Albertus Magnus Academy
Albertus Magnus Academy is an online, virtual school of argumentation and debate for Catholic homeschooled students in grades 8-12 who live in the geographic area of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte (western North Carolina) and Upstate South Carolina.
History
The academy was originally founded in 2009 as the Albertus Magnus Debate Club by John Walker, a member of St. Gabriel parish in Charlotte, NC. In 2010, it was incorporated as the Albertus Magnus Academy.
Campus
The academy has only a virtual campus.
Curriculum
The academy offers a single distance learning course, Argumentation and Debate for Catholics, which includes:
- Argumentation and debate
- Thomism (Thomistic ethics and political philosophy)
- Catholic social teaching
The course is delivered via the academy's e-learning system.
Extracurricular activities
The academy's debate team competes at tournaments hosted by traditional schools along the I-85 Corridor in western Carolina. It has also competed at the National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) Grand National Tournament. The academy is a member of the Carolina West district of the National Forensic League, the Tarheel Forensic League, and the CFL of Charlotte (district for the National Catholic Forensic League).