This Charter School in Canada Has Seen Rapid Growth—Here’s What Sets It Apart

Caylan Ford, founder of the Alberta Classical Academy, stands beside a replica of The Death of Socrates painting at the Calgary Currie campus on June 6, 2025. Carolina Avendano/The Epoch Times

Just four years ago, Canada’s first and only classical charter school opened with 300 students and about a dozen faculty members.

Today, the Alberta Classical Academy has 1,500 students and 100 teachers across three campuses: two in Calgary and one in Edmonton. Eleventh grade will be added this fall, and 12th in 2027.