Humanity is the pinnacle of God’s creation, therefore, the way we form our children should reflect this fundamental truth. The pedagogical approach of classical education concentrates on critical thinking and problem solving skills cultivating a mind that learns how to think rather than one that learns what to think. Catholic classical education uses faith, logic and reason to achieve the goal of forming both the heart and the intellect. At Anima Christi we acknowledge the God-given dignity of each child, who is uniquely and wonderfully made in His image and likeness. As a result, our educational approach does not define our student by a test score but rather fosters the beauty behind each person encouraging him or her to be the person God created him or her to be.
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"Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities - that's training or instruction - but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed."
– St. Thomas More
Anima Christi Learning Center is licensed to provide the Aquinas Learning curriculum and program. Aquinas Learning is a Catholic Classical program that cultivates virtue and holiness as well as academic excellence through the liberal arts and sciences. Aquinas Learning was founded in 2009 by Rosario Reilly in Manassas, VA. Learn more about the history and founder of Aquinas Learning. The Goals of Education at Aquinas Learning is:
“1. TO KNOW GOD – We teach students that subjects are fingers pointing to the Truth. Through divine revelation and our natural reason (fides et ratio), we lead students to perceive the Truth that is God.
2. TO LOVE GOD – Upon perceiving this Truth, students come to a greater appreciation of God and His universe, His wisdom, and His love for man, and so grow in love for Him.
3. TO SERVE GOD – Humbled before God, students learn to serve Him with dignity, honor, integrity, and nobility.” (AquinasLearning.com/misson)
As a licensed Aquinas Learning Center, Anima Christi shares in this mission to instruct our families to know God, to love God, and to serve God.
Aquinas Learning is a Newman Guide Recommended Curriculum Provider, equipping our families with a solid curriculum that integrates our Catholic faith in every subject.
“Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.”
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