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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.

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Virtuous and Neighborly Citizens

As we continue to review the founding principles or “first things” of Capstone Classical Academy, we come to our commitment to graduate young people who virtuously contribute to the common good in their communities. The Apostle Peter writes in his first letter, “Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when He judges the world.”

Paul Fisher

Headmaster

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A Christ-Centered Education

The first of our covenant principles is Christ-centered education. The term is often used by Christian schools, so what does it mean at Capstone? We draw this principle from Colossians 3:15-19, among other biblical passages and observations from great thinkers over the millennia.

Paul Fisher

Headmaster

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Covenant

When each of us joined Capstone, we affirmed our commitment to work as partners under the Capstone Community Covenant. The covenant is informed and directed by our shared faith. To be sure, within our “business” of doing school, we utilize contracts. You signed a financial contract when you enrolled your children. Those legally binding documents explain the legal obligations of the school and the parent. Should one of us not fulfill our part in the contract, the other can stop delivering services or making payments. Contracts are not built upon trust but rather exist because trust is fragile when new business relationships are first begun. Contracts are a necessary good in a sinful world.

Paul Fisher

Headmaster

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The Purpose of Education in a Meaningful Life

What is education for? This question is not easy to answer. Our ancestors had a tradition of responding to questions with the phrase, “We distinguish the answer.” In other words, there’s more than a single right answer.

Jonathan McGuire

North Campus Dean

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Telemachian Fortitude: A Model for Golden Gryphons

At Capstone, there are seven virtues we believe embody what it means to be a Golden Gryphon (the “Gryphon Weapons”). In this article, I want to offer an example from the historical church that illustrates the fourth virtue: fortitude. Fortitude means that we Golden Gryphons do hard things, even when they are frightening.

C.J. Parmer

Director of Theology

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