Who We Are
Who We Are
Southeast Ohio Classical Academy
Southeast Ohio Classical Academy is Southeast Ohio’s first tuition-free classical academy. Having welcomed Kindergarten through 6th grade students in 2024, their inaugural year, the school plans to expand by adding one grade level annually until it reaches 12th grade. Our educators utilize proven teaching techniques to instill authentic knowledge and cultivate values such as moral integrity, proper conduct, respect, discipline, and a dedication to thoughtful inquiry.
Our Mission
The mission of Southeast Ohio Classical Academy is to train the minds and cultivate the hearts of young men and women in moral character and civic virtue from a classical curriculum in the liberal arts and sciences.
Our Vision
The vision of Southeast Ohio Classical Academy (SOCA) is for children who attend to become virtuous citizens who learn to do good, seek truth, and love the beautiful.
Core Virtues at SOCA
Students at Southeast Ohio Classical Academy pursue an education of the heart and mind. Virtue and character development are primary aims. The following virtues are inspired by Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and have proven the test of time. Our students are expected to behave in accordance with these core virtues:
Kindness
Care for others and seek to fulfill their genuine needs.
Courage
Remain steadfast when you are afraid.
Responsibility
Uphold your duties and your obligations.
Moderation
Temper the desires for pleasure or delight.
Friendship
Love others for their own sake.
Justice
Give what is due to each person and the community.
Prudence
Know how to act in the pursuit of the good.
Wisdom
Humbly pursue knowledge of the highest things.
Attend an Upcoming Event at SOCA
Tour campus and learn more about Southeast Ohio Classical Academy’s classical curriculum. View our list of upcoming events to learn about enrollment for the upcoming school year.
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Join our team of dedicated, passionate, and virtuous educators and staff members at Southeast Ohio Classical Academy.
