19255 N. McLeod Way, Boise, ID 83714
info@idahonovus.org
(208) 297-5417
19255 N. McLeod Way, Boise, ID 83714info@idahonovus.org(208) 297-5417A tuition-free, public, American classical charter school in Eagle, Idaho. Serving grades K-8 during the 2026-2027 school year and adding a grade each year until K-12 is served. Idaho Novus Classical Academy is a Hillsdale College K-12 Member School.
We provide a broad education in the liberal arts and sciences. Liberal is derived from the Latin word libertas, meaning freedom, and this an education befitting citizens of a free nation.
We introduce students to America's founding documents early and build a strong foundation in American government to prepare the next generation for the responsibilities of citizenship.
An American classical education emphasizes the pursuit of truth, which can be discovered through careful study of our literary, philosophic, historic, and artistic inheritance.
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18th Apr, 2026 
“A Night to Remember, A Future to Build” >> Gala Flyer Date: April 18, 2026 Location: Boise Centre East, 195 S Capitol Blvd, Rm 400, Boise Individual Ticket: $150 Early…
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22nd Apr, 2026
9:15 am - 10:00 am
Novus families are invited to join our monthly leadership forum with our head of school, Dr. Vincent Kane. This recurring event includes an opportunity to socialize with other Novus families,…
Read More >Our mission is to train the minds and improve the hearts of students through a classical, content-rich curriculum that emphasizes virtuous living, traditional learning, and civic responsibility.
Our vision is to form future citizens who uphold the ideals of our country’s founding and promote the continuation of our American experiment—through a classical, great books curriculum designed to engage the student in the highest matters and the deepest questions of truth, justice, virtue, and beauty.
Idaho Novus Classical Academy partners with families to provide students with an American classical education. We are a Hillsdale College K-12 Member School and part of the American Classical Schools of Idaho Federation. We are working to restore a traditional American public education that focuses on training the minds and improving the hearts of students. The importance of our mission can be understood through the following statement from George Washington’s Inaugural Address in 1789:
“I dwell on this prospect with every satisfaction which an ardent love for my Country can inspire: since there is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness, between duty and advantage, between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity…”
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Idaho Novus Classical Academy is a low-tech school that does not utilize digital platforms or artificial intelligence as teaching tools. We encourage you to read See more
Registration for the 2026-2027 school year is due tomorrow for returning families. Thank you for trusting us to partner with you in the true education See more
Idaho Novus Classical Academy is seeking mission-aligned faculty and staff to join our team for the 2026-2027 school year. If you know someone who would See more
Pictured: Mr. Hukkinen with the 2025-2026 Chess Club We’re proud to share that under the direction of Mr. Harry Hukkinen, a collaborative piece created by See more
The 2026-2027 public lottery drawing is complete and results have been sent to families via email. The application form has also been re-opened to post-lottery See more
Enrollment at Novus is becoming increasingly competitive as word spreads about our culture and academic program. We are still accepting applications for the enrollment lottery See more
Admissions - Idaho Novus Classical Academy
Please read on for more information regarding our enrollment lottery. The application for the 2026-2027 school year is now available at the bottom of this page.
Our sixth and seventh graders were invited back to the Idaho Capitol for the 2026 Idaho Day Program for the House of Representatives this week. See more
For those who missed Mr. Villarreal’s presentation when he visited Novus earlier this year, you can hear him discuss it on the latest episode of See more
Dr. Kane and Major Sims returned from the Hillsdale K-12 School Leader Conference earlier this month where they attended sessions for several days with other See more
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