American Liberty Classical Academy Licensure & curriculum from Hillsdale College
Painting of Pilgrims, Founders, and Abraham Lincoln running a relay and passing a glowing baton forward to a group of young Americans beneath a windswept flag.
Now forming for Fall 2027

Passing the baton to this generation.

A new brand of classical school with the right approach to civil liberty. American Liberty Classical Academy is being built to graduate students who think clearly, act honorably, and are ready for real work on day one.

Artwork: Passing the Republic Baton.

Ordinary schools are failing our children. We are determined to develop competent, thoughtful, responsible citizens.

What ALCA will provide

Three commitments, held together

A classical education that forms character, a civic education that prepares citizens, and vocational training that prepares graduates for meaningful work. Not one at the expense of the others.

Classical & Biblical

An education that forms the whole student

Students learn to read closely, write clearly, and reason carefully, grounded in the moral tradition that shaped the American republic. The development of a student's character carries the same weight as the development of the mind.

Civic Preparation

Citizens who understand what they inherited

Liberty, citizenship, and personal responsibility are studied as living obligations. Graduates leave knowing how their government works, why it was built that way, and what part they play in keeping it.

Vocational Training

Skills that are worth hiring on day one

Trade and technical training, internships with local employers, and mentorship connect the classroom to real work. A graduate should be able to show up prepared and contribute immediately.

Curriculum and licensure

Built on a proven classical program

American Liberty Classical Academy carries licensure and curriculum from Hillsdale College, whose K-12 office has spent decades helping communities open classical schools. That means our teachers are not inventing a program from scratch. They are teaching a tested one.

  • A content rich, teacher led classroom rather than a screen led one
  • A liberal arts and sciences sequence built for depth over coverage
  • Human virtue and moral character treated as part of the academic work
  • Parents kept as the first and most important teachers in a child's life
Painting of a Pilgrim, a Founding Father, and Abraham Lincoln on a running track, handing a glowing baton to a young man in modern clothing at the finish line.

Passing the republic baton

The exchange zone is the only place a race is lost.

In a relay, the fastest team on the track still loses if the handoff is fumbled. The same is true of a free country. What one generation knows, values, and can do has to be handed cleanly to the next, or it is simply gone.

American Liberty Classical Academy is built around that handoff: the knowledge, the character, and the skills, passed on deliberately and passed on whole.

Where we stand today

An academy in formation

We are an early stage school, and we would rather tell you exactly that than pretend otherwise. Here is where things actually are.

Opening

Fall 2027

Our founding class is being formed now.

Campus

Location in progress

We are actively evaluating sites and will announce as soon as one is secured.

Enrollment

Interest list open

Tell us about your family and we will contact you first as details are set.

Contact us

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