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Dear Student of FMA-XVI by Beau M.
Before graduation, many students write a letter to leave behind in the room they have lived in for nine months. Addressed to the next occupant of the room, the letter shares some experience, some...
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Idea of the Month: The Profound Simplicity of Brutal Honesty by Jane R.
We don’t realize how often we lie. We pass up or agree to things because we believe we “should” be putting aside out true desires. I have been asked, and have frequently asked myself the question, “Why...
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Expedition One by Amy W.
I went on my first expedition on September 15, 2015, and, I’ll admit, I was just a wee bit above nervous, because I was surrounded by people I didn’t know and a wilderness with which I was unfamiliar....
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What I Need to Do to Succeed by Nic F.
I came to Freedom Mountain Academy to learn normal school stuff and to receive some outdoor education. On September 13, 2015 FMA officially started, and I realized that it was harder than it looked. I...
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Man’s Search for Meaning by Roman M.
What does it mean, Man’s Search for Meaning? I can’t really tell you how it will make you feel, but I can tell you what I thought and felt while reading it. It made me feel that there is a purpose in...
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Man’s Search for Meaning by Jordan C.
Viktor Frankl’s, Man’s Search for Meaning, a book we were required to read upon our arrival at Freedom Mountain Academy, recounts an inmate’s backbreaking life in a series of infamous Nazi...
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What I Need to Work on This Year by Clay L.
Nobody said FMA would be easy. Even my parents feared it would be too much for me, but I wouldn’t listen. During that first hike, I thought it was over. I was dead. How could anyone survive this...
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Expedition Three by Nic F.
Before expedition three, most other students had already reached Level Two. I, however, had not. I had failed expedition two for a couple of reasons. One of the reasons was because Mr. Mike requires a...
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Caroling at Wesley Chapel
Check out all the photos from our caroling trek to Wesley Chapel here!
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In preparation for her final term at FMA, Maura B. shares what she needs to...
I need to work on believing in my own self-worth and caring less about my “worth” in other people’s eyes. I need to work on having the honor and courage to do what needs to be done even when it’s...
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Expedition Six by Roman M.
Expeditions here at FMA are fun. The thing that makes them fun for me is being able to see new and different places. I am from Kodiak, Alaska, where we have mountains, snow, cold weather, and animals...
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Kitchen Crew by Amy W.
Being on kitchen crew has taught me many new things. It has shown me how to cook all kinds of different foods on a wood-cook stove. The stove is so cool, but if you don’t pay attention, you will burn...
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Idea of the Month: Generosity by Jordan C.
I am a lone wolf. The goal is to outlast the others, and remain on top. My motto: Survival of the fittest. Natural selection is at play. Beware. Granted, my choices are slightly less drastic, but, as...
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Farm Report by Luke B.
The farm is really fun to work on. There are ups and downs, but overall it’s enjoyable and satisfying work. For this article, I used my own experience, and also interviewed Mr. Mike who is the...
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Farewell to Manzanar by Jordan C.
Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, and her husband James D. Houston, recounts the actions taken against Japanese-Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Her...
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Solo Expedition by Amy W.
So I just came back from Solo. It wasn’t as bad as I had been expecting. I thought I would be starving and bored out of my mind but neither of those things happened. The day we went out was sunny,...
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Red Sky at Morning: A Critical Analysis by Nic F.
One builds strength by facing life’s circumstances head-on instead of burying him/herself from the outside world’s difficulties. In Richard Bradford’s Red Sky at Morning, he shows how Josh, the main...
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A Drop in the Ocean by Amit S.
The last thing my father told me before dropping me off at FMA was, “Just look at it like a drop in the ocean.” When I’m hiking and I feel as though my guts are twisted like pretzels, all I have to do...
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One Thing by Nic F.
Just before graduation, each student writes a letter to a future student to leave behind in their room for the student who will be living there next year. Here is Nic’s. Dear Future FMA Student,...
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