Chesterton News
CATHF's Orientation Week (2023-24)
On August 21st, 2023, the Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family (CATHF) in Lisle, IL, began its ninth school year with a lively, faith- and fun-filled Orientation Week. Highlights included prefect training, freshman – senior orientation, daily Mass, House sorting, and House bonding.
Laying the Foundations of Virtue: The House System at Chesterton
Chesterton Academy’s House system is drawn from the 1,000 year-old tradition of Christian education exemplified in the colleges at Oxford and Cambridge. The Houses provide real, tangible community within the larger school.
An Affordable Education: Keeping Tuition Low
Because we seek to transform our culture, from the beginning one of the great principles of Chesterton Academy has been a commitment to thrift. Our dream is a return to the days when a strong, classical Catholic education was affordable for any middle- or working-class family, large or small, living on a single income.
G.K. Chesterton: A Model for the New Evangelization
Chesterton Academy is named for the great English writer and Catholic convert, G.K. Chesterton (1874- 1936). Chesterton is a model for our school because he exemplified the Catholic faith through a life filled with joy, wonder, and gratitude.