School of Enlightened Youth

We believe education should:

• Foster curiosity and critical thinking.
• Build character and responsibility.
• Integrate practical life skills, creativity, and wellness alongside academics.
• Empower both children and parents through a supportive, family-oriented learning community.

1. Safety First – Every child deserves a secure environment, supported by CPR/First Aid certification and background-checked adults.
2. Individual Growth – Students progress at their own pace, supported by tools like the Acellus program and hands-on enrichment.
3. Community Partnership – Parents are encouraged to engage through volunteering, chaperoning, and shared input.
4. Integrity & Transparency – Open communication, clear policies, and a commitment to trust.
5. Balance & Wellness – We emphasize nutrition, physical activity, creativity, and emotional well-being.

Core academics: Acellus Academy (parent-linked accounts; mastery-based pacing).

Whole-child development: daily fitness, outdoor play (weather-based), art, music, practical life skills, and field trips.

Character & community: teamwork, kindness, responsibility, and respect for living things (including dogs and small critters).

Optional faith element: Bible Study using The Hero Bible (comic edition) offered if families opt in.

We’re a micro-pod: personal attention, flexible pacing, and hands-on learning.

• Reading, writing, math, science, social studies—self-paced with teacher guidance.
• Weekly check-ins for progress and mastery goals.
• Parent dashboard access for transparency.
• Advanced AI adjusts each student’s curriculum based on their needs. 
• Weekly Science Live Videos
• Our classes will be legally considered a ministry, all schooling will be the parents legal responsibility to maintain attendance though all records of classes done with the ministry will be provided directly by us. 

• Healthy food education & cooking skills: basic nutrition, meal prep, kitchen safety.
• Home & yard basics: simple repairs, tool safety, plant care, rakes/shovels usage with supervision.
• Financial & life literacy: time management, savings jars, simple budgeting, polite communication.
• Animal care: respectful handling and safety (see Huskies policy below).
• Aquariums & critters: observation, ecosystems, responsibility.

• Weekly art projects (drawing, clay, collage, crafts).
• Rhythm & music appreciation; optional instrument “show & tell.”
• Parent approved concert footage
• Art Gallery trips
• Guest music teachers
• Guest Artists
• Poetry
• Digital Art
• Digital Music using professional software

• Daily movement: bodyweight circuits, stretching, games, and obstacle-style play.
• Weather-based outdoor sessions: nature walks, scavenger hunts, simple horticulture, and more. 

• Local libraries, museums, parks, farms, small businesses, or guest workshops.
• Long distance trips to zoos, art galleries, interesting businesses, and more. 
• We go when we have enough chaperones and seats for every enrolled student.

• The Hero Bible (comic book version) for accessible engagement.
• If any enrolled parent prefers not to include this during class hours, we’ll offer it outside of regular class hours for those who would like to participate.

• Any talk about politics will be free of partisan bias and will be limited to generally educating kids on the systems of government and learning to openly discuss different beliefs with civility and reason.

• While we are a church based organization built around Biblical beliefs, a true follower of Christ loves all spiritual and cultural differences.  We will never describe cultures outside our own as anything less than different and teach the kids to appreciate diversity, not hate it. 

• As humans, our place is only to discern what is right for us and to never judge another person's imperfections.  While critiquing someone's behavior, abilities, or ideas honestly and constructively is ok, we will never promote the idea that someone else is a worse human than ourselves.

• Participation trophies do not help the growth of any individual.  All students must experience the reality of life at its core and learn to earn based on efforts.  This does not mean punishment, but rather the chance to learn the essence of working towards goals in a positive way. 

No students will ever experience favoritism.  In this essence they will be treated as equals.  Every student deserves the same opportunity to advance, to have guidance, and to have a mentor who does not favor any student over themselves.  Students will be encouraged to work together with each student and not just the ones they bond with easily.

This is absolutely up to the parents of the student to educate them at their own pace, with their own discernment.  If students are of a necessary age and parents feel they do not have the capacity to teach them we can arrange private or small group settings with the parent of each student present and only after each parent has approved any lessons as appropriate for their child.