TALLAHASSEE CLASSICAL SCHOOL INC

TALLAHASSEE CLASSICAL SCHOOL CURRENTLY SERVES 388 STUDENTS IN GRADES PREK - 12. OUR MISSION IS TO TRAIN THE MINDS AND IMPROVE THE HEARTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH A CONTENT-RICH CLASSICAL EDUCATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, WITH INSTRUCTION IN THE PRINCIPLES OF MORAL CHARACTER AND CIVIC VIRTUE. OUR VISION IS TO DEVELOP EXEMPLARY CITIZENS THAT ARE VIRTUOUS, THOUGHTFUL, ARTICULATE, AND POSSESS A LIFE-LONG PASSION FOR LEARNING.AT TALLAHASSEE CLASSICAL, WE COLLECTIVELY STUDY A DIFFERENT CORE VIRTUE EVERY MONTH. THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIRTUOUS CHARACTER, SCHOLARS WILL BE EQUIPPED TO PURSUE TRUTH, GOODNESS AND BEAUTY. TALLAHASSEE CLASSICAL SCHOOL EMPHASIZES TEN CORE VIRTUES: WISDOM: THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF THE GOOD. A WISE PERSON POSSESSES THE FOLLOWING VIRTUES: FAITHFULNESS: I WILL UPHOLD THE IDEALS OF MY FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND NATION AND WORK HARD TO BECOME A JUST AND NOBLE CITIZEN. JUSTICE: I WILL STRIVE TOWARDS GOODNESS AND WILL WILLINGLY OBEY ALL LAWS.GRATITUDE: I AM THANKFUL FOR WHAT I HAVE, TAKE GOOD CARE OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN AND SHOW OTHERS MY APPRECIATION.TEMPERANCE: I PRACTICE SELF-CONTROL, SELF DISCIPLINE AND DILIGENCE IN THE PURSUIT OF REACHING MY FULL POTENTIAL.FORTITUDE: I WILL FIND THE STRENGTH TO DO THE RIGHT AND HONORABLE THING AND I WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE EXCELLENCE DESPITE DIFFICULTY AND HARDSHIP.COMPASSION: I TREAT OTHERS WITH KINDNESS AND CONSIDERATION.DILIGENCE: I WILL STRIVE TO ACCOMPLISH A TASK WITH CONCERN FOR ALL THE AREAS INVOLVED, NO MATTER HOW SMALL.INTEGRITY: I AM HONEST AND CONTINUALLY CHOOSE TO HOLD MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE TO THE MORAL AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES I AM TAUGHT.HUMILITY: I PLACE THE NEEDS OF OTHERS FIRST, ASK FOR FORGIVENESS AND ADMIT WHEN I AM WRONG.DURING THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR, TALLAHASSEE CLASSICAL EARNED A "C" GRADE FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. TALLAHASSEE CLASSICAL PRIDES ITSELF ON ITS RIGOROUS CLASSICAL CURRICULUM. CLASSICAL CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON TRADITIONAL LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, WHICH CULTIVATES WISDOM AND VIRTUE THROUGH THE PURSUIT OF TRUTH, GOODNESS AND BEAUTY. A CLASSICAL EDUCATION IS LANGUAGE-FOCUSED WHERE LEARNING IS ACHIEVED THROUGH WRITTEN AND SPOKEN WORDS. NUMERICAL LITERACY IS AN ESSENTIAL FORM OF LANGUAGE, LEARNED THROUGH THE PRECISE STUDY OF MATHEMATICAL PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS. SUBJECTS ARE INTERRELATED; NOT STUDIED IN ISOLATION FROM ONE ANOTHER BUT INSTEAD SCHOLARS ARE TAUGHT THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE DISCIPLINES. HISTORY IS STUDIED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AS THE BACKBONE STRUCTURE FOR LEARNING BEGINNING WITH ANCIENTS AND PROGRESSING FORWARD TO THE MODERNS IN HISTORY, SCIENCE, LITERATURE, ART, AND MUSIC. A CLASSICAL EDUCATION GUIDES SCHOLARS TOWARDS ANALYTICAL INQUIRY AND LOGICAL THINKING. SCHOLARS LEARN TO AGGREGATE INFORMATION ACROSS VARIOUS DISCIPLINES, DEVELOP EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND BECOME VIRTUOUS CITIZENS AND LIFE-LONG LEARNERS.TALLAHASSEE CLASSICAL HELD SEVERAL ATHLETIC PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR, INCLUDING: MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY, MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER, AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL. TALLAHASSEE CLASSICAL ALSO CONDUCTED SEVERAL CLUBS INVOLVING ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND A STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION RUN BY OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, TALLAHASSEE CLASSICAL INCORPORATES A HOUSE GROUP SYSTEM IN GRADES K-12, TO FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG STUDENTS AND FACULTY. IN AUGUST, EACH TCS SCHOLAR IS PLACED IN ONE OF SIX HOUSE GROUPS EACH BEARING THE NAME OF ONE OF THE FIRST SIX U.S. PRESIDENTS. SCHOLARS SHARE MEMBERSHIP IN THESE GROUPS WITH AN ARRAY OF OTHER STUDENTS FROM BOTH UPPER AND LOWER SCHOOL. HOUSE GROUPS MEET ON SPIRIT DAYS, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY THE LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH. ON SPIRIT DAYS, HOUSES WILL MEET FOR FUN ACTIVITIES, COMPETITIONS, AND CIVIC OUTREACH. HOUSE GROUPS GIVE OLDER SCHOLARS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD AND MENTOR YOUNGER SCHOLARS. SCHOLARS EARN POINTS FOR THEIR HOUSE THROUGH COMPETITIONS AND MERITS, CULMINATING IN AHOUSE CUP WINNER AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.