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Headmaster Welcome


If you are looking for a school with rigorous academics, traditional Christian values, a nurturing environment, and like-minded families who share a desire to raise their children counterculturally, then Sequitur Classical Academy is the place for your family. I believe the following distinctives best summarize Sequitur's vision and culture. >

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Schools

Grammar School > K-6th
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Grammar School courses are designed to lay a lifelong foundation for reading, writing, mathematics, a love for learning, academic discipline, and spiritual maturity. For Grammar School students, this maturity in content and ability should be supported by and improved upon using other at-home curricula as parents see fit. Seven grade levels, K-6th grade, constitute our Grammar School. Each grade offers four to six classes per week. The first course is a basic Art of Letters curriculum, focusing on proficiency in reading, writing, and listening. Class sessions will focus on basics of grammar, listening and composition, spelling, penmanship, and reading accountability. The second course is a Humanities course, which will consist of literature, history, and geography. The third course is math, which will follow the Saxon curriculum. During Stories of the Bible time, teachers reverently read aloud the stories of our faith. The final course is Science, which aims for a basic delight in scientific knowledge and scientific investigation according to the frame and ability of the grade level. Some Upper Grammar School classes also include Latin.  ​
Logic school > 7th-9th
Logic School coursework is an important part of classical Christian education: the introduction to formal and informal logic, as well as the foundation of beginning to synthesize what one has learned. Students in the logic years, otherwise known as the middle school years, have a natural tendency to question, prod, and agitate educational and social norms; a classical education gives them the opportunity to do so while being taught that all questioning and agitation should be done reasonably, respectfully, and in pursuit of good things. It is here that students begin to more independently learn the nature of working hard at academics as well as the importance of abstract, dialectical thinking. This is when students begin to more clearly understand the art of arguing correctly--with themselves, with broader cultural claims, and with the various statements they daily meet in their academic work or personal lives. During the Logic School years (7th-9th grade), students enroll in seven total classes: Humanities and Composition, Logic, Art of Letters (Latin), Math, Science, Music, and Art.
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​RHETORIC SCHOOL > 10th-12th
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Rhetoric School is that stage of education in which our students learn not just how to clearly and reasonably comprehend the spoken and written word, but also how to write and speak words which glorify God and satisfy man. Here students continue their studies in formal and informal logic while maturing in their ability to become independent learners whose efforts toward responsibility and academic aptitude begin to bear fruit of originality. Students in the Rhetoric School study classical, medieval, and modern rhetoric by way of primary texts. They likewise continue their studies in Humanities, History, Latin, Art, Music, Math, Science, Politics, and Economics. The Rhetoric School culminates in a year-long senior thesis, which must be originally written and defended by the close of the school year. During the Rhetoric years, debate becomes incarnational, students take further ownership of ideas and thoughts, and they are rewarded with greater poetic freedom. 

Classes

Art >
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Art encompasses both aesthetic appreciation and creative expression. As Christians, we acknowledge God as the Ultimate Artist. Created in His image, we thus possess an innate creative capacity. Such creativity witnesses to the impression of deity upon our souls, mirroring His image in us and radiating His mind through us as we create. As a classical and Christian school, we explore great works of art by past masters filtered through a Christian perspective. Such exploration enables students to experience the intellectual and emotional power of artistic genius while cultivating their own creative potential and aesthetic discernment. Students additionally study artistic methods in various media to learn how to create artistic works of their own.
Math >
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Mathematics witnesses to God’s nature in the orderly finitude of the material universe and to His transcendence beyond that universe unto infinity. Mathematics orients students’ minds to God’s mind, cultivating in them appreciation, knowledge, and mastery of math facts, computation, real-life math applications, development of logical thinking, and algebraic concepts. Mathematics also cultivates discipline in students, enabling them to participate in the scientific and technological stewardship of this world for the service of God and man. Mathematics instruction at Sequitur carefully reinforces every skill and concept learned by not dropping the concepts once they are covered but rather by returning to them recursively, and with increasing complexity, throughout the school year.
music >
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God’s Word exhorts us to celebratory praise, reverential worship, and skillful expression of our faith through singing and by playing instruments. God’s grace equips all of us with means to worship Him through music, and Sequitur's music program aims to develop its students’ musical skills. This process begins with teaching students to listen and hear in order to understand musical ideas, to sing correctly and accurately, and to have a working understanding of music notation. This includes folk songs of Western culture, classical music composed in the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries, and the historical hymnody of our Christian heritage. Ultimately, Sequitur's music curriculum challenges students to appreciate excellence in music. An understanding and love for the classic, traditional values of music teaches students to know and discern what is good, true, and beautiful.
Nature study >
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Sequitur students engage in Nature Study in grades 1 through 3. Almost from birth, children begin to learn about God by observing and studying His creation. Nature Study trains students in their powers of observation, recognition, counting, and classifying. It allows them to glorify God as they see the awesomeness of His design and the perfect order of His creation. Nature Study at Sequitur includes careful observation, further reading about discoveries, drawing and painting, and enjoying the occasional crawling classroom visitor.
Writing and literature >
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Through the utterance of His Word, God spoke all things into existence; through the revelation of His Word, God established the means by which we might know Him; through the Incarnation of His Word, God showed Himself to humanity as our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Through the Word, humanity discovers God, the meaning of life, and our responsibility to love one another as God has loved us. The Word also encompasses language, including its meaning, its form, its structure, and its communication. At Sequitur we strive to offer a curriculum that exposes students to the finest and most nobly written literature and aims to provide students both the inspiration to be attentive, discerning readers and the skills to write clearly, engagingly, and nobly themselves. These aims are achieved through deliberate and careful study of classic literature, poetry, drama, and historical texts, as well as through frequent writing and rewriting. The textual analysis students learn and the repeated writing they do enhances their analytical and critical capabilities and their own powers of expression.
science >
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Since the Creation is itself a revelation of God, then the study of it will reveal God. Science reveals God’s unchanging faithfulness and orderliness by teaching students to understand the language of creation. Students are taught through the five steps of the scientific method; to think and speak scientifically; and to learn in ways that creatively emphasize hands-on discovery. Lower-level science classes form a foundation for further study in math and science; the problem-solving and critical-thinking skills developed in the process of studying science are transferable to other disciplines. Therefore, through the study of science, the Sequitur student will be a better decision-maker and more confident in future academic endeavors.
history >
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We study the past to understand the present and plan for the future. Philosophically, as a classical school we emphasize the study of Western history and culture, but we also recognize the importance of non-Western cultures—such as those of China, India, and the Islamic nations—in the 21st century, and therefore we integrate the study of non-Western history and culture into our curriculum as appropriate. Students begin studying ancient history in third grade, then move on through history until they finish Grammar School with modern history in 6th grade. Then the cycle begins again in 7th grade as students study Homer and the ancient Greeks. We emphasize primary texts and the biographies of great figures in history. Most importantly, we recognize that history is “His story”—that is, history witnesses to the sovereignty and providence of God at all times and in all events, and thus “to visit” and “to see” history is really to visit and to see His story.
latin >
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In keeping with classical tradition, Sequitur begins Latin instruction in 6th grade as our foreign language. While Latin is not a spoken language in the world today, it has significant value for modern students. First, Latin, the language from which the modern Romance languages are derived, provides a thorough understanding of grammar and practice in translation. This foundation makes the modern languages easier to learn. Second, the logical structure of Latin promotes structured, logical thinking. Third, because many words in English have Latin roots, studying Latin increases students’ vocabulary. And, fourth, the study of Roman history and culture is foundational to an understanding of Western civilization.

4-Day Schedule

GRammar Schedule > K-6th
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Logic schedule > 7th-9th
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rhetoric schedule > 10th-12th
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Books List

Grammar > k-6th
Sequitur will purchase all Grammar School books & materials via Grammar Fee.

Kindergarten
  • Saxon Math K
  • The Writing Road to Reading by Romalda Spalding
  • A Year of Playing Skillfully by Kathy Lee and Lesli Richards

Students in grades 1-3 work through an additional list for at-home reading; most books on that list are available at local libraries or on loan from Sequitur.

​1st Grade
  • Saxon Math 1
  • The Writing Road to Reading by Romalda Spalding
  • Usborne First Book of Nature
  • Abeka Tiptoes Reader
  • Abeka Stepping Stones Reader
  • Abeka Secrets and Surprises Reader
  • Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
  • Ten Apples Up On Top by Theo. LeSieg
  • Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
  • Little Bear by Else Minarik
  • A Kiss for Little Bear by Else Minarik
  • Little Bear’s Visit by Else Minarik
  • Little Bear’s Friend by Else Minarik
  • Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
  • The Frog and Toad Collection by Arnold Lobel
  • Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
  • Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea by Cynthia Rylant
  • Mr. Putter and Tabby Row the Boat by Cynthia Rylant
  • Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel
  • Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel
  • Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie by Connie Roop
  • Balto, the Bravest Dog Ever by Natalie Standiford

2nd Grade
  • The Writing Road to Reading by Romalda Spalding
  • Saxon Math 2
  • Usborne First Book of Nature
  • P is for Pelican: A Louisiana Alphabet by Anita C. Prieto
  • The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh
  • Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
  • Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
  • Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

3rd Grade
  • Saxon Math 3
  • The Writing Road to Reading by Romalda Spalding
  • IEW Bible Heroes Writing Lessons
  • Well-Ordered Language 1A,1B
  • Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times
  • D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths
  • The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
  • Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater
  • Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
  • Gilgamesh the King by Ludmila Zeman
  • Gods and Goddesses of Olympus by Aliki
  • Roman Numerals I to MM by Arthur Geisert
  • Cleopatra by Diane Stanley
  • The Miracles of Jesus by Tomie dePaola
  • Boy of the Pyramids: A Mystery of Ancient Egypt by Ruth Fosdick Jones
  • Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff
  • The Wanderings of Odysseus by Rosemary Sutcliff
  • Usborne First Book of Nature
4th Grade
  • Saxon Math 5/4
  • The Writing Road to Reading by Romalda Spalding
  • IEW Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales Writing Lessons
  • Well-Ordered Language 2A, 2B
  • Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages
  • The Door in the Wall by Marguerite DeAngeli
  • Ink on His Fingers by Louise Vernon
  • The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
  • The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
  • Five Children and It by E. Nesbit
  • Beorn the Proud by Madeleine Polland
  • Leif the Lucky by Ingri d’Aulaire
  • Castle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page by Richard Platt
  • Michelangelo by Diane Stanley
  • Good Queen Bess by Diane Stanley
  • Archimedes and the Door of Science by Jeanne Bendick
  • Along Came Galileo by Jeanne Bendick
  • Leonardo da Vinci by Diane Stanley

5th Grade
  • Saxon Math 6/5
  • IEW U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons
  • Well-Ordered Language 3A, 3B
  • Story of the World Volume 3: Early Modern Times
  • Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
  • How We Crossed the West by Rosalyn Schanzer
  • Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
  • Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz
  • The Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty
  • Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates
  • Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
  • Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
  • A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
  • The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
  • The Picture History of Great Inventors by Gillian Clements
  • The Way Science Works by Robin Kerrod and Dr. Sharon Ann Holgate
  • Isaac Newton: the Scientist Who Changed Everything by Philip Steele
  • Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia by Margaret Cousins
  • Pasteur’s Fight Against Microbes by Beverley Birch

6th Grade
  • Saxon Math 7/6
  • Well-Ordered Language 4A, 4B
  • IEW Modern World History-Based Writing Lessons
  • First Form Latin
  • Story of the World Volume 4: The Modern Age
  • Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
  • Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
  • Theodore Roosevelt by Genevieve Foster
  • Where Poppies Grow: A World War I Companion by Linda Granfield
  • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
  • Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
  • Air Raid, Pearl Harbor! by Theodore Taylor
  • Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill
  • Watership Down by Richard Adams
  • The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Picture History of Great Inventors by Gillian Clements
  • The Way Science Works by Robin Kerrod and Dr. Sharon Ann Holgate
  • Marie Curie’s Search for Radium by Beverley Birch
  • The Story of Thomas Alva Edison by Margaret Cousins
  • George Washington Carver by Tonya Bolden
  • The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of American Aviation by Quentin Reynolds
  • Ordinary Genius: the Story of Albert Einstein by Stephanie S. McPherson
Logic > 7th-9th
Parents are responsible to purchase books and materials for Logic and Rhetoric schools.

7th Grade
​Latin
  • Henle Latin I
  • Henle Grammar
Mathematics
  • Saxon Math 8/7
Humanities and Composition
  • Fix It! Grammar: Chanticleer
  • Vocabulary from Classical Roots Student Book A
  • Lost Tools of Writing Level One
  • ​The Odyssey, Homer
  • The Histories, Herodotus
  • ​Julius Caesar, Shakespeare
  • Guide to the Greek and Roman Myths​
  • Lord Of The Rings, Tolkien
  • The Bible
Science
  • Earth Science: God’s World, Our Home
Logic
  • The Amazing Dr. Ransom’s Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies ​
Music
  • Theory Notebook Complete by John Brimhall​
  • Student Hymnal​​
8th Grade​
Latin
  • Henle Latin I
  • Henle Grammar
​​ Mathematics
  • Algebra 1: An Incremental Development
Humanities and Composition
  • ​Fix It! Grammar: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
  • Vocabulary from Classical Roots Student Book B
  • Lost Tools of Writing Level Two
  • Confessions, Augustine
  • Beowulf
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight​
  • Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott
  • Henry V, Shakespeare
  • The Song of Roland
  • The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer 
  • A Shorter Summa, Aquinas​
  • The Bible
Science 
  • Physical Science Explorer​
Logic
  • Introductory Logic: The Fundamentals of Thinking Well
Music
  • Theory Notebook Complete by John Brimhall​
  • Student Hymnal​
9th Grade
Latin
  • ​Henle Grammar
  • Ritchie's Fabulae Faciles
  • The Bantam New Latin and English Dictionary
Mathematics
  • Geometry (Harold Jacobs) ​
Humanities and Composition
  • Vocabulary from Classical Roots Student Book C​
  • Lost Tools of Writing Level Two
  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain
  • Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
  • The Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan
  • Pride And Prejudice, Jane Austen
  • The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis​
  • The Bible
Science
  • Novare General Biology
Logic
  • Socratic Logic, Peter Kreeft
  • Five Dialogues, Plato
  • Gorgias, Plato
Music
  • Theory Notebook Complete by John Brimhall​
  • Student Hymnal
Rhetoric > 10th-12th
Parents are responsible to purchase books and materials for Logic-Rhetoric schools.

10th Grade
Art of Letters
  • ​Henle Grammar
  • Fabulae Ab Urbe Condita​
  • The Bantam New Latin and English Dictionary
Mathematics (Algebra 2)
  • Saxon Algebra 2
Humanities 
  • Lost Tools of Writing Level Two​​
  • The Histories, Herodotus
  • ​The Greek Plays​
  • Metamorphoses, Ovid
  • ​On The Good Life, Cicero
  • Till We Have Faces, Lewis
  • Early Christian Fathers
  • History of Christianity​
  • The Bible
Chemistry 
  • Chemistry 3rd ed
​ American History 1​
  • Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story​
Music:
  • Theory Notebook Complete by John Brimhall
  • ​Student Hymnal​​
11th Grade
Art of Letters 
  • ​Henle Grammar
  • Fabulae Ab Urbe Condita​
  • The Bantam New Latin and English Dictionary
Mathematics (Pre-Calculus) 
  • Holt Precalculus
Humanities  
  • Lost Tools of Writing Level Two​
  • The Nibelungenlied
  • The Life of Charlemagne
  • The Consolation of Philosophy, Boetheus​
  • Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
  • Pride And Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens​
  • History of Christianity​
  • The Bible
Advanced Biology 
  • Advanced Biology
Rhetoric
  • ​Fitting Words 
  • Office Of Assertion: An Art Of Rhetoric For Academic Essay
American History 1​​
  • Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story​
Music:
  • Theory Notebook Complete by John Brimhall
  • ​Student Hymnal
12th Grade
Senior Thesis
  • Rhetoric Alive: Senior Thesis​
Mathematics (Calculus)
  • Calculus For Everyone​​
Humanities:
  • The Awakening of Miss Prim, Fenorella
  • The Moviegoer, Percy
  • The Complete Stories, O'Connor
  • Brave New World, Huxley
  • Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury
  • Animal Farm, Orwell
  • Lord of the Flies, Golding
  • ​To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee
  • History of Christianity​​
  • The Bible
Physics
  • Exploring Creation With Physics
American History 1
  • Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story​​
Music:
  • Theory Notebook Complete by John Brimhall
  • ​Student Hymnal​

Tuition and Aid

Tuition & Fees
Application/Enrollment Fee 
All Grades – $400 Fee

Grammar Books/Materials Fee
K-2nd Grades - $100
​3rd-6th Grades - $200

​Tuition
Kindergarten – $3,500
1st-6th Grade – $3,976
7th-8th Grades – $4,206
9th-12th Grades – $4,552

Multi-Child Discount
  • 1st sibling 5%  
  • 2nd sibling 8%
  • 3rd sibling and following 12%​
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Scholarship aid
Scholarship Aid

Financial concerns should not be a reason someone cannot give their children a Christian education. Please don’t let a possible financial burden keep you from applying. We seek to strengthen families, not just our bank account.

Families seeking reduced tuition will go through a qualifying process with FACTS (click here). The Admissions Director, Mrs. Abbi Varnado, contacts families receiving Financial Aid.
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Payments and Due dates
Applications are Due by April 1st, 2021. 

Withdrawal after May 30th, 2021 will incur a $1,500 cancellation fee. 

First Tuition Payment is due by June 15th, 2021. Second Tuition Payment is due by January 1st, 2022.

A Late Fee will be assessed on first tuition payments received after June 15th, 2021.

Please mail tuition payment checks to our mailing address:

​Sequitur Classical Academy 

9618 Jefferson Hwy, Suite D #213
Baton Rouge, LA 70809​
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Application Process

New Students
  1. Complete the New Student Application Form by April 1st.
  2. Submit Recommendation Form.
  3. Come in for a Campus Visit and Parent Interview. 
    1. 1st-6th grades sign up here.
    2. 7th-12th grades sign up here.
  4. Submit Application Fee via check or online.
  5. Complete Admissions Testing.
  6. Receive Admissions Decision. 
  7. Receive Welcome Packet.
  8. Attend Parent Orientation in the Summer of 2021.

After step 1, Sequitur administration will initiate steps 3-7.  
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Current students
  1. Complete the Re-Enrollment Form ​by May 1st, 2021. 
  2. Submit Enrollment Fee via check or online.
  3. Receive Enrollment Decision. 
  4. Receive Welcome Packet. 
  5. Attend Parent Orientation in the Summer of 2021. 
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Non-Discriminatory Policy: Sequitur Classical Academy admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally afforded or made available to students at the school.
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