SAVI Prep · Gilbert, Arizona
A Micro School for those who believe each child can do more than sit in class each day. We believe God has a plan for them to change the world.
Why we do what we do
We believe every student is made in God's image with unique gifts — and that they grow most when they're trusted to think, choose, struggle, and reflect, with a caring guide beside them and Christ at the center.
We're not here to hand students answers. We're here to help them become people of faith, courage, and ownership who know how to learn anything.
The test of a great day isn't "Did we cover the material?" It's "Did they think, choose, act, and reflect?"
Body · Mind · Faith
Three commitments we hold them to, and hold ourselves to, every day they're with us.
Know Scripture, follow Jesus, practice prayer, serve others, and grow in Christlike character.
Learn how to learn, think, communicate, make decisions, and take responsibility without constant adult direction.
Train body and mind through practice, teamwork, recovery, competition, and productive struggle.
Our learning approach
Our teachers — we call them Guides — design the environment, hold the standard, and return the thinking to the learner.
Students set goals, choose strategies, track progress, and revise real work. We measure growth in the process, not just grades.
Instead of lecturing, our Guides ask great questions that make thinking visible and build confidence and ownership.
Make the purpose and the next step clear.
Treat challenge and mistakes as the training ground for growth.
Pursue mastery of the process, not just scores.
Anchor confidence in who they're becoming, rooted first in Christ.
Tuesday · Wednesday · Thursday
A shortened, focused day — deliberately, so families can partner in their student's education the rest of the week.
The day opens with Scripture and prayer together, before anything else competes for their attention.
A story or a dilemma, a real discussion, and a commitment they make for the day ahead.
Self-paced and mastery-based. They work toward goals they set, at the level they're actually ready for.
Eating together, cleaning up together, and taking responsibility for the space and for each other.
Hands-on, project-based work where what they're learning meets something real and difficult.
What did they try, what did they learn, what will they do differently tomorrow — written down, in their own words.
Skills, strength, and competition — coached seriously, as part of the school day rather than bolted on after it.
What makes SAVI Prep different
The practical details
2026–2027 · Aug–May
Our year follows the Gilbert Public Schools (Gilbert, AZ) calendar for single-day holidays, so families stay in sync, with our own break weeks. Classes start August 4.
For your student
SAVI Prep is for a student who wants to be trusted with their own learning, who wants a culture that takes their faith seriously, and who wants peers choosing the harder, better path. We're a small community on purpose — so we'd rather have a real conversation than a sales pitch.
Full-time enrollment for 2026–27 — includes all Academy training, Club team fees, curriculum, and books.
Apply Now Contact UsThe application is short and starts a real conversation with our team — we'll walk you through ESA and figure out together whether SAVI Prep is the right home for your student this year.
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