Zion Gateway Commonwealth

Who We Are: Zion Gateway Commonwealth

MISSION: We the people of Zion Gateway Commonwealth School are a gathering of inspired families raising a righteous generation of leaders. We support each other in our personal growth, founded upon the teachings of the scriptures. We are a family school following the philosophy found in A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille. To honor our rural towns and rich pioneer history, we also focus on Georgics and principles of liberty, self-sufficiency, and cooperative work via a community garden, local service opportunities, and the Hometown Heroes Project. We create connections between families and individuals in our local community, to strengthen the whole by elevating its parts, and to create a Zion society among us in preparation for Christ's return.

Everybody has a mission. Part of ours as the founders of Zion Gateway Commonwealth school and community programs is to create opportunities within the local community for children to grow acquainted with the rich history of their towns, the incredible knowledge and skills held by their elders, and the ways in which they can impact thefuture of their communities for the better.


Zion Gateway Commonwealth is now enrolling families for Fall . We really need your support in funding our startup costs before then!

What is a new commonwealth school? When families first pull their children from big institutions to homeschool, they often feel lost, overwhelmed, and alone. New commonwealth schools  are non-profit cooperative, volunteer-based groups that provide a soft landing for these families.

As confidence grows for parent and child, the commonwealth school becomes a bonus, a supplement to the rich learning environment pervading the home. New commonwealth schools keep the focus where it belongs, on families. Everything we do together is meant to elevate individual members of the family so we can all become better mentors and students with lifelong learning as a daily staple.

Since we believe everybody has a mission, practicing the 7 Keys of Great Teaching  from A Thomas Jefferson Education allows us not only to help our children to discover theirs, but also encourages us to get the education we missed out on in our youth and to discover anew a sense of vision and mission for ourselves. This focus on mission creates an excitement and personal drive that keeps learning at the forefront of our daily tasks, and catapults our families to greater heights!



Our First Donations! THANK YOU!

Zion Gateway Commonwealth, a new non-profit based out of Toquerville UT for education and community enrichment, is all set up to receive donations.   

Recently a very patient bank employee helped us to set up an account for our new commonwealth school with the donations we have received and raised so far.

One very special moment in this process was depositing all $43.39 of the cash our earliest (and some of our youngest) donors had worked to donate!

My sons are very excited about our new family school, where everyone from baby to Mom and Dad (and Grandma and Grandpa, too) are welcome to come play, learn, and teach what they know and love. Not a "school" in the common sense but a non-profit commonwealth of families pooling their time, talents, and treasure for the good and growth of all. It is a truly enriching experience when we come together once a week in the spirit of community!

Earlier this year, my sons and I pulled weeds for a neighbor and received our first cash donation in support of this endeavor to build the Zion Gateway community through a new commonwealth school. Inspired, my sons came home and pulled all of our weeds for cash from Dad--money which they generously donated to our school building fund, previously residing in our glass jar.

I'm happy to announce that as our donations have grown, so has our "donation jar" and you can now donate.

The money you donate today will be used for our start up costs, to get 501(c)(3) status, mentor training through the Leadership Education Mentoring Institute, and for wood, soil, and seeds for our community/school garden. 

We have already received some very generous gifts outside the money my productive young warriors have raised pulling weeds, and want to thank everyone who has donated, whether by name or anonymously!

Thank you, Pam, for our first donation!

We are excited to be starting this Fall and need your support to get us off the ground. We believe as you support us, you're supporting our future leaders, families, and communities! 

Thank you so much for your donation!!

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