Heritage School
Our Heritage—A Brief History
Heritage School, founded in 1994, grew from a dream of several parents in the Texas Hill Country who wanted a unique education for their children and any child who wanted an academically challenging and stimulating curriculum. Since truth is not doled out in parcels, they wanted all the lessons in school to be as integrated as possible. They wanted the children to see all truth as part of God’s truth. They desired for their children a classically oriented curriculum featuring a feast of the best literature available. They wanted lively history lessons featuring the real people who made a difference. They wanted their children to observe and think and sketch and paint the real world around them. They wanted their children to learn the joy of beautiful art and music. They wanted exposure to other cultures and acquisition of languages to expand the horizons of the children. They wanted to develop in the children the good habits which would aid them in daily life and which would build excellent character in the process. They wanted their children to be well equipped in every way to enter the adult world and to serve God and their fellow man. In short, they wanted excellence in education.
With a headmaster and only three teachers, the school opened that first day with twenty-nine students, pioneers in a new “territory,” a new educational endeavor. Since that first day, the school has been abundantly blessed. We have over 170 students and twenty-five staff members. We have expanded our scope and now offer K—12th grades. We have graduated five senior classes, and our graduates have been accepted to the colleges and universities of their choice; many have received generous scholarships.
It was a small group of parents who began to build the Heritage dream; it is a larger group of parents now who help that dream to grow and prosper, but the original vision has prevailed. Heritage School is committed to helping students develop spiritual, intellectual, and physical excellence as well as the ability to establish loving, charitable relationships with fellow students and teachers. We encourage high standards in the development of excellent work and character habits. In all academic endeavors, we encourage each student’s love for learning which we trust will remain strong throughout his/her life. We encourage and model service to each other and to the community. We pray that God will continue to bless and mold Heritage School, that His hand will guide and direct us as we look to the future.