Academics

Academic Overview

Teaching is discipleship.
Through physics, I get to reveal to students some of God's work to which we normally stay blind.
It is like teaching someone enough about cooking that they begin to see the genius in some brilliant chef.
"Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them." - Psalm 111:2

Caleb Clinkingbeard, Upper School Science Teacher

A Classical, Christian Education is...

Vibrant:  A classical, Christian education seeks to nurture a child’s natural wonder and curiosity, opening him or her to the treasures and wonders of God and all that He has made. It focuses on the “Greats:” the great ideas, such as Truth, Goodness and Beauty; the great works of music, art, and literature; the great discoveries and events of history; the great thinkers from Socrates and Plato through Augustine to Einstein and C.S. Lewis. The study of these “Greats” prepares the student to enter into the Great Conversation that has been going on for centuries and contribute their perspectives. Through civil discussion, we refine one another’s thinking and character.

Vigorous:  A classical, Christian education is a challenging, word-based education with a focus on sources and primary documents with an emphasis on writing and speaking. We desire our students to become wise and discerning thinkers, as they grow spiritually, artistically, physically, and socially. As Jesus did, we desire our students to “grow in favor with God and men” through a life-giving and lifelong love of learning.

Virtuous: It does not matter what we study if it doesn’t change us to become virtuous human beings. Socrates famously defined education as “the formation of the human soul.” We want to form our students to become like Christ-- to love God with all their hearts, minds, and souls, and to extend that love to others. Thus we educate our students in their affections; we teach them to love the right things in the right way (ordo amoris). We “give our students chests,” as C.S. Lewis says, by teaching them to love fortitude, prudence, justice, and temperance, among other virtues, and to exercise them properly.

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Accreditation

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is accredited by Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). Grades 6-12 are also accredited by Cognia.
The mission of Pusch Ridge Christian Academy is to teach our students to become like Christ through a classical, Christian education within a covenantal community.

Grammar Campus (grades DK-5)

6450 N Camino Miraval, Tucson AZ 85718
Phone: 520.529.7080
School office hours: 7:45 AM - 3:30 PM

Upper Campus (grades 6-12)

9500 N Oracle Road, Tucson AZ 85704
Phone: 520.797.0107
School office hours: 7:50 AM - 4:15 PM

South Campus (grades K-2)

5951 S 12th Ave, Tucson AZ 85706
Phone: 520.413.7945
School office hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM