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 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 Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople, whose name means ‘Golden-Mouthed’, is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of the abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, his ascetic sensibilities, and his violent opposition to paganism. He is particularly honored in the Eastern Church.