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A Joyfully Catholic Classical
High School
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Info Night – Feb 4, 2024
We welcome any and all interested families to our next Info Night! Please join us on February 4th from 5:30-6:30pm. Informational presentations begin promptly at
2024 Gala – Speaker and Location Announced
Our 2024 Gala Location and Speaker have been announced! Learn more here!
Open House – Nov 12, 2023
We welcome any and all interested families to our fall open house! Please join us on November 12th from 5-7pm. Our location is: 2419 Bethlehem
High School with a Higher Purpose
In 2007, Tom Bengtson and Dale Ahlquist co-founded the first Chesterton Academy high school in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Each had young families and were seeking an alternative to the existing high school options available to them. The two men had a simple mission: to offer a classical, integrated high school education that was faithful to the Catholic Church and affordable for families of average means. Looking to G.K. Chesterton as the model for a complete thinker and modern defender of the faith, they named the school Chesterton Academy. Inspired by Pope Saint John Paul II, they took as their motto Cultura Vitae, the culture of life.
Today, there are 27 high schools operating as part of the Chesterton Schools Network in the U.S. and Canada, with two dozen new schools slated to open in 2021 and 2022, including the Chesterton Academy of the Incarnation.
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About the School

CATHOLIC IDENTITY

CLASSICAL CURRICULUM

FAITHFUL FACULTY

HOUSE SYSTEM

FINE ARTS

STUDENT LIFE
A Quick Look
Rooted in Faith
Daily Mass to start each school day
Curriculum inspired by G.K. Chesterton’s approach to faith and reason
Catholic theology integrated into each subject
Leadership & Faculty
- Part of the Chesterton Schools Network founded by Dale Ahlquist and Tom Bengston of Minneapolis
- Run by a board of dedicated parents, educators, and community leaders
- Hiring excellent classical teachers from both a local and nationwide search who take the Oath of Fidelity to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church
Our Location
For the 2023-24 academic year, we will be located at Bethlehem United Methodist Church in the Grassland area of Franklin.
Bethlehem United Methodist Church
2419 Bethlehem Loop Rd
Franklin, TN 37069