MISSION: We the people of Zion Gateway Commonwealth School are a gathering of inspired families raising a righteous generation of leaders. We support each other in our personal growth, founded upon the teachings of the scriptures. We are a family school following the philosophy found in A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille. To honor our rural towns and rich pioneer history, we also focus on Georgics and principles of liberty, self-sufficiency, and cooperative work via a community garden, local service opportunities, and the Hometown Heroes Project. We create connections between families and individuals in our local community, to strengthen the whole by elevating its parts, and to create a Zion society among us in preparation for Christ's return.
Everybody has a mission. Part of ours as the founders of Zion Gateway Commonwealth School and Community programs is to create opportunities within the local community for children to grow acquainted with the rich history of their towns, the incredible knowledge and skills held by their elders, and the ways in which they can impact the future of their communities for the better.
Zion Gateway Commonwealth is now enrolling families for Fall.
What is a new commonwealth school? When families first pull their children from big institutions to homeschool, they often feel lost, overwhelmed, and alone. New commonwealth schools are non-profit cooperative, volunteer-based groups that provide a soft landing for these families.
As confidence grows for parent and child, the commonwealth school becomes a bonus, a supplement to the rich learning environment pervading the home. New commonwealth schools keep the focus where it belongs, on families. Everything we do together is meant to elevate individual members of the family so we can all become better mentors and students with lifelong learning as a daily staple.
Everybody has a mission. Practicing the 7 Keys of Great Teaching (see sidebar) allows us not only to help our children to discover theirs, but also encourages us to get the education we missed out on in our youth and to discover anew a sense of vision and mission for ourselves. This focus on mission creates an excitement and personal drive that keeps learning at the forefront of our daily tasks, and catapults our families to greater heights!
