“Things are going well. I have a job working on the night shift. I moved up pretty fast in that company. I want to thank you and everyone at the academy for helping me develop into the person I have become today. Helping me learn and define my ethics within a group. The information that I got there at the academy about getting into the communication lines, finding out what needs to be done, and helping to push forward on production really helped me out here a lot! But, that isn’t the only thing you guys there helped me with. For example, the Communication drills helped me keep my “cool” with people out where I work that may “get on my nerves” ya know? I just really would like to send a BIG thank you out to you. I have found that it has come around and helped a lot! HUGE Win!”

– S.H., at 19 years old (student)

“Here are my wins since being at the Mojave Academy:

“In other schools I’ve been in, it’s like going through a tube and there are lots of bubbles. Here they fill in all the bubbles so you can just move through. In other schools you don’t always learn but they pass you on anyway. Here you really learn it all the way.

“When I first came here I was told there weren’t any grades – it was weird at first, but now I see why.

“Since I’ve done the Cause Program I don’t blame everyone else for stuff that I do.

“Laurel taught me better ways to take care of my little sister. Now she’ll be a better person because of this.

“I look different now too!

“I also have a lot of realizations about things like eating right and taking care of myself.

Thank you,
S.L. - 13 years old (Student)

“Since my son was about 8 years old I have been on a quest to find the education that met my son’s standards. He will soon turn 14.

“I have personally dug in with my son to test the waters of the different options of education available—several private and one public school.

“None ever met my son’s vision of an ideal scene. And believe me we both tried.

“Finally, finally he has found his group—the group using L Ron Hubbard’s educational technology.

“He is flourishing and I’m so happy I could burst.

“I have always known my son was a good guy, even when others failed to see.

“Finally, to his credit of never giving up, he has found the sane group using L. Ron Hubbard’s Educational technology.

“Under that tech my son is flourishing. He works, he smiles, he tells his father and I he loves us every time we call. His voice is so ‘up’.

“I am so grateful to these fine people at Mojave Academy for understanding and duplicating Mr. Hubbard’s mission for our children.

“Anyone who has ever searched for a happy environment for their child will know what I mean when I say I am so grateful it practically brings me to my knees.

“Thank you Mojave Staff for being there making a safe space for our children to flourish and prosper.”

- P.F. (Mother)

“I will never forget Mojave Academy because it is the place where my whole life changed, changed for the good.

“Since I have come home people keep telling me how good I looked and that I was just shining. My parents are really proud of me for all that I have accomplished there.

“I’m glad to have gained so much from my experiences there and I feel much better about my self and what I’m doing. Mojave is where I learned what it really meant to have a job and be responsible. I held the cook position for 7 months. Also I learned the true meaning of family and friends because at Mojave we were all family and we all pitch in and contribute to make our school a better place.

“There’s no place like Mojave Academy on earth and I love it.”

– D.H., 17 years old (student)

“My son attended Mojave Academy for 5 years.

“He had never been happy in any school he had gone to, and we had tried many.

“He wasn’t a “bad’ kid - he just wasn’t happy sitting in a classroom at a desk for hours and hours each day.

“Then, we found out about Mojave Academy and its 3 programs (Life Basics, Educational Repair, and Academics) and that he would be able to choose his own program and not be stuck at a desk studying things he was not interested in (as he had always been.) We knew this was the place for him and that in addition to providing the right environment, the Mojave programs themselves, using only Mr. Hubbard’s technology on education and child raising, would handle things not normally handled in a traditional classroom and that he would benefit greatly.

“Our son thrived at Mojave. He went from the kid who wanted the simplest cleaning job to the most sought after worker during all-hands projects because he was such a hard worker.

“Our families constantly comment on what a fine young man he is (he is now 14) and how well he communicates with them and how mature he is for his age.

“This past summer at Mojave, he spent his mornings on math and writing (his two favorite subjects) when he wasn’t helping other students. He wrote a short comedy play that the students decided to perform as part of the summer talent show. He played the lead role and the play itself was a big hit.

“Recently, my wife and I were going to be out at dinner time and our son said he would make tacos for dinner. When I checked with him as to whether he knew what to do he said “Dad, I’ve cooked this meal for a lot more people at Mojave than just us 3″. When we got home, the tacos (which were excellent) were on the table.

“He also makes killer salads — better than I can do myself, I am afraid to admit. But, then, I didn’t have the opportunity to go to the Mojave Academy.”

- C.P. (Father)