The Houses at Chesterton Academy provide real, tangible community within the larger school, giving students the opportunity to take ownership, fulfill the call to leadership, and to cultivate the ideal conditions for virtue.
Within their Houses, students build meaningful relationships through service projects on Ora et Labora days throughout the year, competitions, celebrations, and prayer.
The Houses are named for the four saints and Doctors of the Church (two from the West, two from the East) who stand beneath the Chair of St Peter in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
Saint Athanasius, also known as Saint Athanasius the Great, was a theologian who later became the patriarch of Alexandria, a leader of immense significance in the theological battles of the fourth century. He is best remembered for his role in the conflict with Arianism, although his influence covers a vast array of theological topics. In his battle with Arianism, he championed the divinity of Christ against a vast majority; even to the point of enduring numerous exiles and repeated torture.