Sterling, Colo., Feb 4, 2014 / 04:19 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Catholic grade school on Colorado’s eastern plains is working to adopt a classical curriculum, in the hopes of revitalizing the school community and providing a well-rounded formation for its students.
“We decided we needed to re-explore our Catholic roots in education,” said Joseph Skerjanec, principal of St. Anthony Catholic School in Sterling, Colo.
“We’ve always distinguished ourselves by our faith, but also academically, we thought this was the best thing: to get back to the Catholic intellectual tradition,” he explained to CNA Jan. 30.
“The purpose of education ultimately is to get to heaven, and we feel this is the best route for us to do that.” Read more here.
