Servant Leader. Orchestrator. Guide. There clearly is no shortage of models for teaching. While these frameworks are useful, we don’t believe they capture the essence of what it takes to ignite a student’s quest for growth in our digital, disruptive age.

This month, a student-made commercial hits the airwaves. Students at Forge filmed, edited, and produced a commercial now airing on KTVZ Channel 21. One of our students even did the voiceover at the station. While everyone debates the merits of screens, we're busy igniting the vast potential of young men. Hands-on. Experiential. Adventure, adrenaline, and academic ambition. This is the future of education. Forge Academy.

A series of shifts are taking hold that point the way to a more aspirational and attainable approach to personal & organizational growth. By integrating research from fields like evolutionary biology, neuroscience and architecture, we are on the front end of a renaissance in human potential.

The results of a Gallup Poll and Walton Family Foundation survey (August 2024) of children and young adults in the US are in and the results don’t look promising for student confidence and optimism regarding their futures.