Bannister Academy

Bannister Academy, an IB World Diploma Program school, provides its students quality education that is holistic, personal, character-centered, and community- oriented — preparing them for local and global society with strong skills of critical thinking, communication, and research.

The institution engages young learners who demonstrate a disposition to learn, and who endeavor to grow both in academics and in character.

Our approach to learning is guided by the three pillars of our educational philosophy:

• First, that learning has three stakeholders: the child, the parent, and the teacher.
• Second, that learning must develop a well-trained mind through the Trivium of classical education, namely grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
• Third, that learning is a pursuit that is at once more rigorous and more accessible in a Paideia classroom, where a student acquires knowledge, develops intellect, and deepens the understanding of ideas and values.

Bannister Academy aims to produce highly competent, morally upright, and socially responsible graduates who will be Renaissance Men and Women in, and for, the modern world.

Molded in the humanities and in classical education, Bannister Academy alumni will be known for both their good character and strong intellect — making everyday decisions that reflect their awareness of the responsibilities that come hand-in-hand with their freedoms.

Our graduates will live by our school motto, transcendere, in their everyday lives, constantly striving to grow into the best versions of themselves to become good and productive citizens that serve their communities, their country, and the world.

We believe that any student disposed to learn is capable of receiving Bannister education. Hence, young men and women who demonstrate a disposition to learn in an academic community are most welcome.

Bannister Academy aims to produce highly competent, morally upright, and socially responsible graduates who will be Renaissance Men and Women in, and for, the modern world.