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Denver, Colo., Sep 18, 2016 \/ 04:22 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Coming in 2017, families in Northern Colorado will have the option to send their children to a Catholic elementary school through a new regional, classical academy in Thornton.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with great joy that we announce the opening of a new Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Denver to be called Frassati Catholic Academy,\u201d stated a letter from Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver and the Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Kevin Kijewski.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven the growing Catholic population around Thornton, we desire to offer a new opportunity to help form your children both spiritually and academically,\u201d the Sept. 15 statement continued.<\/p>\n

In an email interview, Kijewski told CNA that one of the reasons they chose to make Frassati Catholic Academy a classical education school was because of parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cClassical education, while not completely new in the archdiocese, is an academic program of study that many millennial parents prefer,\u201d Kijewski said.<\/p>\n

\u201cParents are rediscovering how timeless lessons from great thinkers such as Aristotle, Socrates, and Cicero can prepare their students for a rapidly changing world,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

Frassati Catholic Academy will be the first regional Catholic academy opened by the archdiocese of Denver, meaning that it will not be associated with a single parish, but will rather serve a range of different families in various parishes throughout the Northern Colorado region.<\/p>\n

The school, located in an almost 62,000 sq. foot building, will be located at 133rd Ave. and Colorado Blvd. on over seven acres of land. The academy will open Fall 2017, and will offer programs to children beginning at junior kindergarten through the fifth grade.<\/p>\n

Kijewski said they have great hopes for their first academic year.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor our first year of operation in the fall of 2017, we expect anywhere between 120 to 240 children to enroll in grades K through 5. We will be adding an additional grade up to grade 8 for each subsequent year,\u201d he told CNA.<\/p>\n

With a focus on classical education, the archbishop\u2019s letter stated that Frassati Academy will \u201cbe rooted in the wisdom of the past, particularly in western civilizations such as Greece and Rome,\u201d where the \u201cstudy of Latin, Art, and Music will be integral parts of the curriculum.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe foundations of classical education will equip our young people to faithfully navigate today\u2019s secular and rapidly changing world,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n

According to the school\u2019s website, classical education will also help the next generation navigate \u201cour modern world (which) requires classical thinking skills more than ever.\u201d The site also states that the classical style will foster children\u2019s \u201cability to be critical thinkers, literate evaluators, ethical problem solvers, and socially responsible global citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

The patron of the school, Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, is an Italian outdoorsman known for his social activism and adventurous spirit \u2013 especially appropriate for the Colorado area. Blessed Frassati died at the age of 25 and was beatified by Pope St. John Paul II in 2002, 77 years after his death.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is known as the man of the beatitudes, a title which speaks to living out the faith with authentic joy,\u201d noted the statement from the archbishop and superintendent.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe he is an excellent patron for this new school,\u201d they continued, saying he \u201cserves as a great example for young people today, especially here on the Front Range.\u201d<\/p>\n

Registration for the school will open during Catholic Schools Week on January 30, 2017. More information can be found at www.gofrassati.org<\/p>\n

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