Cair Paravel Latin School
Academics
Cair Paravel is both Christ-centered and classical. The school teaches all subjects as parts of an integrated whole with Biblical scriptures at the center. The curriculum of Cair Paravel is based on the Trivium and emphasizes grammar, logic, and rhetoric. Grammar means the fundamental terms, rules and principles of each subject. Logic means the ordered relationship of particulars in each subject. Rhetoric means the clear and eloquent expression of the truths and principles of each subject.
Fine arts
Cair Paravel maintains fine art curricula including orchestra, drama, art, and choir.
Athletics
Cair Paravel offers the following athletic programs for the middle and upper school:
- Football
- Cheerleading
- Boys basketball
- Girls basketball
- Golf
- Boys soccer
- Girls soccer
- Boys volleyball
- Girls volleyball
- Track
- Baseball
Campus
The main building is the former Clay Elementary School, built in 1926 and designed by Thomas Wilson Williamson and Ted Greist.
References
- ^ Meadowcroft, Micah (Fall 2023). "Classical Education's Aristocracy of Anyone". National Affairs. 53. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "CPLS Athletics". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.
- ^ "CPLS History". cpls.org. Cair Paravel Latin School. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Phil (April 27, 2019). "In 1954, students felt impact of integration in Topeka elementary schools". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
Further reading
- United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places submission for Topeka High School, Shawnee County, Kansas, (22 April 2005)
- Gone But Not Forgotten: The Lost Schools of Topeka, Shawnee County Historical Society, Bulletin Number 67, pp 52–53, November 1990.
