As a school, our primary focus is to educate our students by training them in the skill of learning. In doing this, we impart knowledge to them, but our particular emphasis prepares them to rise to the challenge of learning any subject at any stage of their lives.

To be Classical means we teach according to methods that have been proven for centuries; methods that have trained the great men and women of our history (See The Lost Tools of Learning). This involves teaching according to the natural developmental stages of children, divided into Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. In the Grammar stage they learn the facts and rules of their subjects. The Logic stage emphasizes evaluating and using knowledge in a good and logical way. Rhetoric finishes the stages of the Trivium with training in how to convey effectively, both verbally and in writing, the students' acquired knowledge and logical thinking.

Christian indicates that we teach all subjects from a Christian worldview, with the Bible as our supreme authority and the knowledge that God is the source of all truth. All students are encouraged to develop in their understanding and practice of Biblical faith.

The name, "Cedar Tree," reflects our desire for the students as given in Psalm 92: 12-15:

The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing; to declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.