Chesterton Academy

of St. Margaret Clitherow

A joyfully Catholic, classical high school located in Knoxville, Tennessee.

2025 Madonnari Festival Registration

Inviting all artists and patrons of the arts to join us on Saturday, March 29, 2025 8-5pm for our second annual Chalk Art Festival benefitting the Fine Arts Department.

Chesterton Academy Campus | 217 Fox Road | Knoxville, TN 37922

Upcoming Events

  • 3.29.25 | Madonnari

    For artists and those who appreciate art - join us for our second annual Madonnari Chalk Art Festival! Details provided in the links above.

  • 5.1.25 | Spring Play

    Our wonderful Drama department hosts an annual Spring Play to showcase our students’ talents. Details to come!

Second Year Update

We are halfway through our second year in our newly renovated location in West Knoxville! Students and faculty are loving the new chapel setup, classrooms, and large outdoor space for athletics. We’re grateful for all who’ve made our new building possible!

What is Chesterton Academy?

The mission of Chesterton Schools is to foster a Culture of Life by forming a new generation of joyful leaders and saints, educated in the classical tradition and grounded in the truths of the Catholic faith.

High School with a Higher Purpose

Chesterton Academy of St. Margaret Clitherow is an independent classical high school in the Catholic tradition located in Knoxville, TN. Inspired by the beauty and richness of the Catholic faith, the Chesterton Academy seeks to form young men and women to be joyful saints. By introducing them to great thinkers such as Socrates, Thomas Aquinas and Dante, and by forming them in a distinctly Catholic culture, we lead students to choose for themselves the adventure of being a disciple of Christ.

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  • An Incarnational Environment

    From history and theology to math and science, the Incarnation is the central mystery we explore across the entire curriculum. It is our desire that each student would personally experience the Incarnation.

  • A Focus on Truth, Goodness, and Beauty

    Our classical curriculum combines a broad, liberal arts education with a strong emphasis on the development of Christian virtues and an appreciation of beauty.

  • A Joyful Learning Environment

    We create environments where students experience the joy of community and the discovery process, providing them with an opportunity to live out their spiritual life in an atmosphere of joy and fun.

  • Rediscovering the Lost Tools of Learning

    Our curriculum is centered on skills seemingly forgotten in our modern society: reading, writing, oral presentations, and the development of critical reasoning skills through logic and philosophy.

  • The Socratic Seminar

    The Socratic seminar is perhaps the oldest educational tool. Through this method, a teacher imparts knowledge through directed questions and guided dialogue, bringing ideas and knowledge to life.

  • The Wit and Wisdom of G.K. Chesterton

    Chesterton exemplified the Catholic faith through his wit, his clarity, his kindness, and his ability to love people with whom he disagreed, while sharing the faith in Christian charity.

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