Concordia Academy Wichita

October 2026

Together in Truth, Goodness, and Beauty!

From our youngest Firebirds to our Senior Phoenix, the whole Concordia family enjoyed our first Phoenix Friday together on ad adventure in High Park in Derby!

From Headmaster Snyder

What are schools for? Surprisingly, people may disagree. Are they to train people so that they can participate in the economy? Are they to form citizens, citizens of the world, of the republic, of the state? Are students as future citizens the basis of hope in a nation, the material of a competitive economy?  Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations turned some heads with his book that has a question for a title. What is the wealth of nations? Smith offered an answer with a lot of statistical reasoning: the wealth of nations is the productive work of its people. Ever since, we have measured our cultural health in terms like productivity, gross domestic product, job growth and salary growth. This is a dimension that is real, but, like bread alone, is it what man lives by?

Of course, the answer is a bit cute. While man does not live by bread alone, he does obviously live by bread. A productive economy is better to have than to lack. Citizens are certainly necessary in a republic, which, though beleaguered as it is, still requires people raised into altruistic virtue in order to survive at all. If we value our republic, we need to educate our people. This means more than reading books or doing math. It means that young people need to be educated with other young people, their neighbors. Living with our neighbors is an art. Is there such a thing as children representing the hope of the future?  For a nation, there is hope so far as a nation itself has hopes, but there is more to this.

People who believe, the faithful, have reason to hope because they have a future. This means that the people to come are also their neighbors, and strangely so are the people of the past. It is our obligation to those who came before and those who will follow to continue the education and conversation of man with man and God that begins in the Garden of Eden. It is not good that man be alone. Let’s support our schools!

Phoenix Spotlight - Senior Kristopher Lovett

Take Your Shot & Support the Phoenix!

Our Annual CAW Phoenix Trap Team Rifle Raffle is officially underway!

This year, one lucky winner will receive a special Ruger® 10/22® America’s 250th Anniversary Rifle Prize Package, complete with 500 rounds of .22 LR ammunition, a soft rifle case, and a personalized Phoenix Trap Team hoodie.

Every ticket purchased directly supports our Phoenix Trap Shooting Team, helping provide ammunition, targets, range fees, competition expenses, equipment, and other needs throughout the season.

$10 - 1 Ticket | $50 - 7 Tickets | $100 - 12 Tickets

Don’t know a Phoenix Trap Team student personally? No problem! Simply select Phoenix Trap Team - No Student Preference when purchasing.

Ticket sales close Friday, November 13 at 8:00 AM.

Take Your Shot. Support Our Students. Go Phoenix!

Looking Ahead - Save the Date for our Concordia Concert Series

Mark your calendars for the Fourth Annual Concordia Concert Series, coming Sunday, January 31, 2027, to Risen Savior Lutheran Church.

Concordia Academy will once again partner with the Wichita Grand Opera for an evening featuring Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), with our own Headmaster Daniel Snyder taking the lead tenor role.

Composed near the end of Mahler’s life, The Song of the Earth weaves together voice and orchestra in a powerful reflection on nature, beauty, the passing of time, and what endures.

Save the date—January 31, 2027—and join us for an evening of beautiful music. More details to come!

One Small Extra - a Sweet Night of Support!

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our Scoopie Night at Culver's in Derby on Monday, September 21!

Thanks to an incredible show of support from our families, friends, and community, the evening raised $535 for Concordia Academy! Those dollars will help ensure that our students can participate in field trips this year without families having to pay additional out-of-pocket field trip costs.

As we're doing it again! Join us Monday, October 19, from 4:00 - 8:00 PM at Freddy's in Derby for our next Concordia Academy Give Back Night.

Come enjoy dinner or a frozen custard, spend some time with the Concordia community, and help support our students at the same time. We hope to see you there!

Stay Connected

Our doors our open at the High School every morning at 8:00 am for Matins and 8:30 am at the Primary School for Morning Prayers. Can't join us in the morning? Afternoon Prayers begin at 2:50 pm at the Primary School and Vespers begins at 3:20 pm at the High School.

Email our General Mailbox at CAW_info@cawichita.org. Our Business and Development Manager, Amanda Carter can be reached at a.carter@cawichita.org.