About St. Stephen's Academy
St. Stephen's Academy, located in the heart of the Pacific North West near Portland, OR is a K-10, classical and Christian school serving over 80 students from the Portland-metro area. The school is located about 90 minutes from the Oregon Coast to the West and Mt. Hood to the East. St. Stephen's Academy, in its eighth year, is a member of ACCS and is currently seeking accreditation with Christian Schools International. The school is growing steadily and recently moved into a new facility in early 2008.
Our Mission:
As a classical, Christian school, St. Stephen's Academy aims to provide an academically excellent and affordable Classical Christian education that equips students with tools of learning that will last a lifetime.
Our Vision:
- To teach our students a body of knowledge that will enable them to:
- comprehend the world in which they live
- confront contemporary culture with a Christian worldview
- communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ clearly and graciously
- To enable children to be lifelong learners who are equipped to serve the communities where they live
- To use a Classical curriculum, based on a model used since medieval times
Our childrens' education is divided into three stages, the Trivium, corresponding to a child's natural stages of development:
- Grammar (K-6) - the foundational rules and facts of each subject
- Logic (7-9) - the reasoning that ties together a multititude of subjects to form an integrated worldview
- Rhetoric (10 - 12) - the skills to communicate clearly and persuasively
Our Values:
We believe in a God who has revealed Himself in Creation, and, supremely, in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Bible which bears witness to Him. We believe this God has called us to worship Him with our minds. Therefore, we regard it as critical that each child be given the opportunity to develop his mind to the limit of its potential within the framework of a biblical worldview.
We believe in a God who left the glory of heaven to serve, even in the shame and pain of death on a cross. We are called to follow in Christ's footsteps of humble service. Therefore, the school is a natural extension of the Presbyterian Church with which we are associated.
The practical application of these values includes:
- Handling disagreements and discipline biblically
- Maintaining a quiet, ordered and disciplined environment that allows each child to apply himself to his or her studies
- Using recess as an opportunity for wholesome play
- Maintaining good relations with the community in which the school is placed
Our Purpose
We want our children to grow up with a passionate desire to seek and understand truth. We do not want well-educated adults who have merely learned to "win" arguments or "spin" facts. Rather, they should understand truth and be concerned to promote and defend it persuasively. We believe that this is an essential component of healthy families, a healthy culture, government, and society.
Tuition
2008-2009 academic year:
- $2,045 (Kindergarten)
- $3,885 (Grades 1-6)
- $4,145 (Grades 7 & 9)
- $4,400 (Grades 10-12)
We want to serve our community by providing an affordable educational alternative that honors Christ and keeps Him at the center of all we do. We make every effort to open St. Stephen's to all students who meet its entrance requirements.
Class Names at St. Stephen’s Academy
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
- Grammar 1—3rd Grade
- Grammar 2—4th Grade
- Grammar 3—5th Grade
- Grammar 4—6th Grade
- Logic 1—7th Grade
- Logic 2—8th Grade
- Logic 3—9th Grade
- Rhetoric 1—10th Grade
- *Rhetoric 2—11th Grade
- **Rhetoric 3—12th Grade
*2006-07 school year
**2007-08 school year
Note: For more information on each of the class names, visit the curriculum page.