Cair Paravel Latin School

{{Infobox school

|name = Cair Paravel Latin School

|logo = Cair Paravel Latin School logo.svg

|motto = Dominus Illuminatio Mea

|motto_translation = The Lord is my light

|streetaddress = 635 Southwest Clay Street

|city = Topeka

|state = Kansas

|zipcode = 66606

|country = United States

|coordinates = {{Coord|39|03|17|N|95|41|19|W|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:US-KS}}

|established = 1980

|type = Private

|grades = K-12

|headmaster = Melody Congdon

|campus type = Urban

|campus size = {{convert|3.5|acre|m2}}

|enrollment = 425

|faculty = 27

|mascot = Rampant red lion

|mascot image =

|colors = {{Color box|navy|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|gray|border=darkgray}} Maroon, Navy, gray

|website = [http://www.cpls.org/ www.cpls.org]

}}

Cair Paravel Latin School (often referred to as CPLS or just Cair Paravel) is a private, coeducational, non-profit, non-denominational Christian school located in Topeka, Kansas, United States. The school was founded in 1980, making it one of the first classical Christian schools.{{cite journal |last1=Meadowcroft |first1=Micah |title=Classical Education's Aristocracy of Anyone |journal=National Affairs |date=Fall 2023 |volume=53 |url=https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/classical-educations-aristocracy-of-anyone |access-date=6 October 2023}} With over 400 students, Cair Paravel is the largest school in Kansas offering a Classical Christian education. Cair Paravel is accredited by the Association of Classical Christian Schools.

Academics

Cair Paravel is both Christ-centered and classical. The school teaches all subjects as parts of an integrated whole with Biblical scriptures at the center. The curriculum of Cair Paravel is based on the Trivium and emphasizes grammar, logic, and rhetoric. Grammar means the fundamental terms, rules and principles of each subject. Logic means the ordered relationship of particulars in each subject. Rhetoric means the clear and eloquent expression of the truths and principles of each subject.

Fine arts

Cair Paravel maintains fine art curricula including orchestra, drama, art, and choir.

Athletics

{{Cite web |url=http://cpls.org/Athletics/athleticsmainpage.html# |title=CPLS Athletics |access-date=2007-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928061601/http://cpls.org/Athletics/athleticsmainpage.html# |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }} Cair Paravel offers the following athletic programs for the middle and upper school:

Football
Cheerleading
Boys basketball
Girls basketball
Golf
Boys soccer
Girls soccer
Boys volleyball
Girls volleyball
Track
Baseball

Campus

The main building is the former Clay Elementary School, built in 1926 and designed by Thomas Wilson Williamson and Ted Greist.{{cite web |title=CPLS History |url=https://cpls.org/about/history/ |website=cpls.org |publisher=Cair Paravel Latin School |access-date=17 July 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Phil |title=In 1954, students felt impact of integration in Topeka elementary schools |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/education/2019/04/30/brown-v-board-of-education-in-1954-students-felt-impact-of-integration-in-topeka-elementary-schools/5305202007/ |access-date=17 July 2024 |work=Topeka Capital-Journal |date=April 27, 2019}}