Development of life-long skills that equip scholars to become moral and intellectual leaders in a self-governing society.
The Ivywood House System was designed to become an integral part of our culture by providing students various enrichment programs and learning opportunities to build character, team-building skills, and leadership potential. Students are equally divided into four “Houses” which represent one of four characteristics of the Ivywood mascot, the Eagle. Each House functions independently, led by a House Luminary (teacher sponsor) and elected student leaders. Throughout the year, each House can earn points by planning and executing school-wide events, engaging in various learning opportunities, and showing positive behaviors across campus. Houses also compete against each other in challenge activities like athletic contests, academic success, artistic endeavors, team spirit, and attendance. Each year, the top performing House will be crowned “House Champions.”
Our comprehensive curriculum offers a full exploration of classic literature, covering each work in its entirety. It weaves together stories, mathematical proofs, scientific experiments, and art and music–all of which spark the imagination, encourage meaningful discussion and friendship, and deepen students' understanding of both human nature and the natural world.
The heart of our work here is an education aimed at human excellence and virtue. A classical education focuses on the liberal arts and sciences as tools for shaping free, joyful individuals who are capable of sound reasoning and drawn to noble pursuits. At its core, classical education prioritizes the development of virtuous habits and aims to guide students' minds and hearts toward what is true, beautiful, and good.
Literature: Ancient Literature
(Homer’s Iliad, Sophocles’ Oedipus Cycle, Virgil’s Aeneid, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar)
History: Ancient World to A.D. 500
Mathematics: Algebra I | Geometry
Sciences: Biology
Other Core: Composition; Rhetoric; Physical Education; Health
Languages: Latin
Electives: Fine Arts (2 credits, .5 must be in Music); Other Electives
Literature: British Literature
(Beowulf, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Shakespeare’s Henry V and Hamlet, Austin’s Pride and Prejudice, Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Orwell’s 1984)
History: Europe: 500-1815
Mathematics: Geometry | Algebra II
Sciences: Chemistry
Other Core: Logic; Intro to Moral and Political Philosphy
Languages: Advanced Latin or Modern Foreign Language
Electives: Fine Arts (2 credits, .5 must be in Music); Other Electives
Literature: American Literature
(Melville’s Moby Dick, Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)
History: American History: 1607-Present
Mathematics: Algebra II | Pre-Calc/Trig
Sciences: Physics | Biology II
Other Core: Moral Philosophy | Economics; Personal Finance
Languages: Advanced Latin or Modern Foreign Language
Electives: Fine Arts (2 credits, .5 must be in Music); Other Electives
Literature: Modern Literature
(Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Kafka’s Metamorphosis)
History: Modern World
Mathematics: Pre-Calc/Trig | Calculus
Sciences: Astronomy | Chemistry II | Physics II
Other Core: American Government | Senior Thesis
(Senior Thesis: Each senior at Ivywood will complete a capstone senior tutorial project as a graduation requirement. Under the guidance of a faculty tutor, students will write a 15-page research paper in which they study a great text and an enduring human question. In addition, they will prepare an oral presentation. The confidence that students build will prepare them for college, a career, and life.)
Languages: Advanced Latin or Modern Foreign Language
Electives: Fine Arts (2 credits, .5 must be in Music); Other Electives
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.