LUTHERAN
CLASSICAL
ACADEMY
Why Classical Lutheran Education?
Wisdom, eloquence, and virtue—these are the goals, i.e., the fruit, that a classical education cultivates within its students. The ancients knew that education should be about more than “basic skills” and mere competency. A good education transformed, elevated, and refined the mind and the soul.
For thousands of years, the classical arts of learning were the standard for education. These arts were timeless and proven because they focused on the timeless and proven. The Good, the True, and the Beautiful were the objects of this sort of education. Eloquent confessors and wise leaders were its results.
Our communities need these future leaders. In an endless pursuit of the latest educational dogma, most of our schools no longer have the capacity to judge what is True, much less teach it. In forsaking the soul for the mind, they have forgotten how to educate both.
Classical Education is a return to excellence in teaching, curriculum, and expectations. Can you settle for anything less for your child?
About our school
Kindergarten through Grade 9
Nestled on a picturesque 8.5 acres, the St. John’s Port Washington campus offers a wonderful opportunity with 12 classrooms, a church sanctuary, library, music room, art room, and indoor/outdoor recreational space.
Our Mission
Lutheran Classical Academy exists to provide a rigorous study of the best of Western heritage across all disciplines shaped by Biblical literacy and Lutheran Catechesis.
Our Vision
Through classical Lutheran education, Lutheran Classical Academy partners with parents to instruct students in the true, good, and beautiful, cultivating virtue for a life of Christian service.
Our Staff
Miss Katie Laubenstein
Teacher, Grades 3 - 5
Miss Katie Laubenstein has twenty years of experience teaching in Lutheran schools. She has taught a variety of grade levels in Wisconsin, Illinois, and New Mexico. She is excited to return to Wisconsin and is pleased to be serving God at Lutheran Classical Academy.
Mrs. Kristine Gaub
Teacher, Grades K - 2
Mrs. Gaub has taught for more than 45 years in Illinois, Indiana, Wyoming, Virginia, California, Texas, and Alabama. She is firm believer in Classical Education and challenges her students to “rise to the occasion” and keep on learning, even when away from the classroom! Mrs. Gaub graduated from Northern Illinois University with a BA in Elementary Education. She is excited to be serving at Lutheran Classical Academy in Port Washington.
Rev. Richard Gaub
Headmaster, Teacher, Grades 6 - 8
Pastor Richard Gaub has served churches and schools in Wyoming, Virginia, California, Texas, Alabama, and is now serving at St. John’s Lutheran Church and Lutheran Classical Academy in Port Washington, WI. He has twenty-five years of experience in administration and teaching. Pastor Gaub is a man who is patient and loving but holds the students and teachers under his care to a high standard, which is pleasing to our Lord.
Mrs. Julia Raffa
School Secretary
Julie Raffa, a Hoosier raised in Kannapolis, North Carolina, I returned to Indiana in 2004 to attend Concordia Theological Seminary. Three years later, I graduated with a Master of Arts in Deaconess Studies and a husband. My husband, Rev. Christopher Raffa, was called to serve as Associate Pastor of Pilgrim Evangelical Lutheran Church in West Bend. Over the last 16 years, I have been a housewife and stay-at-home mother to Rachel and Matthias, students at Trinity Lutheran Classical High School in Elm Grove, and Emma who is a student here at Lutheran Classical Academy. In my spare time, I enjoy listening to cozy mystery audio books while working on a craft project and playing card games with my family.
