Liberal Arts Education

Meridian is dedicated to offering its students a meaningful liberal arts education; one that will produce
thoughtful, knowledgeable, and
productive individuals. At Meridian , helping children learn how to learn,
and see themselves as key players
in their own education, is not
incidental but fundamental to its
purpose.
Meridian’s liberal arts education
is about:

1. understanding the roots and principles of all the primary branches of knowledge; arts, sciences, langage, and mathematics
2. learning how to think critically, write clearly, and communicate persuasively
3. seeing relationships between all kinds of knowledge and experience, and learning how to connect those spheres meaningfully
4. applying knowledge and thinking skills to higher education, professional pursuits, and family and civic life with wisdom and humanity
    

The result of exposing children to a breadth of disciplines, depth of ideas, and commitment to high ideals is a well-rounded, educated, young person capable of doing well and doing good in whatever sphere he or she enters.

Meridian is dedicated to offering its students a solid liberal arts edcation--one that will produce thoughtful, knowledgeable, and productive individuals..

At Meridian, helping children learn how to learn, and to see themselves as key players in their own education, is not incidental but fundamental to our purpose.

1. understanding the roots andprinciples of all the primary branches of knowledge: arts, sciences, language, and mathematics
2. learning how to think critically, write clearly, and communicate persuasively
3. seeing relationships between all kinds of knowledge and experience, and learning how to connect those spheres meaningfully
4. applying knowledge and thinking skills to higher education, professional pursuits, and family and civic life with wisdom and humanity

The result of exposing children to a breadth of disciplines, depth of ideas, and commitment to high ideals is a well-rounded, educated young person capable of doing well--and doing good--in whatever sphere he or she enters.

Why Study Liberal Arts?

• Attuned to the individual students needs
• Increases self-confidence
• Opens up the world, gently and logically, to students
• Broadens perspectives
• Develops the ability to collect information and put it to good use in ways not previously known
• Uses questions to consider a situation from all conceivable angles in a search for understanding
• Enriches relationships with others
• Develops the intelligence a free citizen needs to make informed choices
• Prepares students for acceptance to/success in college

Liberal arts study is designed to enhance quality of life. The overall content is breadth and depth, not a technical or task orientation. Students study and experience the challenges of humanity, and learn to connect historical and philosophical experiences with their own. They undergo methodical (and sometimes raped) growth as writers, poets, analysts, and artists, They develop confidence and courage as a result of achievement and successfully meeting expanded expectations.

As a school, we want our students to grow up to be creative, generous, independent thinking, contributing adults. We offer them a liberal arts education with the hope and expectation that they develop courage, and then use that courage to change the world.