Have you heard stories about the public schools and thought, “this is not okay? Those are children, not robots and guinea pigs. Children are supposed to go to school to learn, not to just push pencils to bubble in scantrons. Children go to school to be safe, not bullied by other students and adults alike. Children go to school to learn the 3 R’s not to soak in tons of worldly information that doesn’t align with God’s Word!” After 15 years in the public school system, I was at

When Anna Gutscher graduated from homeschool in southeastern Colorado, she felt God leading her to start a microschool instead of pursuing a career in real estate. One year later she was about to launch a school when she was told to wait another year by some of her board members. “It was a crushing situation because I had a building set up, I had bought curriculum and I had students that I had talked to already,” Gutscher told The Lion in an interview.  Since her plan had sta

"And he said, 'With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.'” - Mark 4:30-32 Everyone has a worldview that they live by. Our personal worldview comes across when we sp

The difference comes down to focus. A MicroSchool is centered almost entirely on academics. Its primary concern is meeting academic benchmarks, preparing students for future careers, and ensuring they master core subjects. A Discipleship Academy, on the other hand, holds academics and Christian discipleship together in a balanced and intentional way. It recognizes that education is not only about what a child knows but also about who a child is becoming in Christ. Ephesians 2