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About Us
In partnership with parents and guided by the gospel, the Elizabethtown Latin School will seek to educate students to the highest standards of a classical education. This will begin in Jr. Kindergarten and continue through the elementary school years. Enrollment for the 2026-27 school year will be for any child in grades Jr. Kindergarten through 3rd grade and will continue each year as a grade is added. We seek to form students intellectually and spiritually through a love of Goodness, Truth, and Beauty so they may grow in wisdom, virtue, and the love of our Lord, and may more ably use their gifts in the service of others and for the glory of Christ and His church.
School will be in session three days a week, Monday-Wednesday. Each student will have a list of assignments to complete at home on Thursday and Friday which will practice and reinforce the skills taught at school that week.
Elizabethtown Latin School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, or any other school programs.
Sheila Larkin and Gayla Routt
Time & Place
Located on the Severns Valley Baptist Church Campus
1100 Ring Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
In Session Days
Monday–Wednesday
8:30 am -3:30 pm
Statement of Faith
We believe there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; John 16:15-15
We believe the Bible is the inspired and infallible word of God, and that it is the supreme standard and final authority for all conduct, faith, and doctrine.
Psalm 19:7-10; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 4:12
We believe that faith in the saving work of Jesus Christ through His death, burial and resurrection is the only way to receive salvation and to be free from the condemnation of sin.
Romans 10:9; John 14:6; Ephesians 2:8-9
We believe that marriage is exclusively between one man and one woman as defined in Scripture.
Genesis 2:18-24; Matthew 19:5-6
We believe God created man in His own image, male and female.
Genesis 1:26-27; Matthew 19:4
We believe a Christian education is a divine gift that enriches our lives and deepens our relationship with God.
Proverbs 18:15; Romans 10:17; Proverbs 2:6
Elizabethtown Latin School will use the Memoria Press curriculum.
Why do we study Latin?
Latin is the language of one of the most influential cultures of the ancient world: the Romans. Even after the demise of their empire, their language lingered in the church, the universities, and the law courts of the infant nations of the Middle Ages. Today our culture is saturated with this immortal language.
At the Elizabethtown Latin School we begin the study of Latin in the second grade. The reason for this, in short, is that in addition to the wealth of benefits Latin gives to a student in terms of English vocabulary and the disciplining of the mind, we see Latin as the next step after phonics in the path to reading proficiency. It also sets a strong platform in math and sciences and the vocabulary that goes along with each subject.
For a more detailed explanation of the reasons why we make Latin a core of education at ELS, please refer to an article from The Classical Teacher, published by Memoria Press.