May 3, 2024 • Irmo, South Carolina Ascent Classical™ Academies (ACA) is currently operating with a steering committee and is seeking to establish a permanent regional board in South Carolina. Ideal candidates are South Carolina natives who are committed to furthering...

  1. Why do you believe a new charter school option teaching an American Classical Education will have a positive impact on the community of Irmo? Offering families a choice of schools positively impacts the community, regardless of location. Irmo has grown...

March 13, 2023 • Irmo, South Carolina Ascent Classical™ Academy of Irmo is pleased to announce the selection of its campus mascot, the Centurions! Click here to learn more. 

February 22, 2024 • Golden, Colorado   In December 2023, Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County (ACADC) was recognized as one of thirteen schools that received a “Performance with Distinction” rating for the 2022-2023 academic year by its authorizer, the Colorado...

February 13, 2024 • Golden, Colorado Ascent Classical™ Academies (ACA) announces Anna Unversaw as the inaugural Headmaster for its Irmo, South Carolina, campus. The campus is one of two schools opening in Fall 2024 and the first two South Carolina campuses for ACA,...

December 21, 2023 • Irmo, South Carolina  Ascent Classical™ Academy of Irmo is under contract for a 32-acre property located north of Koon Road between I-26 and US-176 in Irmo, South Carolina.  The site will be developed in several phases over the next few years...

October 13, 2023 • Irmo, South Carolina The South Carolina Department of Education recently awarded Ascent Classical™ Academy of Irmo a Planning and Implementation sub-grant for $900,000 over the next three years. Ascent Classical™ Academies secured two of...

April 26, 2023 • Columbia, South Carolina  The Charter Institute at Erskine Governing Board voted unanimously to approve Ascent Classical™ Academies’ applications for four new charter schools in Fort Mill, Irmo/Chapin, the Charleston metro area, and the Upstate...

February 17, 2023 • Columbia, South Carolina  For immediate release  Ascent Classical™ Academies, a network of tuition-free, K-12 classical charter schools, recently submitted four applications for new campuses across South Carolina, with the first several...

Translated from the Latin, artes liberals, the liberal arts are those subjects or skills that in classical antiquity were considered essential and worthy for a free man in order to take an active part in civic life. This time-tested and traditional view stands in...