OUR IDENTITY
Rooted in faith.
Alive with purpose.
School Alive is a Christian learning community built on faith, family, and freedom. Discover our story and the seven statements that guide our school.
" The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock."
Matthew 7:25
THE SCHOOL ALIVE STORY
Education made
alive in Christ.
Our biography
School Alive™ is a revolutionary Christian microschool serving grades PK–12, vertically integrated into levels 1–7. Driven by the ethos “Made Alive In Christ” and “Ignite Your Passion™,” education is reimagined at the community level by combining the benefits of homeschooling with the strength of a larger school setting. Founded by Dr. Graham Pierce Lyon following a spiritual awakening in 2020, it provides a new option for families seeking meaningful, faith-based education that builds on timeless traditions while breaking free from the systems that limit authentic learning.
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Rooted in faith, family, and freedom, School Alive proudly upholds the values that built our nation—honoring God, defending liberty, and preparing students to lead with courage and conviction. By integrating Healthcare, Art, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Religion (HAMSTER™), School Alive promotes essential 21st-century skills while grounding education in Christian values. The “Authentic HAMSTER Education™” framework stretches beyond traditional STEM, STEAM, and STREAM disciplines, embedding content in real-world contexts for a comprehensive experience. Coupled with the Passion Period—where students embark on Passion Projects—each student identifies and exercises their God-given passions.
This approach responds to the crisis of inauthentic education—where trust, purpose, and effectiveness have been lost. Dedicated to fostering character, virtue, and purpose, School Alive partners with home and the larger body of Christ to shape the future one student at a time. With a vision of being a world leader in authentic education, School Alive guides students toward their God-given purpose, standing as an unwavering beacon in an ever-changing educational landscape. We believe that real success is being who God made you to be. Join our family and make this movement a revolution. In God We Trust!
WHERE SCHOOL ALIVE FITS
Educational Governance Spectrum
Different approaches. One important question: what fits your family?
Select a point to explore how each approach is governed.
Home School
Education directed by the family.
Parents guide the curriculum and daily learning, with support from tutors, co-ops, or community resources.
Explore Our Homeschool PartnershipSchool Alive · Christian Microschool
A Christian microschool alongside your family.
School Alive combines close family partnership with a shared school community, seven connected disciplines, and time for each student’s passions.
Discover Our Mission and BeliefsTraditional Private School
An independent school mission.
Traditional private schools set their own mission and typically organize learning around established classes and schedules.
Ask Us a QuestionCharter School
Public education with an independent operator.
Public schools run by independent operators under a charter agreement.
Indiana Charter School InformationPublic School
Education through a public school district.
Schools organized through a local public school district and school board.
Talk Through Your Family’s OptionsA simple guide to our educational approach; individual schools vary.
OUR FOUNDATION
Seven statements.
One shared purpose.
Read the beliefs, commitments, and convictions that shape School Alive. Select a statement to explore its meaning and Scripture.
Mission StatementWhy we exist
School Alive partners with home and church to start children off on the way they should go by developing Christlike character in pursuit of lifelong learning and service led by faith over fear.
"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."
Proverbs 22:6
Vision StatementWhere we are going
School Alive is a world leader in authentic education that comprehensively prepares and inspires students to fulfill their God-given purpose.
"For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Ephesians 2:10
Value StatementWhat shapes our character
School Alive is firmly rooted in Christian values, championing a holistic approach to education that nurtures character, virtue, and individual purpose in every student.
"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."
Galatians 5:22-23
Faith StatementWhat we believe
School Alive believes in the transformative power of Jesus Christ, grounding our education in the truths of the Bible and fostering a deep, personal relationship with God for our community.
"Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved."
Ephesians 2:4-5
Problem StatementThe challenge we see
School Alive recognizes that inauthentic education, marked by System, Outdatedness, and Worldview (SOW) challenges, impedes the comprehensive and faith-driven growth our students fundamentally need.
"See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ."
Colossians 2:8
Solution StatementHow we respond
School Alive revives authentic education at the community level through its comprehensive "Authentic HAMSTER Education" framework to foster real-world skills and ignite passions.
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."
Romans 12:2
Ideology StatementWhere we stand
School Alive stands firm amidst shifting ideologies as a beacon of uncompromised education, molding future American leaders who champion liberty, truth, and heritage to advance God's kingdom in a fallen world.
"Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes."
Ephesians 6:11
FAITH. FAMILY. FREEDOM.
Indiana State Accredited
Independent Christian education. A close partnership with your family. School Alive brings both together, from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
State Board Accreditation Approval · May 2025 (PDF)