Well, it seems that another school year is wrapping up and it’s time to once again assess the quality of our children’s academic experience. Tyler and East Texas is a crowded market when it comes to education and it can be difficult to decide whether to continue on the present course or to make a change.
Of course the most important factor is answering the foundational questions, which school best builds skills like independent critical reasoning, and which one best reinforces the values we want to pass on to the next generation? (Some may dislike the order I put those in, but the fact is that for me the absence of either of those objectives is enough to disqualify a prospective school). I’m looking for an institution that both challenges my student’s intellectual development and supports his faith. For this reason, I wanted a traditional, classical classroom as well as Christian formation.
Christian Heritage School in Tyler has been doing all of the above for about thirty- five years. The school places a heavy emphasis on Anglo-American Literature and Law, as well as classical Latin, Logic and Language. CHS is also a non- denominational school with students and staff from any number of Christian traditions. The student body is also one of the more culturally diverse in our area, welcoming students and staff from every continent. As a parent here, I can attest to the enriching effect this fact has had on my son’s education.
While the school has been in operation for many years there is always room for growth and improvement and CHS is committed to that very idea. While we require our students to learn and grow the school is always pursuing the same goal. Teachers are dedicated to a lifestyle of learning and are constantly reading and enhancing their skills and curriculum. And starting in the 2016 fall semester Christian Heritage is fully Renweb enabled. This classical, Principal Approach school will now be equipped with all kinds of on- line interactivity.
CHS- Tyler is one to the better kept secrets in local private education. It has a great deal to offer East Texas and beyond, for one of the lowest tuition costs in town. And while changing the course of our student’s education is a difficult decision it may be one worth making. For more information on Christian Heritage school, visit their website at http://chstyler.org/ .