Serve With Us

Starr Mountain Academy is a new hybrid homeschool program in Athens, TN. We are a board-governed 501c3 organization with strong informal ties to Wellspring Mennonite Church. A pilot program was run in 2024-2025. We anticipate enrolling 12-20 students in grades 1-12 for the 2025-2026 school year. We meet as a group 4 ½ hours per day Monday-Thursday. Older students also have assigned work for afternoons and Fridays.

Our curriculum primarily follows the Alveary which offers an integrated Charlotte Mason approach across the curriculum and leads students to engage with books, ideas, and the world around them through speech, writing, art, and other hands-on activities.

We are looking for one to two tutors who want to further their own development and invest in the community. There are additional opportunities for those interested in developing the long-term vision of Starr Mountain Academy. These positions are suitable for a man or woman of various experience levels or vocational background. Tutors must be present with the students and approach all areas of the curriculum with joyful, attentive, diligent appreciation of God’s creation and what God has enabled humans to create.   Training in pedagogical methods will be provided, as well as coaching throughout the year. While the teaching methods and curriculum require less preparation time and expertise from the tutor than do some methods, the tutor needs to be highly engaged and willing to learn new things.

A full tutor role is considered a 1,000-hour position spread across 40 weeks inclusive of orientation week and breaks. Salary varies with life experience and responsibilities accepted. Some assistance with finding a complementary part-time job may be available 

For more detailed information or to refer someone else as a candidate, contact one of the following:

Marlin Sommers, Director of Education marlin.sommers@gmail.com (423) 381-0837  

David Miller, Chairman daval9002@gmail.com (423) 435-8639