The model, written down
Four Foundations, the Specials Quests, stages of learning, and the shape of a full school day are published in full.
Read the model →2026–2027 Beta Year
For Funders & Sponsors
One page to review JRX Academy end to end: what it is, who it serves, what is already built, what funding makes possible, and how to start a conversation.
What JRX Academy is
A school built so young people can flourish
A year-round learning community
JRX Academy educates the whole student — academics, character, contribution, and well-being — inside a predictable daily rhythm that runs from before school through evening mentoring.
Built around being known
Small groups, daily mentoring, and Academic and Success Specialists mean every student is known by name by adults who see them every day.
Designed to last
Governance, stewardship, and a staged campus plan are published, not implied. JRX is being built as an institution, not a pilot that closes when attention moves on.
Who it serves
Families in Southwest Florida, beginning small on purpose
JRX Academy serves students ages 5–19 through full-time enrollment, hybrid and homeschool support, after-school, weekend, and summer programs. The Beta Year opens with a small founding cohort so the model is tested honestly before it is scaled.
What is already built
Not a concept — a school you can inspect
A working school day
The daily rhythm — academics, movement, shared meals, Quests, After School Program, mentoring, dismissal — with a printable version for review.
See a day at JRX →Operating systems, live
Admissions, family portal, attendance and reporting, mentoring records, and student Quest tracking are running software, not slideware.
See admissions →Evidence and context
The research JRX builds on, and the measures we have committed to reporting as students progress.
Review the evidence →Governance and stewardship
How decisions are made, who holds responsibility, and how the school is protected long after its founding year.
See governance →The campus plan
The staged path from the flagship site toward a full campus, with what each stage requires.
See Future Campus 2036 →What funding makes possible
Four places a gift goes to work
Scholarships & access
Removes cost as the reason a family cannot choose an education that sees their whole child.
Mentors & people
Recruits, trains, and retains the specialists and mentors who make the model work day to day.
Programs & Quests
Funds the materials, equipment, and real-world projects behind Arts, Athletics, Leadership, Law, Academics, Hospitality, and Technology.
Campus & growth
Moves the flagship site and staged campus plan forward on the timeline published in Future Campus 2036.
What students are building
Quests — real work, finished and shown
A Quest is a student's own project with a named goal, a first move, and evidence at the end. Students plan it, a mentor approves it, and progress is tracked in the portal until there is something they can point to and explain. These are live starter Quests from the library students choose from today.
Academics
Ten-Day Skill Sprint
Pick one small skill you have always wanted and practice it for ten days in a row, tracking what changes.
Evidence: Ten dated journal entries plus a short before-and-after demonstration.
Leadership
Neighborhood Service Mission
Find a real need close to home, organize a small team, and complete a service project people can point at.
Evidence: Photos, a short plan, and a note from someone the work served.
Technology
Build Something That Works
Design and build a working thing — an app, a machine, a tool — that solves a problem you personally have.
Evidence: A working build, the sketches it came from, and one person using it.
Athletics
Season of Training
Commit to a full training season with a measurable goal, a written plan, and honest weekly numbers.
Evidence: The training log, the season numbers, and a coach's sign-off.
Law
The Case for Something True
Choose a question people disagree about, research both sides fairly, and argue your case in front of an audience.
Evidence: Your research notes, your written case, and the recorded argument.
Arts
Make It and Show It
Create an original piece — music, film, writing, visual art — and put it in front of a real audience.
Evidence: Drafts in order, the finished piece, and audience response.
The record so far
Funder's Letters
An ongoing, unedited account of building JRX Academy — what we are learning, what it takes, and what comes next.
Letter 001
Seven Students
JRX Academy begins with seven students and three families. This first letter explains where we are, what we are testing during the Beta Year, and what it will take to build well.
Read letter →Letter 002
Asking Feels Different This Time
Letter 002 explains why asking for JRX Academy is more personal than past fundraising work, what Conscious Fundraising means, and the many forms of capital that can help build the Beta Year.
Read letter →Letter 003
We Are Not Starting From Nothing
Letter 003 describes the experience, relationships, and questions that sit underneath JRX Academy, and why the Beta Year is about turning hard-won lessons into a living institution.
Read letter →Start a conversation
Tell us the range and the area
Share what you have in mind and it comes straight to the founder's desk. We reply by email with the matching detail — or book a call and we will walk it through together.
Other ways in
Review, meet, or share with a board
Fund or sponsor
Tell us the size and area you have in mind and we will send the matching detail.
Build With JRX →Visit or meet
See the day in person, or meet with the founder to walk through the plan.
Book a visit →Share with a board
A printable one-pager that survives being forwarded to a committee.
Open the one-pager →Questions first? Contact us.