About Us

Vision Statement

Guided by the Word of God as our foundation, we will train Christian leaders who will righteously lead in their vocations, families and church. Through these efforts, God will be glorified now and for generations to come.

Mission Statement

The mission of Tall Oaks Classical School is to assist parents in preparing their children to excel in every duty and calling God has for them throughout their lives by providing a Classical and Christ-centered curriculum designed to equip our graduates with the tools to acquire, process, express, and defend knowledge from a Biblical worldview.

Statement of Faith & Doctrine

The Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and doctrine. TOCS is committed to the Standards, which consists of the Westminster Confession of Faith (1647 or 1789) with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. While subordinate to Scripture, we believe them to be the best and most accurate summary of the Word of God and therefore our statement of faith and doctrine.

Core Values

All the values that God teaches in His Word are essential for those who have been called by faith to believe on His Son, Jesus Christ. As parents, students, faculty and staff called to work together at Tall Oaks Classical School, we believe the following values are particularly significant in our pursuit of the mission and vision of our school:

Excellence: Because of who God is and what He has done for us, all our efforts at TOCS deserve our best effort. Excellence is the standard to which we will aspire in all our actions and work at TOCS.

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence.
2 Peter 1:3

Perseverance: Things of value are not achieved in the short-term; they require steadfast effort over time. Our efforts to achieve the mission of TOCS will be marked with perseverance.

But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.
James 1:25

Joy: There is no value in joyless effort. All we do at TOCS, we will do for the joy of it.

Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:2

History

Inspired by Douglas Wilson's book, Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning, and the success of Logos School in Moscow, Idaho, a group of homeschooling parents from Elkton, Maryland founded Christ Classical Christian School. The doors opened in Elkton in September of 1994, under the leadership of administrator Richard Chenette and a volunteer board of directors. CCCS served twenty-one students in grades three through ten, employed two full time staff members, and was served by several part-time and volunteer teachers and staff.

The following year, the school moved to a church location in Newark, Delaware. In 1997, the school needed more space and relocated to Hockessin, Delaware. The name was changed to Tall Oaks Classical School. The Rev. Donald Post became the school's second administrator in 2001.

At the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, Tall Oaks Classical School moved to our present location in the Faith City Church building in the Christiana area of Newark. The school now offers a Christ-centered and classical education to about 140 students enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grades and employs about thirty faculty and staff.