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St. Jerome Academy Making a Splash

The Catholic school recently changed its name.

St. Jerome Classical School is now St. Jerome Academy.

The classical model was widely used in America until the 20th century. Its three academic stages largely mirror child development.

Grades one through four focus mainly on the memorization and recitation of knowledge. Grade five and above deal with logic. High school's rhetoric stage combines stages one and two.

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Classical education is more language driven than image driven – meaning less technology and more primary sources, such as books and original text.

Check out this photo gallery that ran in the Washington Post recently.

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The school also has been featured on InsideCatholic.com.

Post Magazine reporter Julia Duin will be interviewed about her article on National Public Radio's Diane Rehm Show tomorrow morning at 2 p.m. (aired locally on WAMU 88.5).

According to a post on the Riverdale Park listserv, St. Jerome has scheduled an additional series of open houses. Parents may visit, tour the school and speak to school administrators on the following dates:

  • Every Wednesday in May, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
  • Special evening presentation about the St. Jerome Classical Educational Plan at 7 p.m. on May 25.

You can fill out enrollment forms online.

St. Jerome Academy is located at 5207 42nd Ave. in Hyattsville. The phone number is 301-277-4568.


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