
A classic education for modern kids —
Students study a classical curriculum at St. Jerome Academy in Hyattsville, Maryland, in 2012. St. Jerome is a Catholic parochial school that infuses classical education methods in children's everyday learning.

A classic education for modern kids —
Students line up for recess at St. Jerome Academy. Some classical schools have strict behavioral standards in which teachers might suggest that students model themselves after certain saints.

A classic education for modern kids —
Books fill the library shelves at St. Jerome Academy. At many classical schools, students study Latin, memorize poetry and Shakespeare and focus on ancient history.

A classic education for modern kids —
Second-grade students prepare for a performance of Marc Antony's funeral oration from Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" at St. Jerome Academy.

A classic education for modern kids —
Students play soccer during recess at St. Jerome Academy.

A classic education for modern kids —
A scale, globe and microscope sit on a desk in a classroom at St. Jerome Academy.

A classic education for modern kids —
Fourth-grade students read together in literature class at St. Jerome Academy. The school's curriculum describes how the "building blocks of learning" can be used in "the shape of the soul."

A classic education for modern kids —
Students studying a classical curriculum participate in a lesson at St. Jerome Academy. "We're equipping young minds and hearts to save civilization itself," said Mary Pat Donoghue, St. Jerome's principal.


