About Classical Civitas

Mission

The mission of Classical Civitas is to serve and support homeschooled families by facilitating classical, Christian, homeschool programs. Our members have access to community, classes, field trips, and educational development opportunities.

Community

Homeschooling on your own can be lonely. Classical Civitas seeks to build a diverse community among homeschooled students and parents. Civitas members have access to instant communication with our group through BAND for support,  access to playdates, and social events for both younger and older students, as well as access to some parent-only events, to refresh, to recharge, and to encourage one another on this homeschool journey. 

Classes (for Co-op Members)

We offer a one-day-a-week program in West Chester, PA, where K-8th meet at Meadowcroft Presbyterian Church and high school meets at Bethlehem Church. Classical Civitas hosts these student classes on Wednesdays that are classical, diverse and taught from a Biblical worldview. We meet for a total of 28 Wednesdays throughout the school year. Being a true co-op, every parent has a role and participates in facilitating our community day and/or serves our organization in another capacity. We follow a four-year learning cycle in history and science from PreK-12th allowing families to study topics together at home and scale across all ages. We also include cycle memory work in grades K-6. Memory work is taught at home and then co-op morning classes are used to extend their knowledge of the memory work in a fun, creative, integrated, and meaningful way. A shared curriculum is used in some grade-specific afternoon classes offered from 2nd-6th. Tutors of these afternoon classes guide class discussions and activities and assign work for the week. As the lead teachers in their homeschool, parents support their students at home through accountability, scaling, and grading when needed. In 7th through 12th grade, every class is run this way with a shared curriculum guided by tutors and parental support at home. Exams, student feedback, and support are offered but ultimately the grade comes from the parent. Class enrollment is open to Classical Civitas Members only (see membership below). Participating in classes requires an OPERATIONAL FEE  for the year to cover the costs of running the classes:

Once enrolled in classes, a $100 non-refundable deposit will be invoiced and due within 30 days to secure your student/s spots.

The only other costs will be to purchase the curriculum used in the classes.

Field Trips

Classical Civitas organizes local field trips monthly that correlate with the content being taught in our classes. Prices for these field trips will vary between free, minimal cost, and pricey to meet every family's budget. Members often post unofficial get-togethers and other public homeschool opportunities in our local area as well. All these along with the social events keep our calendar full for members to do as little or as much as they would like.

Educational Development

As we seek to raise life-long learners, we ourselves want to be life-long learners. We seek to grow as educators and parents. Classical Civitas hosts regular book clubs to encourage spiritual leadership in our homes, and classical coaching events for members who seek to grow in their knowledge of the classical method as well as in general homeschooling.

Membership

Civitas memberships are active from June 1^st through May 31^st of the following year and are renewed between February and August of the same year. The membership fee for the 2025-2026 school year is $50 per family, which is non-refundable. There are two different memberships available:

Social Membership: Members read and sign in acknowledgment of Civita's statement of faith, and have access to field trips, playdates, educational development, parent events, and any other social event organized by the community

Co-op Membership: Members read and sign in agreement to strive to live by Civita's statement of faith and list a church affiliation. These members have all the social member benefits as well as the ability to participate in the co-op community day and enroll students in classes.

To become a Classical Civitas member, simply click the Join button at the top right to fill out our online application.