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Merit Academy's 23-24 enrollment is closed.
We are accepting Intent to Enrolls for our March lottery for the 24-25 school year.
Core Virtues
Moral character is the cornerstone of our educational model. In order to properly reason and make the best decision, one must be able to discern what is good, beautiful, and true. Virtue requires a trained mind and a benevolent heart, uniting our ability to reason with our passions.
Merit Academy focuses on five core virtues: valor, goodness, perseverance, responsibility, and friendship.
VALOR
Valor is courage, strength, and bravery. It is the ability to stand for oneself and choose what is right and good, even when a different decision may lead to an easier path.
GOODNESS
Goodness is kindness, beauty, and generosity. It is an exercise of compassion and integrity, even when unobserved. It is an excellence of quality, not only of character but of expression, works, and decisions.
PERSEVERANCE
Perseverance encompasses grit, determination, and tenacity. It emboldens students to continue when it may be easier to quit or give in to unproductive habit.
RESPONSIBILITY
Responsibility is a core tenet in a character of excellence. It guides students to take ownership of action and learning, to do what is difficult but right, even if the task is not theirs to complete. Responsibility links to deadlines, assignments, study and civic mindedness. It prepares students for a world where self-discipline, accountability, and quality of work are not only expected, but required.
FRIENDSHIP
Friendship is the active cultivation of meaningful, trusting, and joyful relationships. It is beyond being friendly. Friends support one another to engage in what is good and right. A friendship encourages people to hope the best for each other, to promote spirits, and to foster happy hearts. Nourishing friendships empower human beings to thrive, even during challenging or discouraging times.
Merit Academy is a shining example of valor, goodness, and perseverance.
Their commitment to the whole child is unmatched. Merit fills the gap and meets the demand of parents who are disillusioned by technology-based learning platforms and had given up on the direction of modern school.
My spouse and myself would like not only like to compliment Merit Academy, but also the teachers, administrators, board members, parents, and supporters that rallied together to make this
dream a reality for our children and their futures.
We would like to convey our heartfelt appreciation to all involved for their priceless efforts, understanding, support, guidance and contribution towards our son’s education. Mrs. Hendrickson is a living example that one need not enroll in the traditional schools to receive the best in education.
~ Dan and Heather Scholz