The Roger Bacon Academy: Leading to Success

In a world that changes at lightning speed, one truth remains constant:
those who think clearly, lead courageously, and act with integrity are the most successful.

Our curriculum was founded on a simple conviction—children flourish when they are given both the wisdom of the past and the skills to shape the future. Rather than chasing educational trends or short‑term metrics, we chose the path to success proven over centuries: the classical tradition.

Education is more than acquiring information. It is the formation of a human being—mind, heart, and character. From the earliest grades, our students learn to speak with confidence, reason with clarity, and approach the world with curiosity and courage. They study the great stories that have shaped civilization, wrestle with timeless questions, and learn to express their ideas with care and conviction.

The Roger Bacon Academy manages schools that are leaders in creating successful students; one of our schools, Classical Charter Schools of Leland, was the top scoring school in the nation on the rigorous, two-hour Classical Learning Test 8 given at hundreds of private and charter schools across the nation. Verbal reasoning, grammar and writing, and math skills are tested as in SAT and ACT tests, but from a classical tradition.

As they grow, students move through our curriculum that cultivates discipline, virtue, and excellence. They memorize poetry not for performance, but for joy. They learn Latin not for novelty, but for mastery of language. They study logic to sharpen the mind, rhetoric to strengthen their voices, and history to anchor their understandings of the world.

Our graduates walk into the future with a rare combination of strengths:

• intellectual confidence

• moral clarity

• disciplined thinking

• resilient character

• the ability to speak, write, and lead with purpose

For over a quarter-century, tens of thousands of parents have chosen the schools we manage because they want more than test scores. They want their children to be wise, not just knowledgeable; strong, not just busy; compassionate, not just compliant; and successful not by chance, but by preparation.

At the heart of our mission is a belief rooted deeply in the classical tradition:
Every child is capable of success when challenged, loved, and guided toward truth.

Our classrooms are joyful, structured, and filled with meaning. Students progress with confidence because they are grounded in skills that endure. And families partner with us in the shared work of raising successful citizens, scholars, creators, and leaders.

We are not merely preparing students for the next grade, or even for college—we are preparing them for a successful life in careers not yet invented, for challenges not yet foreseen, and for opportunities that reward those who think deeply and act wisely.

Welcome to schools where excellence becomes habit, virtue becomes strength, and every student is prepared to rise.

Learning Environment

We provide structured, orderly classrooms in which instructional time is maximized, and disruptions are held to a spare minimum.

• Each classroom has a clear set of rules and expectations for acceptable conduct.

• The student character-development program is based on setting incentive

  rewards for good behavior and reinforcing these behaviors on a ratio of 4:1

  positive-to-negative interactions.

• Children requiring additional help receive individualized behavioral programs

  tailored to meet their specific needs.

Direct Instruction

Direct Instruction is a research-based instructional approach emphasizing the use of intensive, small group instruction by teachers and aides, using carefully designed lessons in which cognitive skills are broken down into small units. A hallmark of the Direct Instruction methodology is exciting dynamic teacher—student interaction. The teacher introduces and models new information. Students show understanding through choral and individual responses, and then receive immediate teacher feedback, correction and re-instruction. As a result, students are fully engaged, involved in demonstrating their skills and become productive learners.

Highest Quality Teachers

Teachers are selected on the basis of high academic achievement and, importantly, for outstanding personal qualities which embody the high ideals of the School. They are a richly-talented group of individuals who serve as excellent role models for our students. At Academy schools they receive extensive training in Direct Instruction and continuous, on-going support for professional growth and development.

High Expectations

We ask the children to rise to a high level of achievement. Our expectations require much hard work, focus, and a sustained effort, but with the proper encouragement and support, all of our students can realize their potential and can become successful life-long learners. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality educational experience in a safe, clean, spirited, and morally strong environment.