Trivium Academy
Scire velle optanda
"The purpose of education is to free the student from the tyranny of the present." —Cicero
Open House Events
We will be hosting three open house events where you can meet us, ask questions, and learn more about our program. We are planning on hosting these events on the following dates. We will post more details soon.
- July 12th
- August 9th
- August 30th
If you wish to give us your contact for updates, sign up here.
Trivium Academy offers classes and tutoring with a classical curriculum to homeschool students ages 8-18. Our mission is to provide classical education with a content-based curriculum aimed at mastery. Our purpose is to teach students how to speak, write, and think well and to live free and virtuous lives.
In classical education, a student learns how to relate facts into a unified, organic whole. But facts cannot be unified into conceptual frameworks unless they are first known and understood. Therefore, a good education requires knowledge and understanding of facts and a focus on content. Many schools fail precisely because they try to teach concepts without facts and how to understand them.
Grammar, logic, and rhetoric are the means of acquiring, understanding, and organizing knowledge. This knowledge is to make a student understand and wish to pursue the true, the good, and the beautiful.
Our educational philosophy is based on the concept of cultural literacy: the ability to understand and participate in a culture which aims to develop minds and their abilities through content knowledge. Culture elevates and improves. It does not merely entertain or amuse. Aristotle believed that the purpose of education is to make a student like or dislike what he ought. This is summarized in our motto. Scire velle optanda: to know how to want that which ought to be wanted.
Our literature curriculum is based on the Classical Learning Test Author bank. Older students read these authors directly. Younger students are taught the knowledge and skills needed to understand them.
What is Trivium Academy?
We offer classes and tutoring with a classical curriculum to homeschool students. Every student must be registered as a homeschool student in the district in which he or she resides.
What is classical education?
Classical education is based on the trivium: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. These are the means of acquiring, understanding, and organizing knowledge to make a student understand and wish to pursue the true, the good, and the beautiful. Its purpose is to teach students how to speak, write, and think well and to live free and virtuous lives.
Our curriculum for high school students focuses on the Great Books, philosophy, humanities, writing, mathematics, art, and Latin. For younger students, it focuses on reading, writing, grammar, mathematics, history, and Latin.
What are the ages of students at Trivium Academy?
Our students range in age from 8-18.
Do you accept Education Freedom Account (EFA) funds?
Yes. We are an approved EFA vendor. Families eligible for EFA funds can receive thousands of dollars per year which can be applied to education costs.
What do I need to do to register a student as a homeschooler?
To do homeschooling under EFA guidelines, please see this article. If you use EFA for your homeschooling needs, you are not a traditional homeschooler as defined under RSA 193:A. However, you may use EFA funds while homeschooling if you satisfy EFA guidelines.
To be a traditional homeschooler, submit a one-time notification letter to your school district or the state Department of Education that you are initiating a home education program. Parents in New Hampshire have the right to register students as homeschoolers at their discretion. No permission is required. If you need guidance on how to do this, please contact us. Also see rights and responsibilities for homeschooling families.
Homeschool students graduation upon self-certification, at which point they are considered high school graduates by state law.
What are the requirements for homeschool students?
Homeschool students must have a portfolio and an annual assessment. The annual assessment may be done through either (1) a standardized test or (2) a portfolio assessment by a certified teacher. A portfolio documents a student's educational progress each year and includes readings, work and writing samples, tests, and other evidence of student achievement.
Do you help to make this portfolio?
Yes. We work with students to gather materials for their portfolios, so that they may use these for both annual homeschooling requirements and college applications.
What is the Classical Learning Test (CLT)?
The CLT is a standardized test used by many colleges and universities for admission and scholarships. Our curriculum prepares students to take this test. Much of our curriculum focuses on writers drawn from its author bank.
