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A foolish king, an unjust law, a young woman grieving a family tragedy: it's the recipe for gut-wrenching, nail-biting drama in Sophocles’ Antigone. This timeless play—written by ancient Greece’s greatest playwright—dives into the depths of the human condition and asks, “is there hope in a tragic world?” Learn more about this masterpiece in our friendly guide to Classical Christian Education. A special note: Trinity Classical Academy’s rhetoric school theater class will perform Antigone on January 13-14, 2022. We hope to see you there!

Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter: movies move our hearts and form our minds. How does classical Christian education equip students to see the deeper meanings of movies, and even start making their own?   Feature film director and Trinity film teacher Mark Gould shows us how, in this friendly guide to classical Christian education. 

A bride who dies to live. A groom deceived by comrades. An unexpected romance. A buffoon constable who actually uncovers the truth. Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing has all this and more. But does this comedy about “nothing” contain hidden depths? Find out in this friendly guide to classical Christian education.

Legendary swords, mead halls, and gory monsters fill the Old English tale of Beowulf. But what can the story teach us about heroism and faith during dark times?   Find out in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

The great hero Odysseus sits on the seashore of an island paradise next to a stunning goddess—and weeps. Why is honor, skill, beauty and treasure not enough? Find out in this friendly guide to classical Christian education. 

The Constitution is a true national treasure. What happens when classical Christian students study it, debate it, memorize it? And on the senior trip to DC, did Mrs. Caddow try to steal it? Find out more in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

Latin: isn’t it too difficult, too grammar-focussed, too ... useless? Not at all! Find out why Latin is so rewarding to study—and how you might already speak Latin without knowing it—in this friendly guide to Classical Christian education. Bonus:  Youtube Link to Lucy Banduk’s TrinityU lecture, “I came, I saw, I spoke Latin” Youtube Link to Ricky pronounces “ough” words on I Love Lucy

Science and religion at war… is a myth! But it’s a powerful one. Where did it come from? And how should Classical Christian schools teach the proper relationship between faith and science? Find out in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education.

What if the citizens of Hell visited Heaven? The visitors will be surprised, challenged, and potentially transformed—as will modern readers of CS Lewis’s visionary novel, The Great Divorce. Find out more in this friendly guide to Classical Christian Education. Available on Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts.

Chemtrails, Flat Earthers, Moon Landings, Aliens: conspiracy theories swirl around us like never before. Why is that? And how does Classical Christian Education help us tell fact from fiction?

Euclid’s Elements of Geometry set the standard for mathematical thinking for over 2000 years. In studying carefully crafted proofs, students learn not only geometry and logic—they encounter the beauty of God’s universe.

Do Aesop’s humble fables still matter today? Yes! Fables cultivate wisdom, start students on the “progymnasmata” writing program, and prepare them to share the gospel.

700 years after Dante's death, his Inferno still stands as the greatest work of Christian imagination. But what happens when high school students delve with Dante into the depths of hell?

Alumni from Classical Christian schools are influential, optimistic faithful—far more than alumni from any other type of school. So says the Good Soil Report from the University of Notre Dame. But why? A Classical Education veteran helps us find out on the Classical Academy Podcast.

A stunning scientific report concludes that classical Christian school alumni do better in college and career, are more independent of mind, and more traditional than graduates from any other type of school. But why? A classical Christian teacher helps us find out on the Classical Academy Podcast

How can you tell if an education works? Look at the graduates. In this episode, we look at a report from the University of Notre Dame called “The Classical Difference,” a survey of thousands of graduates from various types of schools. How does classical Christian education stack up?

What makes a Classical Christian School truly Christian? Is it slapping a Bible verse on the mission statement or praying before class? Or does the integration of faith and learning go deeper than that? Find out on the Classical Academy Podcast…

What myths hold parents back from exploring Classical Christian education? In this episode, admissions director Elizabeth Hosmann dissects and debunks some of the biggest misconceptions about Classical Christian schools.

How do you combine classical education, science, theology, and comedy? Today, we answer that question with a former animal surgeon, biochemist, pastor, missionary, and standup comedian, who also serves as Trinity's chair of the Department of Theology and Science.

All schools in the West were classical schools until about 100 years ago. So what happened? Join us as we unravel the mystery of who killed Classical Education—and how it came back to life.