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A Philosophy Rooted in Tradition
"Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about." — G.K. Chesterton
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Three Campuses
Liberty Common School consists of three academic campuses in Fort Collins, Colorado. Two elementary-school campuses serve grades K–6 and one combined junior-high and high-school campus serving grades 7–12.
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Explore Our Opportunities
Discover the core curriculum at Liberty Common School. It is supplemented by a wealth of enriching programs designed to nurture personal development and empower students for future success.
K-12
Grades Offered
1
Unique Order and House System
23
Sports Offered Grades 6-12
100
Classes Offered (17 AP Courses, 22 Honors, 7 Dual-Enrollment)
40
Student Clubs and Organizations
19
Classes Offered In The Arts
3
Campuses
1350
Students
26
Years of Excellence
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News & Events
Featured News
A Girl of the Limberlost
Jenna Allen, Plato Campus Assistant Principal
The Literacy Review Team (LRT) evaluates and discusses book proposals for the Liberty Great-Books List, using a rubric focusing on lasting value, life impact, philosophical depth, and literary complexity, with one of their recent additions being "A Girl of the Limberlost" by Gene Stratton-Porter.
George Berkeley: Perception, Empathy, and Reality
Chris Reynolds, LCHS Assistant Principal
George Berkeley, the Bishop of Cloyne, is credited with the creation of “subjective idealism.” For the sake of everyone’s time and interest, his philosophy can be boiled down to his most famous phrase from Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, which is “esse est percipi,” or “to be is to be perceived.”
New Website, New Goals for the Board of Directors
Cindy Skalicky, Board of Directors
Welcome back to a brand new school year. We are excited to see the hustle and bustle of another exciting year of learning, growth, character building and fun. One change you might notice this year, is a greater presence of Board Members at events and gatherings.
Character Education In Practice
Kathleen Kearney, LCHS Assistant Principal
Why might character education, out of all the topics, be of the greatest importance? The answer is simple – character education is at the core of everything we do here at Liberty Common...
Ainsley and Josiah Caught a Toad
Bob Schaffer, Headmaster
Liberty 6th-grade students, during Tuesday recess at the Plato campus, learned what toads do when you pick one up.