Pillar 02 · Academics
Accredited academics and credit recovery, with a plan built for your son.
Not another crowded classroom. We find out where your son stands, prescribe the right coursework and hold him to finishing it. His pace is set by where he is when he arrives and where he needs to be when he leaves. Coursework is accredited by Cognia, with staff alongside students every day, helping them catch up to where they need to be, earn high school credits and graduate with a diploma in hand.
The short answer
How school works at Future Men.
Future Men runs a highly structured, closely supervised school accredited by Cognia. Your son gets an individual plan based on his transcript and current skills. His coursework is prescribed for him and paced by where he needs to be when he leaves. Staff check his progress every day, and he earns high school credit as he goes.
Many students arrive behind. School became another struggle, grades slipped and consequences stopped working. A crowded classroom is rarely built for a boy in that place. With 18 to 20 students at any given time, Future Men gives every student an individual plan, a clear daily standard and the accountability to finish the work.
- Cognia
- Accredited school
- Prescribed
- An individual plan for each student
- Supervised
- Staff alongside students every day
- On the job
- Apprenticeships earn elective credit
What he works on
Credit recovery, core courses and electives that count.
His academic goal is set with you at enrollment: make up failed classes, catch up to where he needs to be or graduate with a diploma in hand. That goal shapes his plan and his length of stay.
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Make up what he missed
An individual plan means your son does not wait on a class, and he does not set his own pace either. His pace is set by where he is when he arrives and where he needs to be when he leaves. A student who has fallen behind can catch up faster than he ever could in a crowded classroom. We find out where he is at enrollment and build his plan from there.
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Courses rooted in God’s Word
Coursework is founded on God’s Word across the curriculum. Every student also writes an exit paper reflecting on the issues that brought him to Future Men.
- Mathematics
- Through Algebra 2 and Geometry
- English
- Grammar and writing, with a classic literature list
- History and social studies
- World history, U.S. history, government and economics
- Science
- Biology, physical science and chemistry
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Electives that count
Work earns credit, too. Your son earns elective credit through his trade apprenticeship, life skills (culinary work, chores and property maintenance), wildlife care, auto shop and projects tailored to his interests.
Who helps him
Supervised by men
who know him.
Founder Aaron Boldman has been an educator since 1989 and a school administrator since 1998, and holds Missouri secondary education certification in special education and secondary sciences.
Mentors who live on campus supervise study and tutor students in their coursework. When a lesson gets hard, help is right there, and so is the expectation to finish it.
Accreditation
Accredited by Cognia.
Future Men is accredited by Cognia, the global accrediting organization formerly known as AdvancED. Accreditation means an outside organization reviews our school against its standards.
Students earn high school credits, make up what they may have missed at home and work toward graduating with a diploma in hand. If your son may return to another school, talk with admissions about his records early. That school decides how it counts credits earned elsewhere.
In their words
What former students and parents say about school at Future Men
“I thought I would need a huge level of intelligence to succeed in higher education, but you told me I didn’t need a great deal of intelligence, just to study hard. I didn’t believe you. Now I study harder than most of my peers simply because I want my nursing license more than anything else that would distract me.”
“We are happy to say that in the 8 months our son attended Future Men, he was able to complete his high school education, learn a trade, be respectful and learn how to take care of himself.”
One of three pillars
School is one pillar.
Faith and work stand beside it.
- 01Discipleship
- 02Academics
- 03Trades
01 · Christian discipleship
The men who mentor him also help him study.
Mentors live on campus. The same men who go to church with him on Sunday and talk with him over a work project supervise his schoolwork during the week, so diligence at the desk becomes part of his discipleship.
Christian mentoring and discipleship
03 · Trades & apprenticeships
His workdays earn credit too.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, every student works at a local business learning a trade, and his apprenticeship hours earn elective credit. School and work move forward together.
Trade apprenticeships for credit
Parents ask
Questions about academics.
Every student starts in a different place, and admissions will talk through your son’s plan with you. Apply online whenever is convenient for you. Our admissions team will contact you within 24 hours, including weekends and holidays.
Will my son’s credits transfer?
Future Men is accredited by Cognia, and we work with your son’s previous school to understand where he stands. Each school sets its own policy for accepting credits earned elsewhere, so the school he attends next decides how it counts them. If he may return to his home school, talk with admissions about his records early.
Can he earn a high school diploma?
Yes. Students complete the coursework prescribed for them, earn high school credits, make up what they may have missed at home and work toward graduating with a high school diploma in hand. How far your son gets depends on where he starts, the goal set at enrollment, his effort and his length of stay. Admissions will talk through what is realistic for him.
My son is far behind. Can he catch up?
Often, yes. His coursework is prescribed for him and paced by where he needs to be when he leaves, with staff alongside him every day, so a student who has fallen behind can catch up much faster than he could in a crowded classroom. We find out where he is at enrollment and build his plan from there.
Who helps him with his schoolwork?
Mentors who live on campus supervise study and tutor students in their coursework. Founder Aaron Boldman has been an educator since 1989 and holds Missouri secondary education certification in special education and secondary sciences.
When do students do school?
Monday, Wednesday and Friday are school days, built around chores, classes, work projects and PE. Tuesdays and Thursdays are apprenticeship days. Free time goes to homework, work hours, the weight room or one-on-one discipleship. See a full week at Future Men.
What if he is 18, 19 or 20 and never finished school?
Future Men serves young men ages 14 to 20, and older students make up what they missed and work toward a diploma too. Depending on his goals, an older student may also be able to take correspondence or community college classes while enrolled. Ask admissions about your son’s situation.