Our Program

We prioritize family time and the local church

  • School Day 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM on Monday through Friday

  • Asbury Church events are school events

Parents are the primary teachers and disciple-makers

  • Parents should be reading and teaching at home

  • Family discipleship is weekly homework (read, pray, sing)

Minimal use of technology

Small classes with support

  • 15 students per class

  • K-2 will have a teacher and an aide

Bible and Theology are integrated across all subjects, grounded in Orthodox Christian teachings

  • Removing barriers between areas of study to make mental connections among subjects

  • Subjects: math and science; spelling, grammar, reading, writing, handwriting, history, geography, art and music

  • Fine arts and athletics in progress

Our Approach

Academic Rigor

We adopt a classical Christian liberal arts approach because modern American children often receive too little substantive education. Our children are meant for more, and it honors God to engage intellectually—not for personal achievement, but to embrace the fullness of our God-given potential.

Foundational Habits

What we ultimately love and desire is determined more by what we do over and over again than what we think. Sound spiritual, social, and academic habits are keystone behaviors that change our thinking and lead to a life of resilience and growth in Christ.

Physical Activity & Play

Children develop strength, confidence, and independence as they transition into adulthood through a healthy mix of freedom, creativity, and appropriate risk during play and fitness activities. This environment fosters growth and resilience, equipping them with vital life skills.

Virtues & Habits

At Asbury Classical School, we believe God has more for everyone. As long as we live, God desires for us to be gradually conformed to the image of His Son. Virtues, gifts from God, foster close relationships with Him and others. They are developed through habit and must be practiced, as they can be lost. The cardinal virtues are acquired through education and actions, while the three theological virtues come from God and lead to Him.

Prudence

Prudence is characterized by honesty, wisdom, integrity, and humility—centers on making sound decisions through prayerful discernment. Prudence can be cultivated through the following habits:

  • Habit of Attention: directing one’s full mental energy toward the subject or person (Matthew. 6:33).

  • Habit of Wisdom: a gift from God and a habit to be practiced. Wisdom is the quality of having experience, knowledge, and sound judgment grounded in the fear of the Lord (James 1:5; Proverbs 9:10).

  • Habit of Remembering: recalling at will truth stored in memory (Psalm 119:11).

Justice

Justice is characterized by righteousness, respect, responsibility, mercy, reconciliation, and fairness—is about treating others as image-bearers of God and taking responsibility for their well-being. Justice can be cultivated through the following habits:

  • Habit of Hospitality: respecting the inherent value of others regardless of status or position and considering the needs of others in our planning (Hebrews 13:2).

  • Habit of Fairness: impartial and just treatment or behavior without personal bias towards our neighbor (Galatians 3:28).

  • Habit of Gratitude: acknowledging the blessing that God has set before you (1 Chronicles 29:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:18).

Fortitude

Fortitude is characterized by courage, hope, good citizenship, sacrifice, loyalty, and grit—is about having the courage to face challenges and obstacles and persevering when things get tough. Fortitude can be cultivated through the following habits:

  • Habit of Grit: to work strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, suffering, and plateaus (Romans 5:3-4).

  • Habit of Courage: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, difficulty, and persecution (Joshua 1:9).

  • Habit of Joyfulness: choosing to hope in the Lord despite one’s circumstances (James 1:2).

Temperance

Temperance is characterized by order, courtesy, self-control, patience, and obedience—is about mastering ourselves for the sake of God and our neighbor. It is about acting the right way at the right time for the right reasons. Temperance can be cultivated through the following habits:

  • Habit of Self-control: exercising restraint and moderation in thoughts, words, deeds, and desires (2 Timothy 1:7; James 1:19-20).

  • Habit of Patience: suffering well, bearing pains or trials calmly, and remaining steadfast in Christ despite opposition, difficulty, or adversity (Galatians 6:2).

  • Habit of Excellence: working carefully to complete any task to the very best of one’s ability for the glory of God (Colossians 3:23-24).

Theological Virtues

Faith

Faith is characterized by belief, trust, confidence, and reliance— “is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). Faith is cultivated through the habit of prayer,  a spiritual communication between man and God, a two-way relationship in which man should not only talk to God but also listen to Him (1 Thessalonians 5:17).

Hope

Faith is characterized by desire, expectation, and perspective— “is a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul” (Hebrews 6:19). Hope is cultivated through the habit of reading the Word of God. The Bible is the Word of God and contains the good news that Christ has died, Christ is risen, and Christ will come again to make all things new. We are not without hope. (Revelation 21:5-7).

Love

Love is characterized by fidelity, long-suffering, sacrifice, unity, and charity—is willing the good of the other. Love is cultivated through the habit of Christian community. The church is the body of Christ and allows us to practice virtue and give and receive love (1 Corinthians 12:12-13:13)