Building Lives THAT
Inspire

Liberty is conducting a “food-raiser” this week to provide snacks and easy food options for Ascension scholars during their spring break. The school goal is to fill 75 grocery bags – and each division has been assigned snacks. First division to meet the goal WINS a special treat, see the snack tracker here!

This month I wanted to begin our conversation with a question, “how do we change culture?” Many of our peers may offer suggestions like politics and other such avenues. However, I would like to offer the proposition that one does it by narrative. Narrative shapes our opinions and beliefs. My friend and author S.D. Smith says, “I sincerely believe in the power of stories to shape our affections in a way nothing else can.”

Liberty Classical Academy, now in it’s eighteenth year of operation, is often complimented for its academic, spiritual, and Biblically strong impact our students demonstrate both while at Liberty and after they graduate. While we can quantify some of this, recently a study was conducted by the Cardus Foundation (a nonprofit that studies the comparative effects of public schools and all forms of non-public schools) in conjunction with Notre Dame and the ACCS (Association of Classical Christian Schools—of which we are a member) which helps isolate the differences. The results were published in The Good Soil Report and distributed last year. This report is the strongest indicator yet of the powerful nature of classical Christian education across many distinct categories.

Sign up for Chess Club! This year we will play online through chesskid.com. The cost is only $5 (via FACTS) — ALL skill levels welcome. Join us and compete against other Liberty students year-round! Email Mr. Fischer to sign up.