Why do we exist?

Parnassus Preparatory Academy exists to educate for life: the education we provide is life-enriching, life-preparing and life-giving; we understand that education is not a means to an end, but a worthy
end in and of itself.

Our Mission

Parnassus Preparatory Academy’s mission is to train the minds and improve the hearts of young people through a classically based and knowledge-rich curriculum established on the intellectual heritage of Western literature and thought that is thorough, challenging, and systematic. Through partnership with parents, Parnassus Preparatory Academy is a community that forges moral and civic virtue, fosters wisdom, and nurtures a lifelong passion for learning.