Tuition Announcement: Exceptional Education, Now More Accessible at $2,400 for the 2025/2026 School Year!
We are excited to announce that Chesterton Academy of Mater Dei has received a significant gift from an anonymous donor, allowing us to offer a subsidized tuition of just $2,400 for all students enrolling for the 2025–2026 school year.
This remarkable generosity ensures that tuition will not be a barrier for families seeking a faithful, high-quality, classical Catholic education in Central Oregon.
Why Chesterton Academy?
Faithfully Catholic: Daily prayer, liturgy, and formation in virtue
Classically Inspired: A rigorous liberal arts curriculum rooted in the great books
Joyful: A community that supports truth, beauty, and goodness
Part of a Growing National Network: 50+ Chesterton Academies across the country
We are confident that once your family experiences this unique and joyful model of education, you'll see why it's growing so quickly—and why it matters so much.
Ready to Learn More?
We invite you to join the Chesterton Academy of Mater Dei Knights this fall and become part of something truly transformative for your child and your family.
Chesterton Academy of Mater Dei
Central Oregon’s First Catholic High School opening in the Fall 2025.
Raising Up a New Generation of Joyful Leaders and Saints
High School with a Higher Purpose
Chesterton Academy of Mater Dei is a new, independent classical high school in the Catholic tradition opening in Deschutes County, Oregon, in Fall 2025. Inspired by the beauty and richness of the Catholic faith, 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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Humanities
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Math & Science
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Fine Arts
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Faith & Spirituality
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Athletics & Activities
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House System
Part of the Chesterton Schools Network
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
