What is a New Commonwealth School?

A New Commonwealth School is a Community-Created Leadership Education Vehicle that provides weekly, supplemental classes where students are mentored by their peers’ parents and have stewardship over what they learn through mentored projects (mentors are second witnesses to what the parents are teaching), with a liberal arts focus.

A New Commonwealth School creates an environment in which families of like culture can study the classics and become great citizens by gaining a greater vision of our country and ourselves.  A commonwealth signifies “the common good or happiness; thus it is a form to secure the public good.[1]“   While usually associated with governments of countries, ‘commonwealth’ can be applied to many other aspects of society.  It takes the “co-op” group to the next level: to a community that self-governs, that exists beyond the creators whose children are now raised and gone,  and can stand the test of time.

There are currently over 30 well  established New Commonwealth Schools in the United States with more than  20 (update that to 30 since since this summer!) in different phases of the journey to becoming a New Commonwealth  School. We are expecting to double that number this year. Will you be  one of them?