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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 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. Explore this section to learn more about our campuses.
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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
600+
Student-Athletes
40
Student Clubs and Co-curriculars
19
Classes Offered In The Arts
3
Campuses
1475
Students
28
Years of Excellence
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News & Events
Featured News
If-Then, What?
Kallie Cooper, Communications Specialist
If you are unfamiliar with the phrase like I was, formal logic is like math for arguments. Developed by Aristotle, it is a way of making sure how we argue or reason is structured in a way that makes sense.
The Great Conversation
Nancy Hoyer, Elementary Assistant Principal, Aristotle Campus
Liberty Common students are fortunate to attend a school that encourages thoughtful participation in the Great Conversation: the ongoing discussion of great ideas, theories, and wonderings that has taken place since the people-ing of the earth.
Liberty Students...
Elizabeth Timpe, Board of Directors
“Liberty Common School students are amazing!”
Headmaster Schaffer recently challenged staff members to begin each article with "Liberty students..." The goal? To highlight how everything the school does is for students and because of students.
Restoring Quality Civic Discourse to the Body Politic: Liberty Leads the Way
Mary Renstrom, LCHS Western Literature and AP Language and Composition Instructor
Every Sunday as a teen I watched William F. Buckley’s Firing Line, a weekly television show in which Buckley crossed rhetorical swords with the intellectuals and politicians of the day.
Liberty Common School Names New Junior-High Principal
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Liberty Common School Headmaster Bob Schaffer announced, today, the appointment of Mrs. Kathleen Kearney as Principal of Liberty Common Junior High School