Learning without thought is a labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
                                                                    -- Confucius

Welcome to the Liberal Arts Academy.

Throughout history as civilizations have flourished each has left an imprint of its culture through language, literature, music, art, history, science, and academic accomplishment.  The study of these disciplines was soon adopted by each subsequent civilization.  In ancient Greece, Cleisthenes allowed for public involvement in politics.  When founding democracy, Cleisthenes saw that with a politically active populace there was a need for a public education system based on the humanities.  In the 400’s AD, the Romans developed a professional education system based on the Seven Liberal Arts:  grammar, dialect, rhetoric, geometry, arithmetic, astronomy, and music.  These studies were infused into daily society in order to create a well rounded populace.  Today at Hardin Valley Academy, we see the value in all of these disciplines and the worth they possess in shaping young people’s lives.  A truly well-rounded education empowers young people to make productive life choices. 

In order to create a curriculum based on the liberal arts, a myriad of disciplines were brought together.  Students are challenged with rigorous standards and extremely high expectations. Students are encouraged to seek out endorsements in the liberal arts by completing hands-on experiences in their particular field of interest.  To qualify for an endorsement students must meet challenging standards throughout their high school careers.  Endorsement areas include Humanities, Language Arts, World Languages, Fine Arts, and Career Readiness.  Our goal is that every student sees the value of his or her education, understands the relevance of his or her knowledge, and develops beyond his or her potential.

"The philosophy of the classroom today will be the philosophy of government tomorrow."

- Abraham Lincoln