[2] Following a small pilot program during the 2010-2011 school year, Cross Classical opened in fall 2011 on the campus of Union Presbyterian Church in downtown Brownwood.
[5] Cross Classical Academy was conceived in spring 2009 by Mandi Moore, a local mother exploring educational options for her kindergarten-age daughter.
The model is designed to allow parents a more active role in educating their children in an attempt to integrate the home and school environments.
[8] The mission of the school is "to partner with parents to provide for their children a classical education founded upon a Biblical worldview in a University-Model® setting.
[6] Cross Classical Academy's current enrollment base draws from over seven towns throughout central and west-central Texas and over 15 community churches.