Planting Vanguard Academy

A Black Classical Christian School | Oklahoma City Metro
Launching August 2027
Campaign Goal: $200,000

Vanguard Academy is being established to recover and renew the sacred work of education—forming students not merely for achievement, but for wisdom, virtue, and faithful leadership.

Launching in August 2027 in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, Vanguard Academy will be a Black Classical Christian school devoted to the cultivation of students in truth, goodness, and beauty through Christ-centered classical learning, faithfully rooted in the Black intellectual tradition.

At Vanguard Academy, education is understood as formation. Students will be instructed not simply in the accumulation of knowledge, but in the discipline of ordered thinking. Through the classical liberal arts, they will be taught how to think rightly, to reason with clarity, to speak with conviction, and to pursue truth with humility under the lordship of Jesus Christ.

Our Distinctive Vision

• Christ-Centered Classical Formation
  Instruction is grounded in Scripture and guided by the classical tradition, forming students intellectually, morally, and spiritually.

• Rooted in the Black Intellectual Tradition
  Vanguard Academy honors the enduring legacy of Black Christian scholars, leaders, and thinkers who have pursued excellence, faithfulness, and cultural renewal across generations.

• Intellectual Rigor and Academic Excellence
  Students will engage rich texts, disciplined inquiry, and rigorous scholarship—preparing them for higher learning and lifelong intellectual virtue.

• Belonging Through the House System
  Every student will be known, shepherded, and formed within a house system that cultivates responsibility, community, and a shared pursuit of excellence.

• Leadership for the Common Good
  Graduates will be equipped to lead with wisdom, courage, and charity—serving their communities as faithful stewards and thoughtful contributors to the world God has made.

The Purpose of This Campaign

The $200,000 founding goal will provide the essential resources needed to establish Vanguard Academy with excellence and integrity, including:

• Curriculum design and academic planning

• Faculty recruitment and formation

• Legal, operational, and accreditation preparation

• Facility readiness and classical learning resources

• Community partnerships and student enrollment initiatives

This investment is not merely in a building or a program, but in the formation of souls and the shaping of future leaders.

By partnering with Vanguard Academy, you are helping to restore a vision of education that is ordered, beautiful, and enduring—one that prepares students to love what is good, pursue what is true, and live faithfully before God and neighbor.

We invite you to join us in planting Vanguard Academy.
Together, we will establish an institution devoted to Christ, committed to excellence, and dedicated to the faithful formation of the next generation.