OVERVIEW
The Mountain Scholars Rhetoric Program constitutes grades 9th-12th and is named for the final academic phase of a classical education, the Rhetoric stage. In the Rhetoric stage, students take the knowledge and skills that they have learned in the Grammar and Logic stages and apply them to solve difficult problems, to become self-aware and to express what they think through speech and writing.
Rigorous coursework, emphasis on independent work, and self-directed study set the Rhetoric program apart from other Mountain Scholars classrooms.
RHETORIC TERMS
- Rhetoric Students: Students in grades 9th-12th
- The Tower: The space where Rhetoric Students take online classes and work on assignments
- Tower Hours: The time between 7:40 AM and 2:30 PM, Mon-Thur, when Rhetoric Students attend The Tower
PARTNERSHIP WITH WILSON HILL ACADEMY
Mountain Scholars Rhetoric Program works in partnership with Wilson Hill Academy, an accredited, classical, Christian, honors high school that provides synchronous (live) online instruction from master teachers. Mountain Scholars Rhetoric students receive their primary instruction online from Wilson Hill Academy while enjoying the benefits of community and camaraderie with fellow students in a brick-and-mortar setting.
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
Parents and students seeking participation in Mountains Scholars Rhetoric Program must meet the following criteria:
- Student must have successfully managed at least two Wilson Hill Academy (or similar classical, online school) online classes (See Transfer Student Information)
- Parent must attend an intake meeting with the Upper Campus Director to clarify program expectations
- Parent and student must agree to all terms of the Handbook
- Student must enroll in required Wilson Hill Academy courses