Frequently Asked Questions

Classical education comes from a 2,400 year tradition of teaching students how to think, and not just what to think, with an emphasis on virtue and wisdom. It is precisely this kind of education that has produced countless leaders, inventors, artists, and theologians throughout history.

Classical education through the Liberal Arts goes well beyond our commonplace understanding of a basic college degree. It is foundational to the way God designed us to learn. The Trivium (three paths) and the Quadrivium (four paths) comprise the foundation of all learning, with the Trivium focusing on the art (skill) of words and the Quadrivium the art (skill) of numbers. An individual who has mastery of words and mastery of numbers truly lays a foundation for lifelong learning. This became increasingly valuable to early Christians who found in Jesus the ultimate expression of truth, goodness, and beauty. 

Many students have little or no background in classical education before enrolling. We use academic testing and family interviews to assess a student’s learning level and ensure they are placed in the most fitting classes. Furthermore, students are supported with training and instruction in foundational skills and knowledge. Those students who enthusiastically desire to learn and grow and have supportive family settings to help them navigate this new experience are those who will find the most success. 

Howell, Michigan

We concentrate education into three consecutive "core" days.  Instruction in core fields of study are given Tuesday through Thursday and then parents can choose Monday or Friday for a "practice or prepare day."  During this time, students practice what they've learned or prepare through reading, memorizing, and reinforcing concepts for the next academic day.  

We will offering K-8 during the 2026-2027 school year, and plan to expand to a full K-12 program as enrollment grows in the years ahead.

We do not want tuition costs to be the reason that your child cannot attend Tyndale, therefore we fundraise to provide a financial aid fund, based on financial need. We use Benefaq as our financial aid processor to determine financial need. If you are interested in applying for tuition assistance, please email adenkuehnl@gmail.com.

There are many benefits. Like any uniform, school uniforms are a visual reminder of a common purpose (in this case, to learn). Uniforms remove unnecessary distractions that typically divide students (e.g., socio-economic status, name brands, preferences) and promote a common identity. While clothing is often associated as a means of self-expression, uniforms remind students that their primary expression comes from their character and choices as image-bearers of God.

We recognize the value of each child and believe in the faithful stewardship of all. We will regularly evaluate the communities needs and should it arise will be striving to provide special education. We will not be in a position to provide this service during the 2026 - 2027 school year.

We want to be held to the same high standards that we hope for our students and children; to that end, we are establishing with a goal of gaining accreditation through the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS) which has been helping raise the standard since 1994. We may also consider accreditation through more than one crediting body and will regularly evaluate the value in this. A worthy structure takes time to build and worthy accreditation is no different. In the interim, We provide transcripts which meet all the criteria for college entrance. A link to the accreditation standards we are striving towards can be found here. 

A robust education recognizes that children are image-bearers of God who have been instilled with a capacity for growth. While a certain amount of work is required to be “grist for the mental mill to work upon”, a robust education is not intended to be tedious or impossible (Dorothy Sayers, “The Lost Tools of Learning” 1947). Education should be difficult enough to cause strain that will lead to growth while avoiding either a lowering of standards or a crushing of the learner under a pile of homework. As mere fact retention and good grades are not the end goal, we hope that students will be encouraged to grow in their capacity beyond what they, their parents, or society may initially feel possible.

The Bible says that parents are responsible for raising a “child up in the way he should go” (Prov. 22:6) “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4) being diligent to teach them at all times (Deuteronomy 6). This is an incredible, weighty, and – apart from God’s grace – impossible calling for parents. Because of our individual limitations, it is not a question of whether a parent will need to delegate responsibility in education but to whom they will delegate–either to authors of books and curriculum or to teachers, staff members, and administrators of a school. Tyndale Classical Academy was established to help parents obey this calling by recognizing the power in division of labor. By partnering with TCA, parents will delegate–not abdicate–portions of their responsibility in educating their children. We will take the role of educator seriously (James 3:1; Matthew 18:6) but ultimate responsibility resides with the parents in understanding the content, method, and outcomes of this education as well as in their child’s spiritual formation. We hope to be an aid in this and stand in loco parentis – “in the place of parents” – while teaching, encouraging, correcting, and grading students. There will be regular reports and check-ins to discuss progress. Any concerns should follow the policies regarding grievances. Any large changes–such as curriculum–will need to involve the Head of School or the Board as appropriate.

Coming from the Latin word līber (n.) meaning “free” and its cognate liber (noun) meaning “book”, the Liberal Arts is the educational program for the “free man”. Stemming from the Greek, eukuklios paideia or "well-rounded education", the Liberal Arts became codified by the Romans as the septem artes liberales, “seven liberal arts”, of the trivium and the quadrivium. The trivium being the pillar of the linguistic arts of Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric and the quadrivium being the pillar of the scientific arts of Arithmetic, Geometry, Astronomy, and Music. Through the study of these seven arts, a person was equipped to freely and effectively function as a productive citizen within the polis (city). As the Gospel spread from Jerusalem to Greece and Rome, it encountered this educational framework and finally provided the only solid foundation for these pillars–Christ. Christians are instructed to “raise up your children in the paideia of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4) knowing that the “fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (knowledge)” (Proverbs 9:10) and that “Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars” (Proverbs 9:1). Rather than abandoning the hard-work of the Greek and Roman thought, Christians understood how this eukuklios paideia and “seven pillars” are recognition of God’s creational order. These were further developed through the Medieval and Middle Ages culminating in a systematic method that preserved education and learning that would otherwise have been destroyed by pagan nations and provided the groundwork for the development of current cultures. We seek to educate children in this education so that they may be “equipped for every good work” and through the study of the Liberal Arts rooted in Christ would come to “know the truth” and that the Truth will set them free (John 8:31-32).

Briefly, the Trivium is an educational pillar composed of three arts—Grammar (knowledge), Logic (understanding), and Rhetoric (wisdom)—each related to mastering language and communication. Grammar builds knowledge and develops skill in interpreting and evaluating the written word. Logic trains students in critical thinking, reasoning, and constructing sound arguments, leading to deeper understanding. Rhetoric teaches how to arrange the building blocks of grammar and logic into a beautifully ordered expression that reveals wisdom.

While the trivium is the pillar of language, the quadrivium is the educational pillar composed of the arts related to understanding the natural world–arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. These natural studies find their culmination in our curricula of mathematics, science, and music.

Classical Christian education should be about the formation of souls not just the transmission of information. -- form a mature person -- the "free man" through the Liberal arts knowing that we have ultimately been set free in Christ. Given that everything coheres and holds together in Christ, we teach all subjects (science, math, art, music, poetry, philosophy, history, theology) from this standpoint. We seek to inspire a love for what is good, true, and beautiful. Our goal of education is the cultivation of wisdom and virtue in the paideia of the Lord. While students of classical Christian schools perform well–historically above many of their peers–on standardized testing, the real outcome of this education is mature students who love learning and are able to understand where they are in history and what their role is to lead the development of culture for Christ.