Intellectual formation
100%
of students take Latin, logic, and the great books
- Integrated humanities: history, literature, philosophy, theology
- Socratic discussion in every class, every year
- Euclid, Latin, mathematics, and the natural sciences
Classical Catholic high school · Washington County, MD
Not what your child needs for college.Who your child needs to be.
Great books, the Socratic method, daily Mass, and the four cardinal virtues — one integrated formation of the whole person.
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- 9–12
- Four-year classical curriculum
- Daily
- Mass to begin each school day
- 4 yrs
- Latin, fine arts, music & drama
- 70
- Schools in the Chesterton Network
The problem
"High schools built a system to get kids into college. Somewhere along the way, we forgot to form the child."
No one signed up to build a college résumé. Parents signed up to raise someone with real convictions, the courage to lead, and the capacity to love.
How we do it
Three pillars of formation
Character formation
4
cardinal virtues practiced daily
- Prudence, temperance, fortitude, justice
- A House System where every student is known
- Student prefects with real responsibility
Spiritual formation
180
days a year that begin with Mass
- Daily Mass and weekly Adoration
- Annual retreats and pilgrimages
- Faith taught across every subject, not one class
Not a one-off experiment
70
Schools in the network
A tested curriculum and operating model, refined across nearly 70 Chesterton schools worldwide.
$1M
2025 Yass Prize winner
A national award for educational excellence — externally validated, not self-reported.
2011
Network founded
Fifteen years of classical Catholic high schools opening and staying open.
What's at stake
4 years
And no second chance at high school.
The culture is forming your child right now. The only question is who does it. The 2026–2027 school year happens with or without your child in it.
You're not raising a résumé. You're raising a person.
One next step
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Come see a school day: sit in on a Socratic discussion, attend Mass with the students, and talk with the people forming them. Then decide whether this is what you've been looking for. Enrollment for the 2026–2027 school year is open and seats are limited.
Not ready for a visit? Our next information night is an evening, not an enrollment — mention it in the form below and we'll send details.