Academy Mission

     We teach children to be American leaders:  men and women prepared to establish healthy families and businesses; men and women of polished character ready to serve God, country and community; men and women who preserve and promote traditional American virtues at civilization's frontier.
 

  Academy Vision  

  Academy Philosophy

  Curriculum

     American Academy looks to Hillsdale Academy as our primary model for school culture and curriculum augmenting that system with classical trivium philosophy (grammar first, logic second, rhetoric third) and with business and economics education integrated throughout.

     Hillsdale Academy was founded as a model for American education in 1990 in reaction to the general failure of modern educational philosophy as applied in public schools.  Harkening back to the rigor of education before the first half of the 20th century, the educational system that made America the envy of the world, the Hillsdale Academy curriculum and school culture is producing superlative results wherever it is being applied.  Colorado's top school, De Evelyn, and top schools in Michigan, California and North Carolina boast heavy reliance on the Hillsdale Reference Guide.  Key is curriculum, heavy in primary sources, that is "real world," stresses fundamentals and reinforces the values that have made America great.

     The trivium is a pre-scholastic philosophy of education developed in the monasteries of Europe and currently being applied with great success in the Classical Christian School movement.  In the early years focus is placed on memorization and the perfection of basic skills like handwriting through repetitive practice and the development of internal discipline and concentration.  This is called the "grammar" stage because it focuses on the rudiments.  In the fifth grade students are asked to begin learning more and more complicated combinations of the basic elements through deductive and inductive reasoning.  Here the student learns algebra and geometry, and begins writing longer expository essays and research papers. This is called the "logic" stage.  Finally, beginning in the ninth grade, students start businesses and engage in debate, forensics, drama and musical productions in addition to their other activities, attempting to develop true professional polish in person and presentation.  This is called the "rhetoric" stage.

     In the early years of our country farming and hunting skills were the mark of every man well prepared to provide for his family.  Today, business has supplanted farming as the key skill set of the responsible adult.  Economic ignorance makes people the prey of every ambitious demagogue.  Developing excellent personal financial habits and understanding is essential to success in our ever more competitive global economy and as preparation for community service.

     The result is men and women prepared for success in life wherever they believe God is leading them.

     Hillsdale Academics

     American Academy Business and Economics Program

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  Parent/Student Handbook

     Distributed to all potential faculty and staff prior to contract signing, this document clearly delineates the duties and responsibilities of Academy employees.

     Faculty Handbook

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American Academy

     American Academy, a Washington state approved K-12th grade private school accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities, promotes rigorous classical education and American values with a view to inculcating the knowledge, skills, understanding and character necessary for American leadership.  Still searching for the optimum location for opening our full scale day program we currently offer primarily individual courses on an extension basis through Complete Education.

How do I enroll?
     You can call 206-230-5672, 951-694-0603 or email us and we'll send you an application and set up an appointment for us to meet and determine the program best suited to your unique student.  Of course there's no charge for the introductory appointment.

How do I find out more?
     We are continually looking to establish a dialog with people interested in our school concept and concerned about the current state of education in America.  We are building on the success of Hillsdale Academy, the model school established by Hillsdale College in Hillsdale Michigan.  Fighting for American values and independence in every sense of the word for the past 160 years, Hillsdale stands out as a beacon of leadership and integrity.  We proudly emulate their dedication to liberty, probity and valor.  If you would like to help get a school started in your area, discuss classical education and American values or learn how you can help our cause, contact us.

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