An urban missional Charlotte Mason
Christian school in Austin, Texas
Serving Pre-K3 through 8th grade students, City School, a private Christian school, offers a unique combination of Charlotte Mason educational philosophy, sliding scale tuition, and a diverse, Christian community. Since 2002, our mission has been to provide a feast of education that forms children academically, spiritually, and relationally to follow Christ and serve others. With a low teacher-to-student ratio, a rich curriculum, and a nurturing community, City School provides a haven in which students can grow in their knowledge of God and His world.
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LEARN
Our approach is a feast of learning, nourishing students academically, spiritually, and relationally. At City School, we practice learning by building a foundation of academic skills, persevering through challenges, and growing in community - all within a Christ-centered environment.
Children are natural learners, and the early years of a child’s life are filled with incredibly rapid knowledge acquisition and skill development. All too often, however, schools accidentally squelch children’s curiosity and love of learning. At City School, we apply specific strategies to foster the God-given curiosity and love of learning that all children possess.
LOVE
At City School, we practice love as we enjoy God and His kingdom and orient our desires, habits, and choices toward Christ.
Leaders often are thought of as being out-in-front, the point-person, but that’s only part of a bigger picture. Before one can lead others effectively, one must learn to lead oneself. Toward that end we consistently work with students to develop habits of attention, respect, and self-control. We are all called to be leaders, even if only of ourselves at first.
SERVE
At City School, we practice service as we break barriers to a traditional private school education, dwell with others in a diverse community, and steward our resources for the good of our city.
True leadership of others involves service and sacrifice: it’s being out in front and being on your knees to serve your fellow man. It’s thinking more highly of others than you think of yourself; it’s laying down your life for your friends. At City School, we have an increasing progression of service opportunities & requirements as students get older, so they learn by experience that in the Christian faith, leadership and service are inextricably linked.
CITY SCHOOL COMMUNITY
“City School is an optimal place for a Christ-centered, holistic Charlotte Mason education. We have loved the small class sizes and incredibly loving and capable teachers. Having our girls in this school is a gift and joy!”
“City School offered excellence academically, wonder, and beauty to show our children what is deepest real in the C.S. Lewis kind of way.
The community offered different perspectives of story and experience and ethnicity and resources, that equipped them to succeed academically and competitively!”
“I love that City School focuses on the individual. Year after year I’ve watched teachers, staff, and administration bend over backward to accommodate students in whatever they need, from low-level reading assistance to advanced math.
Teaching is directed to who and where each student is, rather than forcing everyone to try and learn at the same pace.”