Ascent Classical™ Academies Hires ACA Fort Mill Headmaster
April 18, 2024 • Golden, Colorado Ascent Classical™️ Academies (ACA) announces Dr. Clinton Condra as the inaugural Headmaster for its Fort Mill, South Carolina, campus. The campus is one of two schools opening in Fall 2024 and the first two South Carolina campuses for...
Colorado-Based Ascent Classical™ Campus Receives Performance Honor
February 22, 2024 • Golden, Colorado In December 2023, Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County (ACADC) was recognized as one of thirteen schools that received a “Performance with Distinction” rating for the 2022-2023 academic year by its authorizer, the Colorado...
Ascent Classical™ Academies Announces Temporary Location for Fort Mill Campus Opening Fall 2024
February 20, 2024 • Rock Hill, South Carolina Ascent Classical™ Academies is pleased to announce its Fort Mill school has secured a temporary location for the 2024-2025 school year at Hope Fellowship Church, located at 505 University Drive Rock Hill, South Carolina....
Ascent Classical™ Hires Chief Financial Officer
February 6, 2024 • Golden, Colorado Ascent Classical™ Academies (ACA) announces the hiring of Jon Dahlberg as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This comes ahead of expansion operations in South Carolina, where ACA will open two new campuses in Fall 2024...
Ascent Classical™ Academies Hires Chief People Officer
January 10, 2024 • Golden, Colorado Ascent Classical™ Academies (ACA) announces the hiring of Ronnie Spellman as its first Chief People Officer (CPO). This comes ahead of expansion operations in South Carolina, where ACA will open two new campuses in Fall...
Two ACA South Carolina Campuses Awarded State Grant for Fall 2024 Openings
October 13, 2023 • South Carolina The South Carolina Department of Education recently awarded two Ascent Classical™ Academies schools in South Carolina with the Planning and Implementation sub-grant for $900,000, respectively, over the next three years. Ascent...
Ascent Classical™ Academies Receives Unanimous Approval for Four New Schools in South Carolina
April 26, 2023 • Columbia, South Carolina The Charter Institute at Erskine Governing Board voted unanimously to approve Ascent Classical™ Academies’ applications for four new charter schools in Fort Mill, Irmo/Chapin, the Charleston metro area, and the Upstate...
Ascent Classical™ Academies Submits New Charter School Applications
February 17, 2023 • Columbia, South Carolina For immediate release Ascent Classical™ Academies, a network of tuition-free, K-12 classical charter schools, recently submitted four applications for new campuses across South Carolina, with the first several...
What are the Liberal Arts and Why is this Education Indispensable for Our Children and Country?
Translated from the Latin, artes liberals, the liberal arts are those subjects or skills that in classical antiquity were considered essential and worthy for a free man in order to take an active part in civic life. This time-tested and traditional view stands in...
The Pursuit of Truth at a Time of Unrest
As a nation, our conscience was pricked by the horrific death of George Floyd and the collective outrage of American citizens speaks well of us as a country. History has many examples of countries, governments, and citizens which do not regard human suffering as...