The Academy at Houston Baptist University
Transformative Classes for Junior High and High Schoolers
Aim Higher
The Academy at Houston Baptist University exists to extend the challenge and rewards of university style classes to Houston area Junior High and High School students, both home schooled and in local high schools, providing them with the opportunity to earn transferable college credit along the way. Classes at The Academy meet twice a week at Houston Baptist University or a satellite campus near you.
At The Academy, we don’t believe in busy work, lecturing, or that tests are the most important part of education. Our classes, from Great Books to algebra, are classical, Socratic, and centered on engaging our students in the great conversation as it has existed throughout history, and as it continues today.
The Academy Distinctives
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College educated, classically trained, dedicated Christian tutors, with over 300 hours of experience in Great Books education.
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Education for the whole soul. We believe that every student’s heart, soul, and hands are as important and as much worth educating as their mind, and that math, music, science, and literature all work together to reveal God’s glory.
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Exclusive learning opportunities through Houston Baptist University, such as faculty lectures, concerts, and plays for Academy students.
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Dual-enrollment classes, allowing the student to earn transferable college credit from Houston Baptist University.
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Automatic acceptance into the Honors College at Houston Baptist University, with Academy Staff recommendation.
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A Christian community of friends and mentors, built around mutual love of Christ and a life of learning.