CiRCE Institute

Name

CiRCE Institute

Legal name

CiRCE Institute

Website

https://circeinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Classical Education Curriculum & Training

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides) (MPAJAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Core Subject Textbooks (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies) (EDAGAAAA), Children’s Educational & Curriculum Publishing (MPAJAFAF), Advanced Writing, Literature & Humanities Tutoring (Advanced composition, rhetoric, debate) (EDANAKAG)

Keywords

• Classical education
• Writing curriculum
• Teacher training
• Homeschool resources
• Curriculum publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Curriculum and Book Sales: One-time purchases of curriculum sets, student workbooks, teacher guides, and books including The Tapestry, Lost Tools of Writing materials, and other classical education resources sold through the online store.
2. Conference Audio Subscription: Recurring subscription providing access to over 500+ hours of CiRCE conference talks for under $4/month, offering passive recurring revenue from the extensive back-catalog of training content.
3. Webinar Recordings: Individual purchases of recorded webinars on various classical education topics ranging from $12 to $48 per recording, serving as both training products and lead generation for more comprehensive programs.
4. Training Programs: Revenue from apprenticeship programs, intensives, and Atrium year-long classes that provide deeper, sustained classical teacher training.
5. Donations: As a 501c3 nonprofit, the organization accepts tax-deductible donations to support its mission of classical education advocacy and training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

CiRCE Institute develops and sells classical Christian education curriculum (Lost Tools of Writing, The Tapestry), provides structured teacher apprenticeship and training programs, and operates a 500+ hour audio conference subscription and annual conference series. The organization also produces webinars, intensives, online student courses, and consulting services for classical schools and homeschooling families, plus accepts charitable donations as a 501c3 nonprofit.

Product overview

CiRCE Institute offers a comprehensive suite of classical education resources and training programs. The core product portfolio includes the Lost Tools of Writing (LTW) curriculum program with multiple levels (Student Workbook, Teacher Guide, Videos, and Handbook of Types), The Tapestry literature and language curriculum in two volumes, and the CiRCE Audio Subscription providing access to over 500 hours of conference talks. Training programs include The Apprenticeship (master teacher training), Tirocinium Latinum, Curriculum Development Apprenticeship, School Leadership Apprenticeship, The Atrium (year-long training), The Hearth (homeschool parent training), and Webinars and Intensives. Supporting resources include FORMA Journal, the Adler Database, School Database, and individual webinar recordings on topics including Socratic teaching, mimetic instruction, and curriculum development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Lost Tools of Writing (Levels I components: Complete Sets, Student Workbook, Teacher Guide, Videos, Handbook of Types) A classical writing curriculum that teaches students to think and write through mimetic instruction. The Complete Set bundles the Student Workbook ($47), Teacher Guide ($87), and Videos ($45); the Handbook of Types provides additional examples ($21); and a Complete Set is priced at $157. Designed for classical Christian schools and homeschooling families.
• The Tapestry: Literature & Language Vol. 1 Complete Set Comprehensive literature and language curriculum for Volume 1, priced at $117, designed to teach classically by embodying truth, goodness, and beauty in student learning.
• The Tapestry: Literature & Language Vol. 2 Complete Set Comprehensive literature and language curriculum for Volume 2, building on Volume 1 foundations, priced at $105 (on sale from $117).
• CiRCE Audio Subscription Monthly subscription providing access to over 500 hours of CiRCE conference talks for under $4 per month, making classical education training accessible to parents and teachers.
• FORMA Journal Free journal contemplating ancient ideas for contemporary people, distributed as a sign-up lead magnet to build the CiRCE email list and community.
• Training Webinar Recordings Pre-recorded training webinars on classical education topics including Socratic teaching, mimetic instruction, building a classical curriculum, C.S. Lewis studies, and the classical approach to writing. Sold individually from $12 to $48 and available as bundles.
• The Apprenticeship (Master Teacher Apprenticeship) Immersive master teacher apprenticeship program providing classical education training through modeling, imitation, and feedback, producing certified classical educators.
• Tirocinium Latinum Latin language training program within the classical education framework for educators seeking Latin language mastery.
• Curriculum Development Apprenticeship Graduate-level apprenticeship program focused on developing classical curriculum.
• School Leadership Apprenticeship Apprenticeship program for developing school leaders and heads of school in classical education settings.
• The Atrium Year-long online training class for classical education teachers.
• The Hearth Training program for homeschooling parents in classical education methods, providing parent-focused classical pedagogy instruction.
• Webinars and Intensives Online training sessions ranging from 90-minute webinars to six-week intensives for classical educators.
• Adler Database Reference database compiling Mortimer Adler's educational works and philosophy for classical educators.
• School Database Directory of classical schools for parents and educators seeking classical education options.
• 2026 National Conference Virtual Ticket Virtual attendance ticket for the 2026 National Conference themed "A Contemplation of Revolution," providing remote access to the conference program.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students develop wisdom and virtue through cultivation on truth, goodness, and beauty
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Classical Academic Press: Classical Academic Press is a direct competitor publishing classical Christian curricula, including Latin, logic, rhetoric, and Bible studies, serving Christian schools and homeschools with comparable scope to CiRCE's curriculum portfolio.
• Memoria Press: Memoria Press produces a comprehensive classical Christian curriculum across K-12, including literature, writing, Latin, and teacher training, and competes head-to-head with CiRCE in classical Christian school and homeschool adoption.
• Classical Conversations: Classical Conversations runs community-based homeschool programs grounded in the classical model and serves as both a peer and complementary channel that introduces families to classical pedagogy before they adopt curricula like CiRCE's.
• Veritas Press: Veritas Press offers classical Christian curricula and self-paced online courses with a strong school-channel orientation, including classical history and Bible survey programs, overlapping directly with CiRCE's K-12 classical audience.
• Canon Press: Canon Press publishes Christian classical and Reformed books, including educational materials, and operates within the same Christian classical intellectual tradition as CiRCE, with overlapping audience of classical educators.
• Well-Trained Mind Academy / Peace Hill Press: Well-Trained Mind Press (formerly Peace Hill Press) publishes classical curriculum following Susan Wise Bauer's framework, including writing and history programs, and is a comparable publishing and teacher-training peer in the classical homeschool market.
• Novare Science & Math: Novare Science & Math produces accelerated science and math curricula for classical Christian schools, serving the same institutional customer base as CiRCE and competing for share-of-wallet within classical school curriculum budgets.
• The Society for Classical Learning: The Society for Classical Learning is a membership organization supporting classical educators through conferences, publications, and professional development, paralleling CiRCE's community and conference-driven engagement model.

Emerging players

• Scholé Academies / Scholé Communities: Scholé Academies offers classical Christian online courses and teacher training with a contemplative pedagogy orientation, partially overlapping CiRCE's apprenticeship and teacher development offerings for classical educators.

Broad incumbents

• Hillsdale College (K-12 Outreach): Hillsdale College's K-12 classical education initiative offers free curricula and teacher training to classical and charter schools, functioning as a much larger, well-funded adjacent player shaping the same classical education market in which CiRCE operates.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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