Mission

Scholars Online merges appropriate distance-learning technologies with exceptionally rigorous classical educational content to equip its community of students, parents, and teachers to pursue truth faithfully and to live the life of the mind in Christ.

Core Beliefs and Guiding Principles

Our core beliefs guide all the decisions Scholars Online makes, whether approving budgets, selecting curriculum, contracting with teachers, or creating community forums. We represent our core beliefs across our website and blog, and explicitly reflect on them within the Board of Directors. Below we explain how we put each belief into practice.

We believe in the truth of the Christian faith as outlined in the historic creeds of the Church, particularly the Nicene Creed, and we hold our teaching vocation as part of a larger Christian ministry.

Accordingly, we require that our teachers confess the faith of the Nicene Creed; they come from Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant traditions. At the same time, we require no statement of faith from students or parents; we believe that the witness of our faith should not be limited to those who already adhere to its terms. We expect both students and teachers to treat the beliefs of others with respect.

We believe that truth is the ultimate measure of the value of any system of education or belief, and that the honest pursuit of the truth for its own sake is the proper impetus for education, its only valid method, and its only legitimate outcome.

Accordingly, we believe that all topics can be undertaken respectfully and with a view to the truth, and that any position advanced honestly in the pursuit of the truth is worthy of serious consideration, whether it corresponds with our own beliefs or not. We reject dogmatism in our role as educators.

We believe that all truth is God’s truth and does not conflict with reason..

Accordingly, we teach every subject, from mathematics to the natural sciences to literature and history, as a part of our investigation of God's creation, confident that all questions, however difficult, can lead to our Creator.

We believe that the pursuit of truth is a lifelong obligation for all people seeking to know their place in the universe and in the divine economy. Our teachers seek to continue learning and growing along with the students.

Accordingly, we welcome students of all ages and backgrounds. We offer counseling to help students choose the best program, as well as scholarships for those who need financial assistance.

We recognize that while truth does not change, different people will have varied understandings of the truth, and we firmly believe that mutual respect is indispensable to the collaborative pursuit of truth.

Accordingly, we encourage robust discussion and permit passionate disagreement within the bounds of respect and charity for differing views. We intentionally model charitable inquiry, and do not tolerate ad hominem attacks, bullying, or coercion of speech or thought from either end of any political, social, or theological spectrum.

We recognize that the pursuit of the truth inevitably involves false starts, failures, and reversals. These are beneficial and necessary for learning, not causes for discouragement, but guides to the further pursuit of truth.

Accordingly, we believe that a student should be free to experiment and fail as part of the journey toward mastery. We reject the idea that failures along the way indicate either the student’s personal worth or ability to succeed in the future.

We believe that God intends for us to live and act in community, and that a community of scholars pursuing truth is a proven model for fruitful engagement with the world.

Accordingly, we engage all teachers and students in a community that pursues truth, both in the classroom and beyond.

Scholars Online is a nonprofit corporation registered in the State of Washington, operating under IRS Code 501(c)(3) as a tax-exempt public charity.

Scholars Online is fully accredited through the Middle States Accreditation Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools.

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