Curriculum | Waide Academy

The Seven Regions of Waide Academy

The Academy curriculum is built around holistic education, meaning it covers all major areas of human life. The map below illustrates how Cadets see the Academy Curriculum in the platform. Tap on a region to learn more about what it contributes to the education of an Academy Cadet.

How we choose topics

Every dialogue must earn its place. We judge every topic by the same three standards.

Essential

Every Academy topic needs to matter to essentially every student, regardless of age, gender, interests, strengths, or the direction they eventually take in life. If your child does not need it, we do not teach it. These are not niche subjects, hobbies, or electives. They are timeless foundations and principles that strengthen a person no matter what kind of life they decide to build.

Heavy

Academy topics need to carry real intellectual and practical weight. We are not looking for things a child can easily pick up from ordinary life, copy from a parent, or understand after a quick explanation. The subject needs to deserve serious attention. It should involve ideas that are deep, significant, difficult to wrestle with, or important enough that understanding them properly can change how a person thinks, acts, or lives.

Missing

Academy topics need to address things young people are unlikely to be taught well somewhere else. Schools already devote enormous amounts of time to subjects like mathematics, reading, and conventional science. We are interested in the gaps: important questions, principles, and areas of life that modern education routinely overlooks, barely touches, or leaves entirely to chance.