A daily life of learning and prayer.
Five days each week, students enter into the rhythm of a true scholastic community — prayer, study, song, and the steady company of master teachers.
The shape of the academic day.
The full-time academy follows a daily rhythm rooted in the monastic tradition: ora et labora — pray and work. Each day opens with the Saint of the Day, a virtue lesson, and the Morning Offering; proceeds through ordered seasons of study; pauses for the Angelus before lunch; and continues in the afternoon with the Rosary or another Marian devotion.
Morning Offering & Saint of the Day
The day begins by entrusting our work to the Lord and meeting the saint who will be our companion through the day.
Trivium Studies
Grammar, logic, and rhetoric — the three liberal arts of language — anchor the morning.
The Quadrivium
Arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy form the rigorous mathematical heart of the day.
The Angelus
Before lunch, students pause to pray the Angelus, joining the daily prayer of the Church across the world.
Great Books Seminar
Students read together the seminal works of the Western tradition, from Homer to Augustine to Tolkien.
Latin & Sacred Languages
Latin, the language of the Church, is studied from the earliest grades — with Greek and Hebrew added in the Upper School.
Rosary & Marian Devotion
After lunch, the school gathers for the Rosary or another Marian devotion.
Studio & Sport
Sacred art, music, drama, and athletics order the body and the imagination toward beauty.
As permissions and parish partnerships allow, STACA hopes to provide opportunities for students to attend Mass during the week.
“The end of all education must be the formation of a virtuous and free person.”
— St. John Paul II
Grade Levels
STACA opens enrollment for Fall 2026 in grades K–8, adding one grade level each year as we build toward the Upper School. We especially welcome inquiries from Grade 7–8 families preparing their children for the years of high school formation. Classes are designed to be small — averaging approximately sixteen students — so that every child is known by name and formed with care.
Tuition & Aid
Catholic classical education is offered at a sacrificial cost to families, with significant scholarships available through Ohio's EdChoice program and our donor-funded need-based aid. We strive to make this education possible for every family who desires it.
Tolle, Lege
Take this first step with us.
Inquiries are warmly welcomed for the inaugural class of Fall 2026.