OUR SCHOOL | MCA Durant

Grades Offered

For 2026-2027 MCA is offering Early Learners 1 (3 & 4 year-olds) through

Grammar 4 (9-11 year-olds).

MCA will add levels each year until we are equivalent to a preschool through 12th grade. The rigorous curriculum may be equivalent to certain college level classes by the time the students are 15 and 16 years old. More information regarding grade levels can be found on the Academics page.

The grades are as follows:

Early Learners 1 - 3-year old girls, 3 & 4-year old boys

Early Learners 2 - 4-year old girls, 4 & 5-year old boys

Early Learners 3 - 5-year old girls, 5 & 6-year old boys

Grammar 1 - 6-year old girls, 6 & 7-year old boys

Grammar 2 - 7-year old girls, 7 & 8-year old boys

Grammar 3 - 8-year old girls, 8 & 9-year old boys

Grammar 4 - 9-year old girls, 9 & 10-year old boys

Grammar 5 - 10-year old girls, 10 & 11-year old boys

MCA treats each student as an individual soul created in the imago Dei (image of God). Studies show, and our experience has told us, that boys will often thrive if they start school at least one year later than the girls their age. Because this is how God made the majority of them, we want to honor that by giving boys every opportunity to succeed. We have found that our boys LOVE school as much as the girls. We believe this is because we are meeting them where they are. Some boys will comfortably stay where they are while others will skip Early Learners 2 or Early Learners 3 if they are ready to be more serious about sitting still and learning what the teacher has for them.

School Hours

Mondays through Thursdays from 7:50 A.M to 3:30 P.M.

Students are in Opening Assembly from 8:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. and in Closing Assembly from 3:10 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. Pick up is at 3:30 P.M.

BIG NEWS: BIG CATS GYM IS OFFERING CHILDCARE FOR MCA KIDS AFTERSCHOOL AND ON FRIDAYS!!!

2026-2027 Academic Calendar

July 1, 2026 -

Supply Fee Due

August 1, 2026 - Consumables (student workbooks) Fee Due

August 10, 2026 - Meet the Teachers & Parent Orientation

August 12, 2026 -

First Day of School

September 7, 2026 -

No School / Labor Day

October 9, 2026 -

Field Trip to Fire Station

October 12-16, 2026 -

Parent / Teacher Conferences

October 28 & 29, 2026 -

Grandparents' Day

November 14, 2026 -

Pecan Field Day

November 23-26, 2026 - Thanksgiving Break

November 30, 2026 -

Spirit Sponsorships Due

December 7-10, 2026 -

Parent / Teacher Conferences

December 17, 2026 -

Last Day of 1st Semester / Semester Closing Assembly & Program

December 21, 2026 -

Christmas Break

January 5, 2027 -

Twelfth Night Feast

January 11, 2027 -

First Day of 2nd Semester

February 27, 2027 -

MCA Murder Mystery Dinner/Fundraiser

March 4, 2027 -

Field Trip to Medieval Times

March 8-9, 2027 -

Parents’ Day

March 15-18, 2027-Parent/Teacher Conferences

March 24, 2027 - March 30, 2027 - Easter Break

May 6, 2027 -

Last Day of School &

End of Year Program

May 14, 2027 -

Fundraiser Golf Tournament

* Other school events, field trips and special days will be announced as they arise. Ample time will be given to parents to prepare.

Tuition

MCA understands that tuition is an investment for families in the future of their children. We do not take this investment lightly. When it comes to tuition, the goal of MCA is to provide quality education at a price that is affordable for families. MCA is working with the state to help families receive the Parental Choice Tax Credit that was passed in 2023. The Parental Choice Tax Credit IS NOT income based. All families with students 4 years-old and older qualify for the tax credit. It is tiered based on income, but all families are awarded $5000-$7500 per student in their household. For the 2025-2026 school year, families with a household income below $120,000 per year were awarded $7500 per student. The tax credit is mailed to the school in August to pay for the upcoming year’s tuition. Families may choose to pay the out-of-pocket portion of their child’s tuition up front or monthly. Please use this link to learn more about the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit.

MCA Financial Requirements for 2026-2027 are as follows:

Enrollment Fee

$150 per family

(Only families who have toured the school will be invited to enroll.)

Tuition for Preschool

$5000

Tuition for Jr. Kindergarten - 5th Grade

$9,500 - Tax Credit Amount = tuition for the year

(Sibling discounts start at $1000 and increase per sibling.)

Supply Fees

Preschool: $200

Jr. K. & Kindergarten: $150

1st Grade and older: $100

Consumables/Student Workbooks

Preschool: $0
Jr. Kindergarten: $110
Kindergarten: $260
1st Grade: $365
2nd–3rd Grade: $385
4th–5th Grade: $350

* dollar amounts based on what publisher charged in 2026

Uniforms

$400

This is an approximation. You can visit the Magnolia Classical Academy Store on Landsend.com and look around. We also allow certain Children’s Place items.

Parents have reported that the price of uniforms is comparable to the price of buying school clothes.
Most outgrown uniform pieces are donated to the school so other students may use them. There is a rack parents may take from at any time.

MCA is working to provide scholarships to families who need financial assistance in order to apply, enroll or attend. MCA does not want any student to not attend because of finances. Please let us know if you need assistance.

Accredited by the Association of Classical Christian Schools

Magnolia Classical Academy (MCA) holds a mentorship accreditation from the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS) and is therefore recognized by the state of Oklahoma as an accredited institution. We follow the recommendations and guidelines outlined by the ACCS.

The ACCS website states: Classical Christian Education (CCE) is education as it was practiced prior to the progressive movement early in the 20th century when the focus switched to job training. Instead, CCE sharpens students’ reasoning, language, and rhetorical skills with a Christian vision for all truth and knowledge. Classical education was created by the Greeks to train citizens to self-govern and live in freedom. Later, it was Christianized to become “Classical Christian.” In the medieval era, “scholastics” refined the form into what inspires classical Christian education today. Rather than emphasizing “subjects,” it emphasizes seven “liberal arts,” which liberate the mind to be less subject to controlling influences. The goal is to cultivate wisdom in light of Christ’s creation and kingdom.