Academic Information                                                            

PA Secondary composes the logic and rhetoric levels of a Christian, classical education. Logic level courses focus on developing skills–reading, writing, research, and study skills–that organize and communicate grammar level information. The thinking skills of analysis and synthesis, with the question Why? at the forefront, maintain an integral part of class time. Debate, drama, graphic organizers, and oral and written presentations are part of logic level classes. Rhetoric level courses focus on written and oral persuasion and argumentation, culminating in a senior level 20-40 page paper based on an arguable thesis. Socratic circles, scored and round table discussions, mock trials, debates, and numerous papers and oral presentations form a major part of rhetoric level classes. Of special emphasis at the rhetoric level is the formal articulation of a biblical world view and its application to all subjects and topics covered at school and to events and issues taking place in society today, involving the high-level thinking skills of evaluation and synthesis of ideas. Paramount to the PA secondary is the development of students who think and live in a manner which brings glory to God.