"We must teach our children not only to read the words on paper but also to recognize and question the words that are not on paper but inside themselves."

This isn't just a catchphrase for The Academy at Craig Ranch. It's our mission, our guiding principle, the beating heart of everything we do.

We believe in providing a steady environment for intentional whole-child development because we know that children are not just little brains waiting to be filled with facts. They are spiritual beings, academic learners, social creatures, and emotional individuals all rolled into one tiny package. And they need more than just a classroom - they need a home.

"I have no special talent,"

said Albert Einstein, the most famous genius of all time. "I am only passionately curious."

At The Academy at Craig Ranch, we want to kindle that passion in every child who walks through our doors. We don't just teach them how to read or write or add or subtract. We teach them how to think, how to question, how to explore, how to discover.

And we do it all rooted in biblical truth and guided by intentional, compassionate care.

"The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the possibilities of each child and to enable him to value himself and his opportunity for growth in order that he may grow up to assume responsibilities."

This quote from Loris Malaguzzi, founder of the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education, captures the essence of what we strive to achieve at The Academy at Craig Ranch. We want our students to value themselves and their opportunities for growth so that they may grow up to assume responsibilities.

"Children are not vessels to be filled but rather gardens to be tended."

This quote from Sarah MacLaughlin, author of Big Life Journal, is a mantra at The Academy at Craig Ranch. We believe that every child is a unique garden, full of potential and possibility. Our job is not to fill them with knowledge or stuff them with facts. Our job is to tend to their gardens, to water their seeds of curiosity and imagination, to fertilize their soil of creativity and innovation.

"The greatest gift you can give your child is the foundation of a strong character."

This quote from Risen Motherhood, a podcast for mothers, is another guiding principle at The Academy at Craig Ranch. We believe that a strong character is the foundation for a successful life. And we know that this foundation starts early, in the formative years of childhood.

"Children are not little adults but individuals with unique characteristics and abilities."

This quote from Good Inside, a podcast about raising emotionally intelligent kids, is at the heart of everything we do at The Academy at Craig Ranch. We believe that every child is a unique individual, with their own set of strengths and weaknesses, their own set of dreams and aspirations.

A Steady Environment for Intentional Whole-Child Development

"We must teach our children not only to read the words on paper but also to recognize and question the words that are not on paper but inside themselves."