About Us
School Culture
At Jackson Hole Classical Academy, we strive for a unified, coherent, and intentional school culture. As a private school in the liberal arts, we recognize that all academic disciplines are interrelated, that they are connected and speak to one another. In the same way, the culture of one JHCA classroom complements the next; classrooms are therefore not “private islands,” but instead form part of a greater JHCA community.
Once on our campus in beautiful Jackson, WY, students find a reflective space in which they can study free from distractions. They engage in thoughtful and well-planned lessons led by experienced faculty, and participate in orderly classrooms that delve into a rigorous, content rich curriculum through the Socratic method of teaching. In all scenarios — in and outside of the classroom — faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to model the three theological virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love, and the four cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.
In the classroom, our JHCA faculty and staff let the great works of the past — whether they be in math, literature, the fine arts, in any discipline — speak for themselves. We refrain, where possible, from assigning secondary texts (that is, scholarly treatments of a primary work) to students. Instead, we give students the tools such that both student and teacher might be drawn up into a text, rather than bring the text down to them. We encourage our students to learn with a sense of awe and wonder, to see and experience truth, beauty, and goodness in all of their studies.
Outside of the classroom, JHCA students embark on field trips that take them rafting with the Snake River Fund, snowshoeing in Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park, to the tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, or even on excursions to important Wyoming cultural and historical sites such as The Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, WY. In every outdoor and off-campus pursuit, students form valuable memories and lasting friendships with their classmates. These experiences, too, are invaluable to the school culture at JHCA.
Faculty and students alike recognize that they are not only part of their school community at JHCA, but part of the broader, local community of Jackson Hole, WY, as well. Our school culture therefore encourages a heart of service and commitment that extends beyond our academy’s campus and into the people and places that make Jackson, WY a special place to us all.
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Awe & Wonder
From Kindergarten through High School, learning begins with awe and wonder. -
True, Good, & Beautiful
JHCA Faculty, in all things, guide students to love what is true, good and beautiful. -
Friendship
In an environment free of distractions, students have the space to learn, reflect, and make enduring friendships. -
Ask Questions
Students at JHCA are encouraged to ask questions, and, to explore the answers to those very same questions. -
Field Trips
Through field trips and off-campus excursions, JHCA students learn in true hands-on fashion – and have fun doing so, too. -
Embrace Our Community
In the Fine Arts, the Sciences – indeed, in all disciplines – JHCA students are given the tools to explore the world around them with confidence.
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Physical Address:
2500 S. Park Loop Rd.
Jackson, WY 83001
2500 S. Park Loop Rd.
Jackson, WY 83001
Contact Us
Enrollment Inquiries:
Lisa Landis, Admissions
(307) 201-5040
All Other Inquiries:
School Office
(307) 201-5040
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 7466
Jackson, WY 83002
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