At The Paracletus School, we believe that every child—no matter their learning profile—deserves the riches of a classical Christian education. Yet for many students with dyslexia, speech and language differences, ADHD, autism, or other neurodiverse profiles, traditional classrooms often put behavior or deficits at the forefront rather than academic potential.
This is where Simply Classical, a research-informed curriculum by Memoria Press, transforms the experience. TPS integrates Simply Classical at every stage—Foundations through Upper School—ensuring that students with learning differences and neurodiverse needs not only access but thrive within a classical model.
Simply Classical is not a watered-down version of classical education. Instead, it is a thoughtfully adapted pathway that:
At TPS, Simply Classical is not an “add-on.” It is woven into the very fabric of our academic divisions:
Students transitioning from therapy (ABA, speech, OT) receive a gentle, structured entry into academics with readiness skills in language, social-emotional growth, and early literacy.
Simply Classical ensures phonics, reading, and arithmetic are taught systematically, with adaptations for pacing, practice, and handwriting.
Students benefit from structured memory work, cumulative review, and teacher-directed lessons with adaptations for attention and processing.
The logic stage is made accessible through scaffolded writing (progymnasmata), structured Latin translation, and multi-modal logic instruction.
Even in the rhetoric stage, Simply Classical strategies remain: oral rehearsal before writing, Socratic dialogue with guided notes, and scaffolded senior thesis preparation.
Without Simply Classical, many students with differences would be excluded from the very content that forms wisdom and virtue. With Simply Classical at TPS:
We cultivate advocates, leaders, and faithful learners by combining timeless classical content with the art of access, so every child can rise, speak, and lead with wisdom.
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