Join us in the great conversation of freedom, heroism, and truth with this 14-week journey through The 5,000 Year Leap, The Odyssey, and Plato’s Death of Socrates. Students explore the foundations of liberty, leadership, and virtue as they encounter America’s inspired origins, Homer’s timeless adventure, and Socrates’ courageous defense of truth. With about 25 pages of reading a day and several weeks devoted to writing, projects, and oral exams, Scholar Phase students will learn to think critically, write persuasively, and engage deeply with the ideas that shaped Western civilization. 

Taking even one course of this caliber can make a transformative difference that will last a lifetime.

Class Dates: September – December, 2026 

Class Times: (Times TBD)

• Monday: Prep Class (1hr) | Preparation session where students receive inspiration, context for their studies, and a clear overview of their work for the week.
• Wednesday: Scholar Session (1.5hr) | An in-depth mentorship session where we work closely with students on discussion, debate, their papers, and preparation for oral exams.

Pre-Requisites: Reading of the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution completed prior to the course start date. 

Next Course: This course. is followed by Classical Foundations of the West, Part 2, which moves forward in time to explore the works of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.

Please take the Readiness Assessment before signing up for Inkwood courses. 

Funding & Scholarships 

• For Utah families, OpenEd and Utah Fits All funds can be used towards Inkwood courses.
• For Arizona families, Inkwood is an approved ESA vendor. We also work with families in other states to utilize charter school funds where available.
• We offer discounts for families enrolling multiple students and for groups of students taking the same course.

For more information or to learn about taking an individual course, which can be set up at a time convenient to the student, please email us at Help@InkwoodScholars.com.