Welcome

Welcome to Veritas Christian Academy, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains between Hendersonville and Asheville, North Carolina.  Veritas Christian Academy's mission is, "Intelligent Faith:  Equipping minds and engaging hearts for God's Kingdom purposes".  Its goal is to be an educational community which is classical and Christ-centered in content, approach, and administration.  Veritas is dedicated to providing children a quality education in the tradition of Western culture and historic, biblical Christianity.  Emphasis is placed upon teaching students how to think and how to learn, preparing them for a breadth of post-secondary educational and vocational experiences.  Curriculum and educational methods employed are intended to meet the academic, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of the traditional learner.  If you have questions not answered by our website, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Reprinted below is an unsolicited letter from Kathleen Moore, a member of our second graduating class, addressed to future Veritas students and any student or parent considering Veritas Christian Academy.

 

Dear Veritas, future students, and all prospectives,

     This is the most unique school on earth because it is not just a school.  It is a family.  These people love one another and watch out for each other.  That is what makes it special.  When these teachers educate, it is so we will be fully ready for life in all aspects.  It is one of the weirdest places you will encounter.  That is because it is one of the few places that everyone is invited to be themselves.  We are allowed to be quirky and it makes our times together that much more enjoyable and memorable.  Where else do students go to Bible study at a teacher’s house, or a movie with kids from 4 different grades and a couple of teachers, or ask their teachers out for dinner?  Where would a Latin teacher have a few students over to his house to learn how to shoot a bow and arrow? 

    

     As slightly adapted from a Robert Frost poem (Birches),

“Veritas is the only right place for love,

I don’t know where it is likely to go better.”

Basically, this place is the best school, house, church, etc.  Cherish your days here.  You will be glad you did.  There is no replacing it.  Love your teachers, respect your friends, do your homework, and finish strong.

Kathleen Moore

Class of 2006

 

Reprinted below is a letter written by Christian Parobek for the 2008 Annual Fund for Excellence Campaign brochure.

     If I were suddenly put on the spot, and given only thirty seconds to explain to someone, perhaps a grandparent or a college admissions officer, the essence of Veritas, I would be at a complete loss as to where to begin.  Should I begin by explaining the faculty, the rigorous academic environment they encourage, their care for and interest in us students?  Maybe I ought to start by explaining this unique and time-proven system of Classical education that Veritas offers.  Or would the administration and college advising staff, Spirit led as they are, be a more appropriate place to start? What about the enriching variety of extracurricular opportunities Veritas affords - the music, theater, and sports?  I would, of course, regret it if I failed to mention the warm, familial community that so many students, parents, faculty, and administration have deliberately fostered here. Veritas has so many high points that I would feel neglectful if I left anything out.  You see my dilemma.
      It has been more than two years since I walked the halls of Veritas as an enrolled student, more than two years since I graduated. I spend my time at a college hours away from Veritas. Veritas teachers no longer assign me homework or grade my papers, and I no longer wear the hallmark uniform or run for the cross country team.  It would seem that I am no longer a student at Veritas.  The reality, however, is quite the opposite: I am still a student here.
      This may seem a silly claim, either emotional nonsense or some strangely backward compliment to the faculty.  It's true though.  The things they teach here are at once very sticky and very sweet.  They are difficult to wash off, but then, why would anyone want to?   A curious mind, the art of research, confidence in writing and delivery, an appreciation for the arts, an awe for the Mystery that is our God, these are the marks of a Veritas education that I have observed in myself and my fellow graduates.  Not surprisingly, I am discovering that every one of these turns out to be absolutely essential in college.  I am still a student here.  All of us graduates are still students here, because every day we are remembering, relearning, using, honing these skills that Veritas nourished in us.
      This is the secret of Veritas, though it has been out in the open for awhile now.  Everything they do here, everything they teach here is designed to make enrolled students into perpetual students, people who remain students even after their formal education has ended, people who can think and reason for themselves.  The faculty, administration, and families of Veritas all work together toward this end.  This is their art; they are good artists.
      I still believe it would be difficult, probably impossible, to create a summary of Veritas that does the school and the educational experience justice. If I ever had to, though, I think I would say that Veritas makes students out of students, and this is a priceless gift.

Christian Parobek

Class of 2006