Monticello College Building Schedule

“He believed the sky had a moral function, and that contemplating it induced wonder, a sense of possibility without limit, and inspiration.”  An Education for Our Time – Josiah Bunting

Philosophy of the Environment

How do you feel when you hear the wind in the grass on a wide-open prairie, the singing of early morning songbirds, the Hallelujah Chorus by Handel or smell the pungent scent of a forest of pines. There is a peace that surrounds and enfolds us when we are in a beautiful art gallery or museum.  Standing in front of the black wall of the Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. one is easily moved to tears.  We cannot help sensing the thick solitude of the Jefferson or Lincoln Memorials while they teach us the price one pays to lead and the debt owed by a grateful nation.  The overwhelming view from a mountain-top, the sense of awe looking down into the Grand Canyon or the feeling of impotence while crossing a vast ocean.  What do these all have in common?  They are all sensations caused by their environment.  Used properly, environment can significantly, and sometimes drastically, enhance the teaching and learning experience. 

When it comes to considering the growth of our infants, or the performance of the symphony, or the resting place of our loved ones, we always think strongly about the environment.  But when it comes to education, we have come to think very “Industrial Age.” The sole purpose for this physical campus is to facilitate, promote, advance and stimulate the building of New American Founders.  The existence of such an installation for anything other than philanthropic reasons would defy the laws of sound business.  Monticello College is not a for-profit business, hence its campus should not be viewed in business terms; only from the perspective of what kind of physical plant is best for building future disinterested citizens and leaders.        

The current Monticello College Building Project is divide into three phases:

Phase One (view project files »)

The John Adams Village (Scheduled to begin spring 2012)
The John Adams Village is designed to meet the full residential needs of up to 64 students and one resident mentor family.  

Phase Two

The Abigail Adams Village (Scheduled to begin spring of 2015)
The Abigail Adams Village is designed to meet the full residential needs of up to 64 students and one resident mentor family.  Once both villages are completed, all male students will reside at JAV and all female students here at AAV.

Phase Three 

Monticello College Administration Building
(Scheduled to begin spring of 2017)