About Us
For parents who are seeking a more challenging, inspirational school experience for their child, Naples Classical Academy is the perfect place.
"By maintaining a sound system of education and upbringing you produce citizens of good character: and citizens of sound character, with the advantage of a good education, produce in turn children better than themselves and better able to produce still better children in their turn…"
- The Republic, Plato
Train minds and Improve Hearts
Our Mission
Our mission is to train the minds and improve the hearts of young people through a classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with instruction in the principles of moral character and civic virtue.
Naples Classical Academy develops within its scholars the intellectual and personal habits and skills upon which responsible, independent, and flourishing lives are built, in the firm belief that such lives are the basis of a free and just society. The Academy strives to offer enrichment, to develop character through both curricular and extracurricular offerings, and to nurture the child’s humanity with a constant view to the potential adult. The time-honored liberal arts curriculum and pedagogy direct scholar achievement toward mastery of the fundamentals in the basic academic skills, exploration of the arts and sciences, and understanding of the foundational tenets of our Western heritage.
A Worthy Citizenry
Our Vision
Our vision is to have a citizenry worthy of the legacy of our country’s founders and the continuation of our American experiment, developed through a classical, great-books curriculum designed to engage the scholar in the highest matters and the deepest questions of truth, justice, virtue, and beauty.
Naples Classical Academy prepares its scholars to be stewards of the Western Tradition and the pillars of a free society. We believe that the diffusion of knowledge is essential to this goal. Therefore, our objective is to provide a broad and expansive education, not geared toward a specific trade, profession, or skill set, but one that aims at understanding the highest matters and the deepest questions of Truth, Justice, Virtue, and Beauty. Where possible, we believe that we must engage those ideas and those principles in the original texts which have both intrinsic worth and beauty and are worthy of study and contemplation in and of themselves. We accomplish this objective through a classical, great books curriculum designed to engage the scholar in the ideas and principles of our founding.
Why Choose Us
Core Virtues
I will do the right thing even when it's unpopular or difficult.
I will be polite, use manners, and maintain a positive attitude in all of my daily interactions.
I will speak the truth and act truthfully with others and myself.
I will be persistent in my efforts despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
I will use self-control in my actions and interactions with others.
I will seek to help others through my words and deeds.
I will do my duty and accept the consequences of my actions.
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Now Hiring a Head of School
Do you want to be a part of forming the next generation in wisdom and virtue? We are seeking a Head of School to lead us in fulfilling our mission: To train the minds and improve the hearts of young people through a classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with instruction in the principles of moral character and civic virtue.
