Providence Classical Christian Academy | Christian Classical Schools in Saint Louis MO

A Classical Education

Providence Classical Christian Academy is a school in St. Louis, Missouri, which offers a unique educational experience for students K-12. We employ the Trivium, a time tested and "classical" approach to learning which focuses on the three stages of learning: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. In the Grammar stage, children are like sponges, and are able to memorize large amounts of important facts. Later, they move to the Logic stage in which they begin to question and reason through the nature of things. Finally, they begin to express themselves in the Rhetoric stage, and so we equip them with the tools they need to persuasively write and speak with clarity and eloquence.

Providence Classical Christian Academy is located at 5293 S. Lindbergh, St. Louis MO (minutes from the I-44 & 270 interchange, and the I-55 & 270 interchange). Providence is a member of the Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS) and the American Classical League.

Please give us a call and allow us to share our vision of Classical Christian education with you: (314) 842-6846. For further reading on what classical education is all about, we highly recommend Dorothy Sayers' famous essay The Lost Tools of Learning.

News

New Headmaster Announcement

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Jonathan Mattull will be the Headmaster at Providence Classical Christian Academy beginning on July 1, 2012.

A St. Louis native, Mattull has been at Providence for the last eight years. He has served both in the Upper School as the theology teacher and in the Grammar School as the 6^th grade teacher. Throughout this time, his competence and character have been recognized by parents, fellow faculty, and administrators. Mattull has a bachelor of arts degree in religion from Missouri Baptist University and a master of divinity with an emphasis in historical theology from Covenant Theological Seminary. He is on track to be ordained this summer as a minister by the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing). Mattull serves as pastor at Sovereign Grace Presbyterian Church which meets in Sappington.

In January of this year, the Providence Classical Christian Academy board of directors announced that, after five years of serving as headmaster, Rev. Todd Wagenmaker had decided to make this his final year in that position. Providence has grown not only in numbers but also in quality of education under Wagenmaker’s guidance and we are thankful for his service and leadership.

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New Teacher Announcements

We are glad to announce that these teachers will be joining Providence for the 2012-2013 school year.

Mr. Vern Waymier will teach high school science classes, including biology, physics, and a senior elective class on astronomy/physics/geology. Mr. Waymier has an engineering degree and a masters degree from USC, is a retired Air Force officer and commercial airline pilot, and is a member of Hanley Road (Reformed Baptist) Church.

Mr. Seth Strickland will help us sharpen our rhetoric and poetry/humanity skills by teaching high school rhetoric and humanities. Seth is graduating from Hillsdale College with a major in classical studies and English, and is an accomplished writer.

Mrs. Marlene Coveyou will be our new 6th grade teacher. Mrs. Coveyou is a graduate of Biola's Torey Honors (Great Books) College, is currently a professional writer for one of St. Louis' energy companies, and has played some major roles in several Shakespearean plays. Mr. and Mrs. Coveyou are members of The Journey Church in West County.

Mr. James Prothro will teach grammar Latin, 7th & 8th grade Bible survey, and some of the upper school theology courses. Mr. Prothro has a B.A. in Biblical Languages and Communication from Concordia University (TX), and an M.A. in Classics from Washington University. Mr. Prothro will graduate this month with an M. Div from Concordia Seminary and he will wed Ms. Ashley Effken in the fall.

Mrs. Cindy Redburn will be returning to Providence to teach 4^th grade. Mrs. Redburn taught at Providence from 2002 to 2008 and was very well-respected by fellow faculty and parents alike. Mrs. Redburn is the state chair of the Missouri Constitution Party and she has recently been appointed secretary to the executive committee of the national Constitution Party. She and her husband, Alan, have six children and nine grandchildren, with another grandchild due in July. They attend Crosspoint Church in South County.

It is now official!

Thanks to a Proposal of Law, written by Providence's 8th graders three years ago, all students currently enrolled inprivate high schools are eligible to participate in their district's public high school's after-school athletics programs. An agreement allowing this was approved by MSHSAA member schools in August 2011, and letters of explanation were sent to all principals and superintendents.

To enroll in after-school athletics, simply go toyour local public high school and tell their administrators you would like to participate in MSHSAA's after-school athletics partnering program. If you experience any lack of cooperation, please call Senator Lembke, who sponsored the students' legislation, at 573.751.2315, or MSHSAA Director Kirwin Urhahn, at 573.875.4880.

Several private school students in Missouri, who now play sports through their local high schools, sent thanks and kudos to Senator Lembke and "the students who were willing to speak up".

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P.O.P.S. Prayer - Mondays at 8:15am (after morning drop-off)

Please join us as we lift up the needs of our community. We meet in the toddler room and toddlers are welcome to join us.

Last Day of School - Wenesday, May 23rd - Noon Dismissal

Awards/6th grade graduation - Thursday, May 24th at 7:00pm

Graduation - Friday, May 25th at 7:00pm

The Quintilian Academy Colloquium 2012

Providence teachers Sue vanHoornbeek and Julie Wagenmaker will be teaching courses this summer on SWR (Spell to Write and Read) and the Progymnasmata (writing exercises) to each educators how to teach language arts so that their students can write well, think critically and speak persuasively. See the flyer for more details.