📘 What Is Echelon?
Echelon Prep is a purpose-driven microschool for students in grades 6–12. We provide accredited, flexible academics paired with mentorship, structure, and a vibrant student community. Whether full-time, part-time, or homeschool-supported, students grow through passion, intention, and personal accountability.
We’re a hybrid microschool — a blend of structure, flexibility, and community. Students enroll in accredited courses through Holston Academy, while Echelon provides the day-to-day environment, support, mentorship, and culture that bring it all to life.
It’s not a one-room schoolhouse — it’s a modern, student-centered space designed for flexibility, community, and growth. Microschools offer small-group learning, personalized support, and a focus on real connection and purpose.
We flipped the script. Instead of rigid schedules, crowded classrooms, and one-size-fits-all learning, we offer personalized paths, real mentorship, and a community that prioritizes purpose over pressure.
Online learning provides content. Echelon provides context. We offer a human layer — community, coaching, structure, and support — that turns screens into something meaningful.
Echelon Preparatory serves students in grades 6-12.
Absolutely. We’re here to enhance what families are already doing — not replace it. We help students stay focused on their passions while giving families the freedom to design the learning path that fits them best. Some take classes through Holston, others don’t. We’re here to support what works for you.
To enroll your child, please visit our website and complete the online application form. You can also contact us to schedule a tour and learn more about our program.
Driven students. Curious students. Quiet thinkers, bold creatives, competitive athletes — and the families who want something better for them. Whether you’re homeschooling, trying to leave a traditional school, or somewhere in between, there’s a place here for you.
Echelon offers more independence and more support. It’s structured like a school, personalized like a homeschool, and centered on student growth. Less group-think, more ownership. Less filler, more purpose.
🧠 Academic Model & Partnership
Yes, Echelon Preparatory offers accredited academics through our partnership with Holston Academy.
Echelon Preparatory is ideal for student-athletes, entrepreneurs, and passion-driven learners who seek a flexible and personalized education.
Our partnership with Holston Academy allows us to provide accredited academics and a wider range of resources to our students.
We offer flexible scheduling and personalized support to help student-athletes balance their academic and athletic pursuits.
Nope. We look for students who are motivated, curious, or just ready for something different. Echelon is built for growth, not perfection.Content
Through Holston Academy, students follow a rigorous, accredited curriculum — with the flexibility to tailor classes, pacing, and interest-based learning.
We’re not the course provider — Holston is. Echelon provides the community, mentorship, support, and structure that ties it all together. Think of us as the environment that helps students succeed.
Yes. All academic instruction comes from Holston Academy, a fully accredited private online school. Echelon students benefit from that accreditation while gaining something even more important: direction, support, and culture.
Holston Academy is our academic partner — an accredited private school providing courses, transcripts, and teacher support. Families can mix and match classes from Holston or other providers as needed.
🔄 Enrollment & Flexibility
Yes. Some students attend Echelon a few days a week for support and social time while continuing their studies at home or with Holston part-time.
No. We support whatever educational plan fits your family — that might include Holston, but it could also be homeschooling or other providers.
It can be — but it doesn’t have to be. We offer flexible scheduling options to meet each student where they are.
We’ll work with you to find a rhythm that fits. We believe in commitment and consistency, not rigid requirements.
Yes. We offer rolling admissions and flexible start dates.
👩🎓 Student Experience
Each week includes in-person learning time, passion-based projects, group discussions, coaching, and flexible work sessions. Students work on their academic courses while being part of a supportive peer environment.
We serve student-athletes, entrepreneurs, musicians, self-starters, homeschoolers — and students who just haven’t fit the mold elsewhere. What they share is motivation, curiosity, and drive.
Not likely. While academic content is online, we focus heavily on community, discussion, collaboration, and hands-on experiences.
Online school is often independent and isolating. Echelon combines the flexibility of online academics with the support, structure, and social interaction students actually need.
Sometimes, yes. We can supplement another program or help transition between options. Let’s talk about your student’s needs.
We combine structure, mentorship, and personal responsibility — giving students the freedom to grow, but not the option to disengage. We support and challenge them, just like any great coach would.
Work hard. Do your best. Have fun. Don’t give up. Follow the golden rule. We believe in high performance, character, and passion — all grounded in humility and purpose.
It means we partner with Holston for the academic backbone — but Echelon is where the culture, coaching, and community live.
🧑🤝🧑 Parent & Family Experience
Parents are partners, not managers. We provide the academic structure and mentorship so you can focus on supporting your student’s big picture — not fighting them to finish math homework.
We provide regular feedback, mentorship check-ins, and academic progress updates. You’ll be looped in without needing to micromanage.
💡 Just for Fun
Probably. He believed education should prepare citizens to lead. We just think they should enjoy it, too.