Cedar Tree Christian Classical School

Ridgefield, United States

5

2 reviews

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+1 360-887-0190
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20601 NE 29th Ave, Ridgefield, WA, 98642
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
2.7 miWashington State University Vancouver
3.3 miNortheast 139th Street & 29th Avenue
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Cedar Tree exists to provide an excellent classical Christian education that cultivates minds and nurtures hearts for effective, Christ-​centered living.

The core values of Cedar Tree which reflect why we exist as a distinctively Classical Christian School are:

Biblical Foundation/​Christian Worldview

Biblical Discipleship and character development

Time-​tested Classical Christian Education following the Trivium

Excellence in every endeavor

Respect for parental authority and involvement

Biblical Grace and Truth environment

With respect to either the hiring of staff or the admission of students, Cedar Tree does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, and national or ethnic origin. However, persons who are unable or unwilling to abide by Cedar Tree’s Statement of Faith or Philosophy of Education may be denied participation/​employment.

History

Established in 1997.

The story of Cedar Tree began in 1997 at the Hazel Dell Evangelical Free Church, located in Vancouver, WA. The pastor and a group of families, from a variety of local congregations, gathered together to seek answers to a growing list of questions regarding the education of their children. Their questioning led them to study the Scriptures, affirming their belief that God has given both the responsibility and authority for educating children to their parents. It also led them to the seminal work of Dorothy Sayers, a contemporary of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, regarding the potential characteristics of any attempt to resurrect the classical model of education in the twentieth century. Entitled «The Lost Tools of Learning», this article led them to further study, and to the writings of Douglas Wilson, founder of Logos School, in Moscow, Idaho. Sensing the need to begin the work, the newly organized Cedar Tree School Board chose initially to organize Cedar Tree as a home school cooperat

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2 reviews of Cedar Tree Christian Classical School

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Place rating: 5
Vancouver, WA
My daughter has been going to Cedar Tree since 2015 and started later in the school year than the other children. She absolutely loves her class and says her teacher is the best teacher she has ever had. Of course, I had to share this with the school. Her writing and reading have increased exponentially. She has slightly more homework than her last school, and it requires a parent to be involved in the home learning process.
They use classical education versus CORE or Beka, which is far more advanced, demanding, and structured. Grades are broken down into Pre-​Grammar, Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. My daughter is in the pre-​grammar stage. Then in 3rd grade she will enter Grammar. 5th, she will enter Logic, and I believe Rhetoric begins in 9th. Grades are broken down into stages. It seems difficult at first, but when you understand how it works, you will marvel. They begin Latin in 3rd and end in 8th I believe. Then they will touch on Greek in high school. They study the classics and will have strong presentation and debate skills by the time they depart for college. This is a K-​12 school. See this website for details on classic education or visit the schools website.
Place rating: 5
Battle Ground, WA
We have 5 children all together, 3 of which are attending this school. I cannot express enough what an honor and privilege it is to be a part of this community, much less the exceptional. actually more than exceptional education Cedar Tree offers. It’s curriculum is such that we were going to move to Oregon specifically for Classical Education, but fortunately found Cedar Tree in our back yard. Next is the aspect of the community, when combined with truly Christ centered education, has been a dream come true. The staff is as much interested in the heart and character of the student, as their exemplary academic success. When we first went to visit the school, we were already impressed with the curriculum. but what truly sold us in the long term investment of all of our kids attending this school was meeting the students. They were so respectful, articulate, capable of intrinsic conversation (even in the much earlier grades) they were confident, self assertive, self starting, interactive. and so much more… There is no such thing as a perfect school, but there is a such thing as a school perfect for a student and family that seeks the heart of God, and seeks to not only illuminate the character of God in a child, but help them discover who He has made them to be, and lead them to be the best at it by challenging them to grow in every area of their character.