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About St. Edmund Campion Academy

Our mission, our history, and our patron saint

Newman Guide Recommended Seal

We are now a Newman Guide Recommended School

St. Edmund Campion Academy is proud to be recognized by The Cardinal Newman Society as a Newman Guide Recommended School. Newman Guide Recommended K-12 schools are committed to upholding the standards of faithful Catholic education, derived from guidance provided by Church councils, popes, Vatican congregations, bishop conferences, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

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Our Mission

St. Edmund Campion Academy was founded on the principle that a quality, Christ-centered Catholic education that properly prepares children to follow their vocations should not be so expensive that it encourages families to limit the number of children they welcome from God.

At Campion we live this mission every day by first and foremost focusing on the spiritual development of our students. We firmly believe that a student who is focused on following God’s voice and fulfilling the vocation they are called to in this life will achieve more meaningful success both academically and personally. While this success may not manifest in high paying jobs or temporal success, it is our belief that it will manifest in the salvation of the student’s soul, which is ultimately the only metric that matters.

Our History

St. Edmund Campion Academy was founded in 1997 in Mt. Healthy, OH (north of Cincinnati) by a group of lay Catholics. The founders were called to provide a complete, Catholic, classical education to students in the Cincinnati region with a commitment to making that education affordable for large families.

  • 1997 — Founded in Mt. Healthy, OH
  • 2002 — Relocated to Oakley for a more central location
  • 2016 — Relocated to Fairfax, the former St. Margaret of Cortona school building
  • 2022 — Relocated to Sacred Heart School in Camp Washington

Frequently Asked Questions

We offer grades one through twelve. Grades in the elementary school are grouped in sets of two (i.e. first and second grade share a classroom). This grouping provides greater latitude for teachers to help students who are a little behind while still challenging advanced students.

One of the most important times in a child’s life is their early formative years, before the first grade. We firmly believe that these years should be spent in a home setting, learning the deeply human skills of empathy and understanding rather than focusing on early childhood education. The modern emphasis on very early childhood education has contributed to the overemphasis on academic advancement to the detriment of the spiritual and personal development of children.

At Campion our academic model focuses on the spiritual as well as the academic development of our students. After more than a quarter century we have come to understand the value of a classical curriculum, not just in the modern sense of studying classics but also in the sense of using classical education methods and texts. These more traditional academic approaches would not be possible given state requirements to qualify for grants and educational funding.