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Our Mission

Heartland Classical Academy exists to partner with Christian families in forming young men and women who love God, pursue truth, and serve others faithfully. Through rigorous classical education rooted in Scripture, we seek to cultivate wisdom, moral courage, academic excellence, and a deep sense of responsibility toward their families, churches, communities, and future callings.

What does classical education have to do with Christian education?

Young people naturally approach a critical age, when they begin to ask why they believe what they believe: Who is God? Why do I believe in Him? Why does the world look so disordered and fallen? Rather than shy away from these questions, Classical Christian Education provides a safe environment for students to ask these questions, an environment in which God’s Word is the anchor of all study. It addresses not only the whats but also the whys, confident that God is the author of all truth, goodness, and beauty. By studying how centuries of men and women have wrestled with these questions throughout human history, by seeking not just facts but true knowledge, students discover that faith and reason are not opposed. Rather, using their God-given reason and seeing where it falls short, they can see the order in God’s grand design and wonder at the extraordinary love of God which is beyond comprehension.

Time-Tested Methods of Teaching

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Teacher-Led & Student-Driven

Our teachers facilitate an encounter between students and rich content by acting as the leader of their classroom and treating each student as an individual with valuable thoughts to contribute.

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Emphasis on Moral Virtue & Christ-like Character

Teachers present students with examples of moral virtue and Christ-like character in every subject, not only teaching what virtue means but offering compelling visions of virtue to follow.

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We believe that education is a fundamentally human endeavor. Therefore, education is most successful when happening in community, between real teachers and students.

Our Leadership

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Charlie Wilkins

Headmaster

Justin Powell

Founder

Alysha Katterheinrich

Head Teacher

Wyatt Henry

Administrative Assistant