“The education of man is a human awakening.”

- Jacques Maritain

Our Mission

At the heart of every person is a desire to know and to be known. We believe a truly human education addresses our deepest longings—to pursue knowledge, to grow in wisdom and virtue, and to have meaningful friendships. Valor Education exists to educate the whole person in authentic communities for a full human life. Through our classical schools and the Valor Institute, we build communities dedicated to wisdom, virtue, and friendship.

Valor Classical Schools

Valor’s five tuition-free K-12 classical charter schools offer students a full human education rooted in the classical liberal arts tradition, from the Great Books to fine arts to advanced math and science. Our schools are open enrollment and tuition free, and our students achieve outstanding academic results without admissions requirements. Through Socratic teaching and a school culture filled with joy, respect, and deep engagement, Valor classical schools are forming students in wisdom and virtue so they can become fully alive and truly free.

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Valor Institute

The Valor Institute is a creative response to the unique challenges of our time: the expanding power of reductive ideologies, the mechanistic understanding of the natural world, and the impoverished discourse in our political community. In response to these trends that narrow and flatten our culture, the Institute seeks to deepen and broaden our social and political consciousness through the cultivation of wisdom, gratitude, and friendship.

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Watch this short video to see what Valor students experience in our classical schools.

“We are so grateful for the education and formation our children are receiving at Valor. Each time I speak to one of their teachers, I am impressed by how well they truly know my child. They have thoughtful ideas of how to challenge them to grow academically and as a whole person.”

– Valor North Austin Parent
“I was captivated by a sense of wonder the entire week. The quality of conversations, the quality of people, the kinds of things that we were reading, even the food that we had... I don't think I'll ever experience something like that again.”

– Valor Institute College Student Retreat Participant
“Valor fosters a strong sense of tradition, family, and community. Our children feel deeply loved, appropriately challenged, and personally known. We are grateful.”

– Valor South Austin Parent
“My children...have developed lifelong friendships and have grown by leaps and bounds academically. We are so grateful to be here”

- Valor Parent
“The teachers and staff cultivate a true love of learning, desire for knowledge, and love of wisdom. No wonder my kids genuinely enjoy going to school and learning. At Valor they’re cultivating both wisdom and virtue in an environment full of truth, goodness and beauty.”

– Valor North Austin Parent