John Adams Academy - Douglas County is a tuition-free, public K-12 classical charter school, opening grades K-8 in fall 2026.

John Adams Academy is Restoring America's Heritage by Developing Servant Leaders® who are keepers and defenders of the principles of freedom for which our Founding Fathers pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor.

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John Adams Academy - Douglas County is dedicated to restoring America's heritage through classical education, preparing scholars to lead with wisdom, virtue, and integrity.

John Adams Academy delivers an American Classical Leadership Education®

We facilitate scholar engagement with the greatest books of the Western Tradition. We seek to inspire our scholars to become life-long self-learners who have the ability to identify, understand, seek, and share what is true, noble, and good.

By coupling servant leadership training and core values with our classically based curriculum, John Adams Academy develops scholars who are virtuous leaders in their homes, communities, and country who naturally hunger for oncoming responsibilities and contributions in society.