“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another” -G.K. Chesterton
About us
St. Sophia’s Mission Statement
In partnership with parents, and guided by the Gospel, we seek to educate students to the highest standards of the classical tradition, so that they may grow in knowledge, wisdom, and the love of our Lord, and more ably use their gifts in the service of others, for the glory of Christ and his Church.
What is Classical Education?
Our Structure
St. Sophia was established as a Classical Latin School® patterned off of the original Highlands Latin School in Louisville, Kentucky. There are over 100 Classical Latin Schools® and franchises throughout the US. Our teachers are trained and receive continuing education through this partnership. We also partner with other private schools across Kansas, Oklahoma and North Texas.
St. Sophia’s curriculum is thorough, challenging and engaging. It spans from preschool through 12th grade with an emphasis on teaching virtue through the Liberal Arts and Humanities.
St. Sophia was originally founded by a group of faithful Christians who all attend Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Norman, OK. This group had a desire to establish a classical school in Norman. The administration made the decision early on to operate St. Sophia as a private, independent, ecumenical Christian school governed by a board of directors without affiliation to any local church or denomination.
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” — Albert Einstein
“Let everything take second place to the care of our children, our bringing them up to the discipline and instruction of the Lord. If from the beginning we teach them to love true wisdom, they will have greater wealth and glory than riches can provide. If a child learns a trade, or is highly educated for a lucrative profession, all this is nothing compared to the art of detachment from riches; if you want to make your child rich, teach him this. He is truly rich who does not desire great possessions, or surround himself with wealth, but who requires nothing…Don’t think that only monks need to learn the Bible; Children about to go out into the world stand in greater need of Scriptural knowledge.”
+ St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Ephesians, Homily 21, 387A.D.
“There's nothing holier than the education of children.”
— St. Theophan the Recluse
Our Beliefs
Our Statement of Faith
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages. Light of Light; true God of true God; begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man. And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried. And the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; whose Kingdom shall have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. In one Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
