Petitioners behind a classical charter school appealed to the Orange County Board of Education Jan. 4 after its application to the Capistrano Unified School District failed in November.
California Republic Leadership Academy’s founders told OC Board of Education trustees on Wednesday they were hoping to bring a classical education model to the county.
Such a model—in addition to teaching core subjects—seeks to instill leadership, critical thinking, and good habits in students through classical texts, service-learning projects, and lessons in responsibility, time management, and financial literacy, according to co-founder Gary Davis.
“We want to show our young people they can become leaders by first serving their community,” Davis said….