Mrs. Greely |  Ascent Classical Academy Northern Colorado

ABOUT ME

Mrs. Greely has been with Ascent since its founding in 2020 and has been immersed in classical education for over fifteen years. She used a classical curriculum to homeschool her four children for over a decade. During this time she was a Classical Conversations Director and Tutor for both the Foundations and Challenge programs. Once she found Ascent, she knew this was where she wanted to be. Her two youngest children have been attending ACANC since its inaugural year and will be in grades five and nine this year.

PHILOSOPHY

I am a firm believer in empowering each individual student to take ownership over his or her own destiny. The confidence to do this well is rooted in a well-rounded, content-rich education.  No matter what career they pursue later, our students will be well-informed, enlightened citizens with strong moral character. 

WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

Whether students choose to pursue college, a career, enlistment, or other vocation, I am here to support them in this process, with the ultimate goal that our students be valued and productive members of their communities. 

On Classical Education

A few summers ago my family visited South Dakota and drove Iron Mountain Rd.  This is a 17-mile stretch of road that includes 314 curves, 14 switchbacks, 3 pigtails, 3 tight tunnels, and dozens of incredible vistas.  I'm not exaggerating when I say that this drive left my family, even my teenagers, in awe.  This is a road that you must take slowly.   Of course, we could have taken the highway to reach our destination.  We would have seen truck stops, strip malls, and miles of concrete.   It would have been quicker, but we would have missed the beauty.  Modern Education has become very utilitarian.  It's become the highway to good test scores or degrees.   Classical Education is Iron Mountain Road.  It's breathtaking.  It takes time and dedication, but it changes you.  You are a better, fully human being because of it.  You will reach the destination, but you will forever carry with you the beauty you've seen.