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"Train up a child in the way he should go;
    even when he is old he will not depart from it."

–Proverbs 22:6

Portrait of a Warrior

  • The "Portrait of a Warrior" defines six ideals that we strive to cultivate in our students and bring to fruition by the time that they graduate from KPA.
  1. Morally virtuous disciples of Jesus Christ
    • There is nothing more important than for an individual to know God as their personal Lord and Savior and to be maturing in the knowledge and practice of their faith (Ps. 13:5-6; Jn. 1:12; Eph. 4:13-16).
    • We desire for our graduates to know what the moral virtues are (faith, hope, love, courage, justice, temperance, and prudence) and to exhibit those characteristics through the empowering work of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23; 1 Thess. 4:1-8; Heb. 12:1-11; 2 Pet. 1:5-8).
    • We also desire that they exhibit the Augustinian notion of virtue that teaches that a virtuous life is one governed by properly ordered loves (Amos 5:15; Matt. 22:34-40; Rom. 13:8-10).
  2. Intellectually virtuous lovers of the liberal arts
    • KPA graduates will possess the tools of learning so that they may be self-directed in pursuing the true, doing the good, and loving the beautiful for the rest of their lives (Gal. 6:9; Phil. 4:8).
    • The intellectual virtues–such as mental grit, curiosity, wonder, the courageous pursuit of knowledge–are cultivated through a robust and disciplined academic program that makes use of the seven liberal arts (trivium and quadrivium) (Prov. 18:15; Mk. 12:30; Rom. 5:3-5, 12:2; Jas. 1:2-4).
    • The trivium arts (grammar, logic, rhetoric) develop the skills of discovering and expressing knowledge through language, while the quadrivium arts (music, arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy) develop the skills of discovering and expressing knowledge through mathematics and the sciences.
  3. Flourishing members of families and friendships
    • Collaborative-style education offers the gift of time for families to complete school work together for many hours each week. The fruit of this time spent laboring together should be families who know one another in meaningfully deep ways (Prov. 27:17; Ecc. 4:9-12; 1 Jn. 4:11-13).
    • Through involvement in KPA’s student life and extracurricular programs, students grow close friendships with one another as brothers and sisters in Christ (Ps. 133; Jn. 13:34-35).
    • In pursuing the good together in face-to-face fellowship (koinonia), students will develop real and substantial friendships (Phil. 2:1-2; 1 Pet. 3:8).
  4. Winsome and eloquent speakers and writers
    • Not only do we seek for graduates to know the truth, but we also desire that they acquire skills for communicating truth with clarity and beauty. These skills are essential for our graduates to influence the culture and to become leaders of the next generation (Col. 4:6; 1 Pet. 3:15, 4:11).
    • In their written and oral communication skills, students will know how to express ideas clearly (grammar), persuasively (logic), and beautifully (rhetoric) (Prov. 25:11).
  5. Humble servant-leaders
    • We aim for our graduates to act humbly in recognition of the grace that they have received (Prov. 15:33; Rom. 12:3; Jas. 3:13).
    • By serving others regularly, graduates will understand that leadership is a calling to serve and love others (Matt. 5:5; Mk. 10:42-45; Jas. 4:10).
  6. Informed advocates of the Western tradition
    • Students will know their heritage–the history of the Church and the history of Western civilization (Deut. 5:16, 32:7; Ps. 78:1-4; Rom. 15:4).
    • We intend for our students to appreciate the principles and values of Western civilization such as the role of the family in society, economic freedom (capitalism/ free markets/ entrepreneurship), respect for individual rights and liberties, and government of the people, by the people, and for the people (Deut. 6:4-9; Ps. 78:4-6).
    • Graduates have been prepared to pass on their heritage to the next generation (1 Tim. 6:20; 2 Tim. 1:14)