Navy veteran Lt. Commander Ali Ghaffari became frustrated after he enrolled his daughters in the local public school system and decided to found his own school where God would be “at the center.” Divine Mercy Academy is rooted in classical education, where students and teachers experience “a depth of questioning” over the material, emphasizing the importance of virtue and discussion. The Kindergarten-through-8th academy is located in Pasadena, Maryland, and partners with “parents in their roles as the primary educators of their children” rather than allowing the state to dictate what children learn.
From Fox News:
He pointed out that the education so many children are receiving today in public schools and "even in some parochial schools, sadly, is very secularized," he said. "And that agenda is contrary to them going to heaven," he said. "It's very focused on the here and now and it ignores heaven and the eternal." He believes in "bringing God back at the center, where he belongs" — and he said his family does that through attending Mass, praying the rosary every day. And "God's at the center of our curriculum," he said, referencing the school he founded.
