Curriculum
Every stage of learning at CHCA builds toward the goal of a capable, confident graduate. Through a challenging yet accessible academic experience, students grow into creative, critical thinkers and resilient, adaptable leaders who communicate effectively, solve problems purposefully, and seek community. Our curriculum is intentionally Christ-centered and theologically integrated—shaping not just what students learn, but how they see the world and live out their faith in it.
Portrait of an Eagle
We seek to instill in students a lifelong passion to learn, lead, and serve. Through academic excellence rooted in Christ-centeredness, students will develop and exhibit personal and professional attributes that embody the gospel. Together, these characteristics form a CHCA Eagle.
Rooted in Christ
A CHCA Eagle will: Be informed and formed by the gospel. Embody God’s love and restore wholeness in the world. Live a life of integrity and virtue.
Creative & Critical Thinking
A CHCA Eagle will: Practice empathy, curiosity, intellectual humility, and cognitive flexibility. Demonstrate a willingness to ask and wrestle with hard questions.
Effective Communication
A CHCA Eagle will: Discuss controversial topics with conviction, compassion, and civility. Listen with interest and speak with clarity. Use verbal, nonverbal, written, and visual modes of communication to clearly organize and express ideas.
Resilient & Adaptable
A CHCA Eagle will: Cultivate grit and a growth mindset. Set, monitor, and achieve goals.
Understand that true failure is not trying in the first place.
Relationship Building & Collaboration
A CHCA Eagle will: Recognize that we are relational beings and function best in community. Develop emotional intelligence and self-awareness in service to one another. Discern what goals are best accomplished through a collaborative effort versus an individual effort.
Purpose-Driven Problem Solving
A CHCA Eagle will: Identify and articulate core values, aligning daily actions with these beliefs.
Remember they are created with unique gifts and talents, and discover the intersection between their calling and what the world needs.
Academics by Grade
Discover how CHCA’s Early Learning program nurtures young minds with faith-filled instruction, hands-on experiences, and joyful exploration.
Explore CHCA’s Lower School, where KPrep through Grade 6 students grow in faith, curiosity, and foundational learning on our Edyth B. Lindner and Founders’ Campuses.
Discover how CHCA’s Christ-centered approach to academics shapes students for purpose, leadership, and lifelong learning.
Learn about CHCA’s Pre-K 3–Grade 6 campus in downtown Cincinnati, where faith, learning, and community come together.
Begin Your Journey
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