In the U.S., Chesterton schools operate in 31 states and 76 dioceses.
“The growth has been simply astounding,” said Dale Ahlquist, who is also president of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, which operates the network.
But why are the schools a hit? Ahlquist credits the Holy Spirit.
Read MoreA renewal movement has been growing in Catholic education in the United States over the past twenty years. The movement began as a response to the decline of Catholic education that began in the mid-1960s.
Read MoreOn the traditional feast of Saints Crispin and Crispinian, October 25, students of Chesterton Academy of Annapolis joined their peers from Chesterton Academy of St. Mary’s and Chesterton Academy of the Annunciation for the first annual Maryland Chesterton Academies Field Day.
Read MoreBy equipping students with the virtues necessary for self-learning, a classical education bears fruit not just for students, but for their neighbors as well.
Read MoreDale Ahquist, along with more than 100 of its students attended the annual CSN Rome pilgrimage.
Read MoreSummer is full of planning for the upcoming year. CAA’s staff, faculty and leaders attended the annual Chesterton Schools Conference in Milwaukee, WI in July.
Read MoreSaints Anne, Michael and Therese are honored and lovingly remembered in three classrooms at Chesterton Academy of Annapolis. This is due to generous leadership gifts made by three donors in 2021.
Read MoreOur annual, most fun, elegant and exciting fundraiser is in the works, planned for Saturday, November 12th!
Read MoreIf you've never heard of, tried or watched Ultimate Frisbee, you'll want to watch and play it!
Read MoreRecognizing excellence is a tradition for the Severna Park Knights of Columbus council.
Read MoreIn a historic partnership between CSN and FUS, Chesterton Academies around the world will allow students to be concurrently enrolled at FUS and receive college credit upon successful completion of FUS courses.
Read MoreStanding in a light drizzle as occasional cars passed by Oct. 12, Archbishop William E. Lori lifted a monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament in front a Planned Parenthood facility in Annapolis, the city’s only legal abortion provider.
Read MoreIn 2008, Dale Ahlquist and Tom Bengston opened the first Chesterton Academy, a high school providing a classical education with English Catholic convert and writer G.K. Chesterton as its patron, in Edina, Minnesota.
Read MoreIf the secret of life is learning to say “thank you” better, the education of Grace O’Connor has been a lesson in gratitude.
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