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Naples Classical Academy is a tuition-free public charter school dedicated to forming students in truth, virtue, and wisdom through a time-tested classical education.

Serving students in grades K–12, NCA offers a rigorous liberal arts curriculum grounded in the Western tradition and inspired by the Hillsdale College K–12 program.

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Vision & Mission

To Train the Minds and Improve the Hearts

Our Vision

A citizenry developed through engagement with the deepest questions of truth, goodness, and beauty

Our Mission

To train the minds and improve the hearts of young people through a classical education

Education makes good persons, and good persons act nobly.
- Plato

Who we are

Our vision is to have a citizenry worthy of the legacy of our country’s founders developed through a classical, great-books curriculum designed to engage the student in the deepest questions about truth, goodness, and beauty.

Why Classical Education?

An Education of the Whole Person

At Naples Classical Academy, we strive to offer enrichment and to develop character through a classical education in the liberal arts and sciences.

Emphasis on virtue, knowledge, and character

Our mission is to train the minds and improve the hearts of young people.

Traditional classroom with low technology

Our teachers teach and our students study. Technology is a tool, but our teachers deliver instruction.

Content-rich curriculum

Students learn about historical events, characters, stories, fables, myths, scientific facts, and mathematical proofs.

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Classical Curriculum

Naples Classical Academy provides a coherent, cumulative education grounded in the Hillsdale College K–12 Curriculum.

Students engage deeply with primary sources, classic literature, rigorous mathematics, laboratory science, formal grammar, logic, rhetoric, and civics.

Rather than teaching to the test, NCA prepares students for college, career, and a life of thoughtful citizenship.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there tuition to attend Naples Classical Academy?

No. Naples Classical Academy is a tuition-free public charter school.

What grades does NCA serve?

NCA serves students in grades K–12.

Is NCA affiliated with Hillsdale College?

Naples Classical Academy is a member of the Barney Charter School Initiative and implements the Hillsdale College K–12 Curriculum.

How do I enroll my child?

Enrollment details, application deadlines, and lottery information are available on our Enroll page.

What is a classical education?

A classical education forms students through the study of history, literature, mathematics, science, and the great works of Western civilization, cultivating wisdom and virtue alongside academic excellence.

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