Anglican Schools Association

In an Anglican school, students and faculty are constantly learning moral virtues and building their faith through imitation and habit in our daily worship from the Book of Common Prayer.

Education is most effective when families are closely engaged both in the life of the school community and in the worship of the sponsoring parish which is the local representation of God’s Kingdom. Thus Anglican education is Kingdom focused.

In an Anglican school there is a reverence for normative Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. A Biblical curriculum teaches what is true, the Ten Commandments teach what is good, and a unified yearning for the divine teaches what is beautiful. Our teachers are also learners, personally modeling the love of learning, and striving to hone their craft through ongoing training and certification through the ASA.

Most Anglican schools function and serve the Kingdom under the oversight of the local parish Church—as a ministry of it, and for the good of her children. In Holy Baptism parents and sponsors promise to train up their children to learn “the Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, and all other things which a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul’s health.” The local parish, through the school, assists parents in fulfilling their responsibility.

The Anglican School Association’s model bylaws make the Vicar or Rector of the Parish Church always the “Head of School,” or whatever title is suited. The headmaster, or principal, directly serves the Rector. The school’s board of trustees, or directors, maintains accountability for finances, regulatory compliance, and safeguarding of the school community. The board is accountable to the parish or, in some cases, to the diocesan trustees. ASA schools are also recommended to have a national advisory committee to be called on when expertise is needed. In Anglican polity, the Bishop is the ultimate authority.

The Head of School (vicar or rector) oversees the culture, the character, and the curriculum, of the school, with the assistance of his staff and particularly his faculty, to ensure its continuing faithful service to the needs of its families and to the mission of the church.