The Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS) is a membership,
accreditation
Accreditation is the independent, third-party evaluation of a conformity assessment body (such as certification body, inspection body or laboratory) against recognised standards, conveying formal demonstration of its impartiality and competence to ...
, and advocacy organization that was founded in 1993 by
Doug Wilson to promote
Classical Christian education
The classical education movement or renewal advocates for a return to a traditional European education based on the liberal arts (including the natural sciences), the Western canons of classical literature, the fine arts, and the history of W ...
.
The association's website lists 475 member schools (as of 2023). As of 2016, it had accredited about 200 schools.
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It also affiliates with colleges. Its Certified College program includes ]New Saint Andrews College
New Saint Andrews College is a private classical Christian college in Moscow, Idaho. It was founded in 1994 by Christ Church. The college offers no undergraduate majors, but follows a single, integrated classical liberal arts curriculum from a ...
(Moscow, ID), New College Franklin (Franklin, TN), and Bethlehem College & Seminary (Minneapolis, MN).
The ACCS conducts Repairing the Ruins, an annual conference in June that draws between 1000 and 1300 classical educators annually. The ACCS's magazine, "The Classical Difference", is published three times a year and distributed to parents at associated schools.
Boniface Award
Since 2019, the ACCS has given the Boniface Award to "a public figure who has stood faithfully for Christian truth, beauty, and goodness with grace." Named after Saint Boniface
Boniface, OSB (born Wynfreth; 675 –5 June 754) was an English Benedictines, Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of Francia during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations of ...
, previous winners have been:Megan Basham
Megan Basham is an American writer. She is a culture reporter for ''The Daily Wire'', having previously served as film and television editor for ''World (magazine), World'' magazine.
Basham has written two books. The first was ''Beside Every Succ ...
References
External links
Official website
Christian educational organizations
Christian schools in the United States
Classical Christian schools
Organizations established in 1994
Private and independent school organizations in the United States
United States schools associations
School accreditors
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