Ivywood Classical Academy teaches and equips scholars to become moral and intellectual leaders in a self-governing society. We inspire wonder.
Our scholars desire the truth, do the good, and love the beautiful.
The primary function of classical education is purposeful dissemination of knowledge. Students do not merely need to learn “critical thinking skills” but also need to furnish their minds and imaginations with something to think about. We call this wonder.
At Ivywood, high academic achievement, personal discipline, moral character, and responsibility are consistently reinforced through the study of classical liberal arts. The emphasis of our curriculum is upon the core disciplines of math, science, history, language arts, and foreign languages. Each of these disciplines is taught with an emphasis upon our own history and traditions as American citizens and inheritors of Western Civilization. Beyond curriculum, all students at Ivywood are trained in study skills such as time management, organization, and note taking that are essential for building stamina for further academic pursuits.
Our success is born out of the intentional interaction between teacher, student, and curriculum. Without dedicated, competent teachers, the best educational practices will never come to fruition in the classroom. Ivywood’s teachers are professionals who believe in the mission of Ivywood and embrace the responsibility of carrying it out. Our classroom instruction is knowledge-based and teacher-led, incorporating the Socratic Method of engaging dialogue between the teacher and the student. Our curriculum is relevant to all students, regardless of their current position in their path to knowledge and our team is intentional in meeting the needs of each student.
In the search for the best school for his children, Tyler Horning decided he needed to build one from the ground up. He, alongside three other passionate friends, Jim Musgrave, Myranda Fabian, and Troy Morris founded Ivywood Classical Academy with the sole purpose of providing a free, classical, liberal arts education to students in Southeast Michigan.
Ivywood Classical Academy is a tuition-free public school academy that will educate students using the virtues-based, content-rich, classical education tradition.
Parents may start dropping students off at 7:50 am. Doors open at 8:00 am, and there are three drop off options:
Option 1: Drop off at 7:50, a staff member will supervise students outside of the building until the door open.
Option 2: Park and walk to the entrance from 8:00 - 8:10. Parents may escort their children to the front or side doors.
Option 3: Utilize the car loop from 7:50 - 8:09
Ivywood utilizes a staggered dismissal. All parents must park and enter through the main entrance. All designated pick-up people must present their ICA identification barcode which will be scanned by an ICA employee prior to gaining entrance to the building. Students are dismissed directly from classrooms.