Aesthetic Programs

MHA aesthetic programs are designed to teach students what is truly beautiful and worthy of praise, and to give them the tools to create and present things of beauty and praiseworthiness. In the classrooms, students are regularly exposed to the study of quality literature and a heavy emphasis is placed on dramatic presentation of memorized Bible passages, poetry, or other texts. Language programs including the study of Latin and Greek help students explore and discover the treasures of original great works in literature. Art and music are academic subjects enjoyed by all grades. MHA aesthetic programs offer further development opportunities, beyond what is offered in the classroom.

Skill development and performance opportunities are also offered through participation in:

• Grandparents’ Day
• Christmas program
• Madrigal Dinners
• Laurel Wreath event
• Fine Arts Night
• Protocol Night
• Graduation

Philosophy
Perhaps nowhere is the absence of genuinely Christian thinking more evident than in the realm of aesthetics. Ethics and epistemology (the science of knowledge) have received ample evangelical attention, but not aesthetics. We are the worse for it. We believe that the infallible rule of Scripture and the historic witness of the Church call Christians to make judgments of “good-better-best” and “bad-worse-worst” in every area of life. Paul’s aesthetic manifesto is quickly summarized in Philippians 4:8, “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy -- meditate on these things.” God has called us to embrace a life of moral and aesthetic virtue, preferring cultural icons and artifacts that have enduring, classical power and grace.

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Athletic Programs