Our History
The story of
Cedar Tree began in 1997 at the Hazel Dell Evangelical Free Church,
located in Vancouver, WA. The pastor and a group of families, from a
variety of local congregations, gathered together to seek answers to
a growing list of questions regarding the education of their children.
Their questioning led them to study the Scriptures, affirming their
belief that God has given both the responsibility and authority for
educating children to their parents. It also led them to the seminal work
of Dorothy Sayers, a contemporary of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein,
regarding the potential characteristics of any attempt to resurrect
the classical model of education in the twentieth century. Entitled
“The Lost Tools of Learning”, this article led them to further
study, and to the writings of Douglas Wilson, founder of Logos School,
in Moscow, Idaho. Sensing the need to begin the work, the newly organized
Cedar Tree School Board chose initially to organize Cedar Tree as a
home school cooperative. This was done, and in September 1999, Cedar Tree officially
opened with just over 30 students.
Cedar Tree Classical Christian School has developed to become a sustainable private school serving grades K-12. Having relocated to our beautiful new campus in 2008, Cedar Tree serves families from an increasing number of congregations across southwest Washington. While the school has experienced continued growth in our facility, enrollment, and academic excellence, the Board and staff remain steadfast in their focus on Cedar Tree’s primary mission: to assist parents in meeting their responsibility to teach their children God’s truth and equip them for the challenges of living effectively for Christ in our world. To this end, may God continue to grant us His blessing, wisdom, and strength.
Revised April 2010
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