“So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.”

Ephesians 3:17-19

Mountain Academy is a private Christian school specializing in classical leadership education.

We Utilize The Good and Beautiful Classical Curriculum for Language Arts, Math and Science

  • "The object of education is to teach us to love what is beautiful."

    Plato, The Republic

We’re Excited to offer these 8 Special Unit Studies
for the 2025-2026 School Year

Civics Literacy


This year, our scholars will take part in a vibrant, thought-provoking course called Civics Literacy, designed to introduce them to the foundational ideas that shape our freedoms, responsibilities, and the role of government in our everyday lives. The course is offered every other Thursday, alternating with our Constitution Course.

We will use two trusted resources for this series:

  • The Tuttle Twins (animated series on government, economics, and liberty)

  • PragerU Kids (short videos on American history, important thinkers, and civic values)

Each class will include a short video from both sources, guided group discussions, journaling prompts, and light hands-on activities. Each week also highlights a significant historical or classical figure—from Thomas Jefferson to Milton Friedman to Leonard Read.

What Will Students Learn?

Over the semester, students will:

  • Explore the role of government, natural rights, and justice

  • Learn about inflation and how it affects everyday life

  • Discover the importance of personal responsibility and ethical leadership

  • Study economic freedom, markets, and cooperation

  • Reflect on national holidays like Veterans Day and the meaning of liberty

  • Engage with the ideas of major figures like John Locke, Alexander Hamilton, and Friedrich Hayek

How Will They Learn?

Each Civics Literacy lesson includes:

  • Two short videos (1 from Tuttle Twins + 1 from PragerU Kids)

  • Class discussion led by a mentor

  • Notebook journaling (a critical thinking question or reflection)

  • Occasional extension activities, like mock debates or thank-you cards for veterans

A Peek at Some Weekly Themes

  • Week 1: The Role of Government – Featuring John Locke and Bastiat

  • Week 3: What is Inflation? – Featuring Milton Friedman

  • Week 5: Ethics and Liberty – Featuring Thomas Jefferson

  • Week 7: Central Banking – Featuring Alexander Hamilton

  • Week 9: Veterans and Freedom – Featuring George Washington

  • Week 11: Personal Freedom vs. Central Control – Featuring Friedrich Hayek

  • Week 13: Markets and Cooperation – Featuring Leonard Read

Why It Matters

We believe that forming wise, thoughtful, and engaged young citizens begins early. Civics Literacy provides students with language, examples, and practical ideas they can connect to their lives—and it invites them to see the freedoms we enjoy not as entitlements, but as responsibilities.

U.S. Constitution Course

This semester, our scholars will embark on a powerful and immersive journey through the foundational principles of American government using The Good and the Beautiful’s U.S. Constitution and Government curriculum. Designed for Grades 4–8, this course helps students understand and appreciate the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and all 27 Amendments through engaging storytelling, hands-on activities, and deep critical thinking.

What Your Child Will Experience

Each Constitution class includes:

  • Mentor-guided lessons from a beautifully designed Course Book

  • Group reading of the historical fiction novel Mystery on Constitution Island

  • Student journals filled with full-text founding documents, creative prompts, and historical analysis activities

  • Audio biographies of Founding Fathers

  • History Case Files that encourage thoughtful analysis of primary sources and historical context

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, students will:

  • Understand the purpose, structure, and impact of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

  • Learn about all 27 Amendments and their historical context

  • Identify and reflect on key figures, including the Founding Fathers

  • Develop tools for evaluating truth, bias, and original sources in history

  • Practice articulating civic values and personal responsibility

What to Expect at Home

You may hear your child talk about:

  • Big questions like "What is freedom?" or "Why was the Constitution written?"

  • The balance of powers in U.S. government

  • Important moments in early American history, such as the drafting of the Constitution

  • Historical debates that shaped the world we live in today

We encourage you to ask your child about what they’re learning, and if you’d like to sit in on a class or review their journal, we welcome your involvement!

Financial Literacy: Cash Course Overview

Students will engage with PragerU's Cash Course, a free e-learning series designed for teens and young adults that covers essential personal finance topics. This program includes video-based modules, quizzes, and the option to earn a financial literacy certificate of completion. It’s being combined with real-world applications like entrepreneurship, resume-building, and job readiness skills.

Core Learning Areas

Students will work through structured modules that address:

  • Employment & Income
    – Topics: pay stubs, taxes

  • Money Management
    – Topics: budgeting, currency, checking & savings

  • Credit, Debt & Borrowing
    – Topics: credit vs. debit, debt management, student loans

  • Planning, Saving & Investing
    – Topics: interest, investing, insurance, financial institutions

Real-World Extensions at Mountain Academy

In addition to video-based finance lessons, scholars will apply their learning through:

  • Entrepreneur Fair Projects: Students create and run micro-businesses, using lessons in budgeting, profit/loss, and financial planning.

  • Job Interview Practicum: Includes mock interviews, resume building, and professional communication skills.

  • Check-Writing Lesson: Practical instruction on writing checks accurately and responsibly.

  • Basic Tax Forms: Students will learn to navigate and complete simple tax forms—gaining foundational understanding for future independence.

  • Professional Resume: Each student will draft a polished, professional-grade resume to use for job applications or portfolios.

Why This Matters

This course isn’t just about theory—it equips students with practical tools they’ll need beyond school:

  • Financial Empowerment: Understanding saving, spending, debt, and credit helps students make wise decisions.

  • Real-Life Readiness: Résumé building, interviews, and taxes prepare students for high school, college, or the workforce.

  • Applied Learning: The Entrepreneur Fair and hands-on lessons bring concepts to life and reinforce real-world skills.

Life Academy Kids

Course Description

Keep Your Love On Kids is an on-demand relational development course tailored for children. Its core message centers around teaching kids to take responsibility for their choices while protecting and nurturing meaningful, heart-to-heart connections.

What Your Child Will Learn

Over nine focused lessons, students will explore:

  1. Powerful Kids – Understanding personal agency and self-worth

  2. Language of Love – Speaking with kindness and persuasion, not control

  3. Connection – Building and maintaining meaningful relationships

  4. Controlling Self vs. Others – Recognizing and avoiding control behaviors

  5. Communication Skills – Expressing needs clearly and listening well

  6. Communicating in Conflict – Addressing disagreements with grace and clarity

  7. Truth – Speaking truth in love and valuing honesty

  8. Boundaries – Knowing when to say “yes” and when to say “no”

  9. Forgiveness and Love – Extending grace and restoring relationships after conflict

Purpose & Goals

KYLO Kids equips your child to:

  • Recognize and celebrate their own power in relationships (without using it to control others)

  • Communicate thoughtfully, especially during disagreement

  • Understand and practice healthy boundaries—protecting both their own heart and others’

  • Value honesty, forgiveness, and humility as building blocks of strong relationships

By fostering connection and self-awareness, this course helps children develop the relational maturity they need to thrive—not just in school, but in all parts of life.

Motion and Simple Machines

Course Description

In this hands-on science unit from The Good and the Beautiful, students will dive into the mechanics of motion and simple machines through engaging, inquiry-based lessons. Over the course of 12 structured sessions, students will explore the laws of motion, forces, energy, and the function and design of simple machines. The unit concludes with a hands-on project day where students design and build their own working machine models.

What Your Child Will Experience

  • Mentor-Guided Lessons: Each class includes vocabulary, discussion, reading, and visual components.

  • Student Journals: Scholars complete interactive journals that include experiments, questions, vocabulary exercises, and drawing prompts.

    • Grades 3–6 use an activity-focused 24-page journal.

    • Grades 7–10 use a 56-page version that encourages deeper analysis and personal extension work.

  • Hands-On Activities: Nearly every lesson includes a demonstration, experiment, or creative challenge to apply scientific principles in real time.

  • Project Day: Students apply their knowledge by designing and building their own simple machine.

Topics Covered

  • Force and Motion

  • Newton’s Three Laws of Motion

  • Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration

  • Gravity and Friction

  • Work and Energy

  • Types of Simple Machines:

    • Levers

    • Inclined Planes

    • Wedges

    • Screws

    • Pulleys

    • Wheels and Axles

Learning Goals

By the end of the unit, students will:

  • Understand the science behind how and why objects move

  • Identify and explain each type of simple machine

  • Apply Newton’s Laws to real-world examples

  • Gain experience recording observations, asking questions, and testing predictions

  • Complete a final project that demonstrates their understanding through design and creativity

This course encourages curiosity and experimentation. It’s an ideal way to teach core physical science concepts in a fun, active, and age-appropriate way. If you'd like to participate in Project Day or follow along at home, please let your child’s mentor know—we love involving parents in learning!

Space Science

Our scholars will embark on an inspiring exploration of the universe with The Good and the Beautiful’s Space Science unit. This astronomy-based course guides students through 15 structured lessons that cover topics such as the solar system, telescopes, gravity, the history of space discovery, and the future of space exploration. Lessons are designed to spark curiosity and wonder while anchoring scientific understanding in engaging discovery.

Topics Covered

  1. Introduction to Space

  2. Discovering Stars

  3. Locating Constellations

  4. The Solar System & The Sun

  5. Terrestrial Planets: Mercury & Venus

  6. Terrestrial Planets: Earth & Mars

  7. Phases of the Moon

  8. Tides & Gravity

  9. Asteroids, Comets, Meteors, Meteoroids

  10. Gas Giants: Jupiter & Saturn

  11. Gas Giants: Uranus & Neptune

  12. The History of Astronomy

  13. The Space Race

  14. Space Exploration – Part I (The Past)

  15. Space Exploration – Part II (The Future)

Learning Goals

By the end of the unit, students will:

  • Identify major celestial bodies and understand their roles in our solar system

  • Describe how gravity affects planetary movement and tides

  • Recognize the evolution of space exploration—from early astronomy to modern missions

  • Record observations clearly and thoughtfully in their journals

  • Feel inspired by the wonders of God’s creation and the potential of human discovery

Why It Matters

This unit balances scientific content with imaginative, hands-on exploration—making space science accessible, memorable, and deeply engaging. It's designed to be open-and-go, with all materials and activities simplified for smooth implementation by mentors. Families are invited to participate during key lessons or build further learning at home.

World Studies

Course Overview

This semester, Mountain Academy scholars will embark on a journey around the globe through the World Studies course. Each Thursday, students will visit a different country through the eyes of a child who lives there. Students will learn about cultural customs, political systems, economic realities, and the role of freedom and faith in different parts of the world.

Scholars will compare global experiences with their own lives in America, cultivating empathy, gratitude, and a deeper understanding of liberty, responsibility, and human dignity.

What Students Will Experience:

  • Explore 15 different countries and their unique challenges and customs

  • Learn about life under socialism, communism, or government control vs. the benefits of liberty and free enterprise

  • Practice critical thinking and journal reflection each week

  • Gain geographic literacy through maps and cultural activities

  • Build global awareness and compassion through stories of perseverance and hope

Culminating Project

The semester will conclude with a “Global Reflection & Cultural Showcase,” where students will share highlights from their journals, country posters, or hands-on cultural projects. Parents may be invited to participate or view the student displays as we celebrate a semester of expanded worldview and deepened global understanding.

The Bible Project

Worldview & Circle Time

The Bible Project – New Testament Series
Semester Focus:

  • Semester 1: Matthew through Acts

  • Semester 2: Romans through Revelation

Course Overview

This year in Worldview & Circle Time, Mountain Academy scholars will complete a remarkable journey—studying the entire New Testament from Matthew to Revelation using the deeply insightful, animated teachings of The Bible Project.

This course builds upon last year’s foundation, where students explored the full sweep of the Old Testament story—learning the history of God’s covenant people, tracing the promises of the Messiah, and understanding the unfolding of biblical history from Genesis to Malachi.

Now, as we transition into the New Testament, students will:

  • Learn the life and teachings of Jesus Christ

  • Explore the birth and expansion of the early church

  • Understand the letters of Paul and other apostles

  • Grapple with the rich imagery and prophecy in Revelation

  • See the entire biblical narrative come full circle

Instructional Components

Each morning session includes:

  • Bible Project Video (sequential study through NT books)

  • Guided Discussion Prompts, such as:

    • How does this story point to Jesus?

    • What does this reveal about the Kingdom of God?

    • What does this teach us about human nature or God's character?

  • Journal Reflections or Drawing Prompts

  • Weekly Scripture Memory Verse (recited as a group and at home)

  • Bi-Weekly Mini Quiz on key themes, vocabulary, and Scripture recall

This rhythm is designed to help scholars internalize biblical truth—not just academically, but spiritually and relationally. Multi-age discussion allows older students to lead by example, while younger students absorb the richness of biblical truth at their own level.

Why It Matters

In a world full of shifting ideas and cultural confusion, this course anchors our students in the story of God’s redemptionand the unchanging truth of Scripture. Through short, scholarly, and visual lessons from The Bible Project, students not only learn what the Bible says, but also why it matters—for their identity, their faith, and their purpose in the world.

Scripture of the Week: Student-Led Teaching at Mountain Academy

At Mountain Academy, we believe that students grow deeply when they are both learners and teachers of God’s Word. Each Thursday morning, one scholar takes the lead in teaching a short mini lesson on the Scripture of the Week.

This weekly rotation gives every student the opportunity to study the Bible, understand its historical context, apply it to their life, and share it with others — all while practicing valuable skills in public speaking, biblical leadership, and spiritual reflection.

This is not about performance — it’s about formation. Our scholars are learning to:

  • Study Scripture for understanding and truth

  • Discover the historical and spiritual context of the Bible

  • Reflect personally on how God’s Word shapes their life

  • Practice communicating biblical truth to their peers

  • Grow in boldness, clarity, and leadership as young disciples

These Thursday morning teachings are graded assignments that integrate Bible study, communication, and worldview formation.

Over the course of the semester, every student will have multiple opportunities to lead, teach, and encourage their classmates through the lens of Scripture.

Through this process, our scholars are not just reading the Bible — they are learning to teach it, live it, and lead others in it. This practice shapes both head and heart, helping them become young leaders who can rightly handle the Word of Truth (2 Timothy 2:15).

FAQs


  • We use The Good and the Beautiful classical curriculum for Language Arts, Math, and Science.

  • We also use many materials from The Center for Science and Culture

    -     The Discovery Institute’s Academy

    -     The Discovery Institute’s Science Curricula

    -     DiscoveryU

  • We use a variety of resources, but one of our primary resources is Hillsdale College’s 1776 Curriculum:

    American history lessons from pre-European Exploration through Reconstruction

    • American history lessons from the Gilded Age to present day for middle and high schoolers

    • Complete civics and government courses for middle and high schoolers

    • Hillsdale College-vetted book, online course, and resource recommendations

    • Primary sources

  • “In every period of history, Christians have taken the charge of education seriously - founding schools, promoting literacy, and preserving the literary heritage of the surrounding culture.

    To be effective in equipping young people to face the challenges of a highly complex world, the church needs to redefine the mission of pastors and youth leaders to include training in apologetics and worldview…It is not enough to teach young believers how to have personal quiet time, follow a scripture memory program, and link up with a Christian youth group. We also need to equip them to respond to the intellectual challenges they will face in the classroom.

    It is imperative to broaden the education to include courses on intellectual history, training them to critique the dominant ideologies of our day. A religion that avoids the intellectual task and retreats to the therapeutic realm of personal relationship and feelings will not survive in today’s spiritual battlefield.

    Creation tells us that children are made in the image of God which means they have the great dignity of being creatures with a capacity for love, morality, rationality, artistic creation, and all the other uniquely human capabilities. Education should seek to address all aspects of the human person.”

    — Nancy Pearcey, Author
    Total Truth - Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity


  • Developing Servant Leaders is core to our mission.

    We use Scripture, the classics and primary source history documents (its events, heroes & villains) as the past lessons that drive us forward in our understanding of what wisdom and principles best contribute to flourishing societies.

    We take the position that character, steeped in virtue, determines the effectiveness of leaders.

    Thus, we study the character development (the formation factors) of leaders past and present, and develop a purpose-driven Rule of Life to support these scholars in developing their own special excellence as leaders in whichever industry(ies) they choose.

    We study what character traits/virtues differentiated some leaders from others, helping the scholars to identify the high cost and the high benefit of servant leadership in societies, as demonstrated by Jesus, many of our founding fathers and mothers, and many other self-sacrificial leaders in world history.

  • What are the Enrichment Programs

    Enrichment Courses and extra-curricular activities will be on rotation throughout the school year ranging from:

    - classical art
    - music (choir, instruments)
    - financial literacy
    - typing
    - Spanish
    - classical dance
    - survival skills training
    - home-economics
    - Biblical worldview
    - Christian apologetics
    - gardening
    - farming
    - leather working
    - developing a purpose-driven life
    - woodworking
    - the Entrepreneur Fair
    - horsemanship
    - engineering
    - primitive skills training
    - hide tanning
    - baking
    - sewing


  • - Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, soul, mind and strength

    - Children are made in the image of God

    - Appreciation of our spiritual and national heritage

    - Public and private virtue

    - Emphasis on mentors and classics

    - Scholar empowered learning

    - Fostering creativity and entrepreneurial spirit

    - High standards of academic excellence

    - Modeling what we teach

    - Abundance Mentality

    - Building a culture of greatness

    - Self-governance, personal responsibility, and accountability

  • In person & hybrid combination

  • In person school:
    Monday - Thursday
    8:30-3:00 pm

    At Home School:
    Fridays

  • Mountain Academy operates out of Mt. View Christian Church

    16151 Highway 66
    Ashland, OR 97520

  • Tuition is $5,000 per scholar, per year

    Fees include a $50 registration fee

    Families are responsible for the cost of:

    - School field trips
    - School lunch
    - Uniforms
    - Scholar's Individual School supplies


  • Families are required to provide their scholar with uniforms that comply with our Dress Code

    - Collared shirts
    - Chino/uniform pants
    - American flag colors for shirts & sweaters (red, white, or blues)
    - Navy blue, grey, black or khaki for pants
    - Shoes are solid color; no flip flops or crocs,
    - No logos, designs, or graphics
    - No hats in school
    - Scholars must arrive at school clean, with hair brushed, teeth brushed, and with adequate/appropriate clothes for the weather


  • Our Core Values are what create our culture at Mountain Academy.

    Through the Art of Mentoring, the Classics and the Liberal Arts, scholars are enabled to discover truth.

    The scholar is invited to act on that truth and in the process, grows in wisdom.

    It is by thoroughly engaging in the classics and by the examples of great mentors that a scholar is inspired to develop the virtue to do what is right.

    These are the necessary pillars for the cultivation of servant leadership of self-governing citizens who choose to serve, particularly in keeping and defending the principles of freedom throughout civil society.

    We place a high emphasis on American history and the servant-leadership model from Jesus’s life & teaching.

  • Scholars will have 2 recess breaks throughout the day; one 25 minutes and one 60 minute break for lunch for plenty of outdoor playtime out in the sunshine and to create their own fun in a variety of activities available on the premises.

    The last hour of the day (Enrichment activities) is always a hands-on, free-movement, creative activity as well.

    Additionally, scholars will know that they can take breaks when needed and that we can be flexible in the learning environment in order to best suit each child’s needs.

  • Across disciplines, we implement the Socratic Method based on asking & answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presuppositions.

    Scholars will continually have grade-level discussions and tasks to perform as a group, as well as assignments to complete individually.

  • The scholars are divided by grade level into cohorts with their assigned teacher & aid.

  • Yes.
    Scholars will arrive each day and will gather together outside at the flag pole to pray together and to perform the daily flag ceremony.

  • Yes.

    Every morning as soon as the bell rings, we gather around our flag pole and have a scholar-led prayer time as our opening activity.

  • Stretch & Flex
    Immediately after prayer and flag, the scholars engage in a 20 minute workout that they’ve lovingly referred to as “Stretch & Flex.”

    The workout is intentionally geared toward a total-body strengthening and toning calisthenics program.

  • Mountain Academy does not engage in unlawful discrimination or harassment because of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability or military veteran status in its education programs and activities.