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High School Science with an Intelligent Design Perspective? Yes, Please!

Kristin Marais and Summer Edwards explain why they’re so passionate about teaching their subject and how the courses are designed with maximum flexibility. Read More ›
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The Dallas of Everything: Stephen Meyer’s Completed Pilgrimage

No one voice dominates the narration, with specialists who’d been interviewed stepping in to recount the parts of the story with which they’re familiar. Read More ›
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Losing the Plot: How Materialism Can Blind Scientists to Purpose

How a materialistic worldview causes many scientists and science communicators to lose the plot and forget what science is all about. Read More ›
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Register Now: HS Biology and Chemistry with Intelligent Design Integration

The integration is key; the courses don’t just tack on ID concepts but place them directly where they fit with the underlying scientific understanding. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design Biology and Chemistry for Homeschoolers

This fall, Discovery Institute Academy will be offering both High School Biology and High School Chemistry for the 2025-26 school year. Read More ›
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Jay Richards: Toppling a Myth of Human Insignificance

It was 19th-century materialism that needed the so-called Copernican demotion, for ideological reasons, and the historians of the time obediently invented it. Read More ›
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How Roots Become Jackhammers

How do flimsy, tiny roots get through hard soil? A root tip hitting hardpan switches on a flurry of signals that get to work on anchorage and penetration. Read More ›
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Our Highly Praised High School CHEMISTRY Class Starts August 26

As one of Ms. Marais’s students wrote to her, “I have never in my life had a teacher (besides my parents) who was as dedicated and excited as you!” Read More ›
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Now Registering: High School Chemistry with an ID Twist

But isn’t learning online a lonely experience? It can be, but not this class! Discovery Institute Academy’s High School Chemistry course is synchronous. Read More ›
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Mimesis and Identifying the Intelligent Designer

We are social creatures, meant to be together. That means social pressure is real and can be intense. Read More ›

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