Chesterton Academy of Buffalo

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Chesterton Academy of Buffalo
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Chesterton Academy of Buffalo
5337 Genesee Street, Lancaster, NY 14086

United States
Coordinates 42°51′11.9″N78°45′23.9″W / 42.853306°N 78.756639°W / 42.853306; -78.756639
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TypePrivate
MottoCultura vitae
(The culture of life)
Opened2014
ClosedStill operating
School districtLancaster
CEEB code 335921
HeadmasterLauri Hahn
FacultyAbout 13, most half time.
Grades9-12
Enrollment30
Campus sizemedium
Campus typeclean, one-story detached building on a large campus
Color(s)Navy Blue and Gold
Team nameThe Chesterton knights
Student to teacher ratio2:1
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
Website https://buffalochestertonacademy.org

Chesterton Academy of Buffalo is a private, co-educational, Catholic secondary school in Lancaster, New York. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. [1]

Launched in the fall of 2014 by Michael P. McKeating, a Catholic deacon, who received the inspiration while on a pilgrimage to Rome for the election of Pope Francis. Theere he encoutered the students of the

original the original Chesterton Academy in Edina, Minnesota, according to the testimony of the founder. It is centered on G. K. Chesterton’s ideas of integrated learning. [2] 

Beginning in the 2015–16 school year, Chesterton Academy moved from its former location into the premises of Fourteen Holy Helpers R.C. Church in West Seneca. In 2020 it moved to the current site on Genesee Street in Lancaster, New York.


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References

  1. "Home". Chesterton Academy of Buffalo. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  2. "Three New Catholic Schools Set to Open Modeled on Chesterton Academy". The Cardinal Newman Society. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-29.