Highlands Latin School Owensboro opening Fall 2023, offers unique curriculum opportunities – The Owensboro Times

A brand new alternative for training is coming to Owensboro by the use of Highlands Latin Faculty Owensboro. The classical, Christian, conventional non-public faculty will start courses within the Fall of 2023. 

The college will initially serve kindergarten by third grade with plans so as to add a grade every subsequent yr. Located in Lewis Lane Baptist Church, the varsity will comply with a four-day faculty week from 8 a.m. to three p.m., Tuesday by Friday. 

“The college shall be a mannequin of the Highlands Latin Faculty in Louisville that has existed for over 20 years and has excelled in each tutorial and Christian training,” mentioned faculty director Charlotte Burton. “The Highlands Latin Faculty makes use of the Memoria Press Classical Christian Curriculum, which has confirmed profitable in non-public faculties and homeschoolers throughout the nation.”

The college will educate phonics, studying, spelling, print and cursive handwriting, arithmetic, geography, historical past, science, music, artwork, bodily training, and Christian research. Highlands may even introduce college students to a Latin curriculum starting in 2nd grade.

“Latin helps to develop the minds of scholars additional and helps college students to achieve a greater understanding of English language and grammar,” Burton mentioned. 

Highlands could have an open home on January 8 from 2 p.m. to three p.m. at Lewis Lane Baptist Church for households fascinated about studying extra in regards to the faculty. Further data is accessible on the varsity’s web site right here, by looking out Highlands Latin Faculty Owensboro on social media, or by calling its workplace at 270-903-2211. 

“The objective of the varsity is to offer college students with a classical training of the best high quality by educating a well-established confirmed curriculum,” Burton mentioned. “We’re excited to offer households in our neighborhood another choice for his or her youngsters’s training.”