[academics at BTA]
Every person longs to be part of something great; every child seeks a place and a role in a larger story. Boston Trinity Academy prepares its students to play their part on life‘s stage not only by instilling in them intellectual curiosity but also by teaching them the skills to acquire knowledge. We fully expect that, with the encouragement and support of their parents and teachers, our students will reach their potential.
We approach the academic disciplines in such a way that our graduates will carry the love of learning into higher education and beyond. We also intend that they will, as the apostle Paul wrote, search after “whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable” throughout their lives.
Boston Trinity Academy has created a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum that challenges students to grow intellectually and spiritually while under the tutelage of teachers who know and love them. In the upper school, several classes are separated by gender in order to provide an educational environment that is most conducive to learning. Research suggests that gender-separated classes can improve not only the overall educational experience but also the academic and social development of young people.
Our academic philosophy utilizes a content-rich curriculum taught through a combination of traditional and innovative pedagogy. Students solve complex mathematical problems, write in-depth research papers, and memorize poetry and prose, acquainting themselves “with the best that has been known and said in the world, and thus with the history of the human spirit,” as British poet Matthew Arnold recommended.
[curricular philosophy]
Boston Trinity Academy provides challenging, content-rich, college-preparatory education rooted in a Christian worldview. Students are required to become familiar with great works of Western Civilization as well as contemporary works by authors of diverse ethnic, cultural, and racial backgrounds. The curriculum at Boston Trinity Academy follows the liberal arts tradition, requiring students to complete courses in Biblical Studies, History, Fine Arts, English, Mathematics, Science, and World Language.
St. Augustine has written, “Every Christian should understand that wherever he may find truth, it is his Lord‘s.” In a similar vein, he also wrote about the ultimate purposes of education, which Boston Trinity Academy encourages in its students:
- To inspire their worship of God, the Creator and Preserver of the universe
- To equip them to better serve Him in their life‘s work
- To enable them to commend the Christian faith to a secular world
Boston Trinity Academy believes in training students to become people of character and excellence. Therefore, stretching the students intellectually is of utmost importance. According to philosopher and educator J.P. Moreland, “Nothing that is worth doing is pleasurable or easy in the early stages of learning how to do it. But through regular practice, patient endurance, and proper mentoring, skills emerge and habits are formed that enable a person to be good at the activity in focus… If we are to love God adequately with the mind, then the mind must be exercised regularly, trained to acquire certain habits of thought, and filled with an increasingly rich set of distinctions and categories.”