La Vista, Nebraska · Founded 2026
A school built around how one student learns.
DeFalco Christian Academy is a small Christian school with a simple rule: one mission a day, real work, and academics that show up where they are needed. Math when a model has to be scaled. Writing when the instructions have to be clear. Civics because he will vote.
How a day works
One mission. A clear finish line. Then done.
- 1Open the app, see today. One mission, why it matters, and the next action in plain words. No backlog, no pile.
- 2Do the work. Measure the cable. Compare three models. Write the safety checklist. Save the evidence.
- 3Ask for help without penalty. A mentor coaches; it never does the work. Parents see every question.
- 4Mark it done. A parent reviews it, writes one honest line, and the day is recorded. Fridays end with a short review of the week.
What we teach toward
Six things, in this order.
Learn
Language arts, math, science, civics, and health, attached to real work whenever possible.
Build
A 3D-printing lab and a workbench. Things get measured, designed, printed, and tested.
Think
AI is a starting point, not proof. Every claim gets checked against a second source.
Lead
Plans on one page. Decisions with reasons. Owning the outcome, good or bad.
Serve
Skills exist to help someone. Projects end with a person who is better off.
Create
Original work that leaves the house: objects, writing, a small business.
The plain facts
Small on purpose.
- Status
- A Nebraska exempt school, filed with the Department of Education each year.
- Subjects
- Language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and health, plus a maker lab, Bible and character, and business.
- Year
- 1,080 hours between July 1 and June 30, kept in the school's own records.
- Where
- La Vista, Nebraska.