An Education Rooted in Faith. Built for Purpose.
CHRISTIAN MICROSCHOOL • ST. LOUIS • GRADES 6 AND UP
Twelve boys. A deeply personal education where academic growth, Christian formation, and meaningful work prepare young men to think clearly, live faithfully, and contribute with purpose.
Founding cohort begins January 7, 2027 • 12 seats
FOR THE PARENT WHO SEES IT
Worried your son is falling behind?
He used to ask questions. Now he scrolls.
He used to have opinions. Now he shrugs.
He used to dream. Now he drifts.
He is not lazy. He is not broken. He is waiting for someone to form him.
Our boys have more information than any generation in history. Information was never the problem. Formation is.
Boys Academy forms the whole boy. Mind, heart, body, and spirit.
More Than Preparation for a Career. Formation for Life.
Faith
Grow in a relationship with God through Scripture, prayer, daily chapel, reflection, and the practice of Christian living.
Identity
Develop a deeper understanding of who you are, Whose you are, and the gifts and responsibilities entrusted to you.
Purpose
Put learning into action through meaningful work, service, relationships, and contribution.
All Growth Is Spiritual.
We see education as the formation of the whole person: academic, emotional, physical, social, and practical, all rooted in Christ.
Every boy has a God-given design. The Blueprint helps you see it: how he takes in the world, what drives him, and where he grows fastest.
Discover How Your Son Is Wired.
FREE FOR EVERY PARENT
Twenty-one statements. About ten minutes. Built by Dr. Isaiah Melendez. You get a personal Blueprint and a first step to take together this week.
The world is changing rapidly due to technology and AI. In this new era, information is no longer the advantage. It is accessible to all, yet many students find themselves increasingly disengaged or lacking a clear sense of direction.
A Calm Response to a Changing World
Why This Exists
While the reality shifts, schools remain largely structured as they have been for decades. The Boys Academy stands as a calm, grounded response to this reality—an intentional environment built to form young men who can lead through it.
02 — THE FOUNDER
The Educator I wished I'd had.
I'm Dr. Isaiah Melendez. Chicago native. St. Louis school leader. Ed.D. Father of two daughters. I've spent my career inside the system — teaching, leading, turning around schools that the system left for dead.
Boys Academy is what I learned the system can't build from the inside.
Twelve boys. Six-week cycles in the city's great institutions. AI mastery, classical seminar, faith-formed character. Built for the boys public school is failing — and the boys it can no longer challenge.
What Makes Boys Academy Different
The City Is the Classroom.
Six-week cycles inside the Missouri History Museum, the Saint Louis Art Museum, EarthDance Farms, the Federal Reserve, Boeing, and a university partner. School isn't a building. It's where the work is done.
Twelve Boys. Mixed-Age Cohort. Grades 6 and up.
Not eleven. Not thirteen. A brotherhood small enough to know each other and challenge each other every day.
Two Hours of AI-Tutored Mastery. Daily.
Math and science with Khanmigo. Personalized to the boy, paced by the boy, mastered by the boy.
Socratic Seminar. Classical Texts. Real-World Problems.
We read the Great Books. We read the news. We argue both. Then we build something with what we learned.
The Morning Affirmation.
Every day begins with music, grounding, and a call-and-response that reminds him who he is becoming.
Faith-Formed Character.
Daily chapel, prayer, Scripture, and worship. Mentorship connects faith to everyday life.
Take the assessment. Discover how to best support his growth and development.
The Heart Comes First.
Before he can lead, he has to know himself. Before he produces, he has to be grounded. Before he speaks, he has to listen. We build the inner life — daily mentorship, brotherhood, reflection, faith — because everything else is built on it.
Twelve Boys.
One Brotherhood.
An intimate learning environment where individuality is preserved and communal bonds are forged through shared challenge.
A Day at Boys Academy
8:15
Music. Movement. Faith.
8:30
The Affirmation. Vision. Prayer. Personal goals.
9:00
Personalized, AI-Tutored Mastery. Core Learning Powered by Khanmigo.
11:00
Socratic seminar. Book study. Real-world problem.
11:30
Deep Work Session. Transition to focus.
12:00
Lunch the boys design. Eating with intention.
1:00
A real problem. A real build. The boys spend the afternoon designing, testing, and refining something that didn’t exist that morning.
2:30
Movement in local Park. Competition. Strength. Learning how to push, recover, and lead under pressure.
3:15
The day closes in a circle. What did we consume? What did we process? What did we produce? Each boy speaks. Each boy is seen. We begin with faith, and we end with it.
3:30
Dismissal.
The Affirmation
Because He is, we are.
We believe in the power of the Word to renew our minds and transform our actions.
His breath is our anchor.
We acknowledge our shortcomings and celebrate our successes.
We can achieve the impossible. By faith, all things are possible.
We accept our emotions and surrender them to our divine purpose.
We are more than what others think or say about us.
We have a responsibility to do right by those around us.
We are better than we used to be, better than we were yesterday, but not as good as we will be tomorrow.
We have a future for which we are accountable.
Yeshua is the master of our fate—the captain of our soul.
Join the Founding Cohort
Twelve boys. Annual tuition: $30,000. Need-based financial assistance, scholarships, and tuition adjustments are available for qualifying families. Founding families help us build the model. Start the conversation below.
Not ready to apply? Start with the Blueprint. Twenty-one statements. About ten minutes. See how your son is wired and where he grows fastest.
Building the Academy Together
We're not a school looking for vendors. We're a school looking for partners who want to shape what middle school becomes in the AI era.
Founding partners shape the curriculum, host cycles inside their institutions, and mentor the boys who will graduate into their fields.
Partners
