of human hands. Let this building not be our "golden calf" but instead, let it remind us of your gracious provision and the goodness, truth, and beauty found only in and lavishly poured out by You!
Troy Solhjem
CPF Prayer Co-Chair
Christ is Home
We started Capstone because we want to see children find their way home. We are speaking, of course, metaphorically. We want all that the ultimate home promises. Peace, love, contentment, safety, joy. You enrolled your children at Capstone because you ache for home like the rest of us, and you want to point your children to the old, trustworthy paths that will lead them there.
Paul Fisher
Headmaster
The Hard Work of Memorization
Part of being faithful in the big ship of the universe with God at the helm is the hard work of memorization—and it is very hard. There’s a lot of memorization and recitation at Capstone. We don’t do it because we think a lot of work is useful. We do it because beauty and truth and good things are always useful, both for whatever God brings to our hands and hearts in the future, and simply because what is beautiful and true and good is worth enjoying for its own sake.
Jonathan McGuire
North Campus Dean