About

Who We Are

Overview

The heartbeat of Ascent Christian is to reveal Jesus Christ as the purpose and joy of all life. When our motivation for life becomes joy in Christ, everything changes, including our outlook on work and education.

We meet on campus 3 days a week. The other two days are homeschool days at home. We believe in partnering with parents to steward the growth of the whole child.

  • History

    Ascent Christian (formerly known as The University School) opened its doors in 2006 and has thrived in Old Colorado City for almost 20 years. Through this time, we developed a state of the art outdoor adventure program, a thriving theater department, and we continue to impact Colorado Springs for the Kingdom of God one student at a time. In fall of 2025, Ascent Christian moved to our new campus on Mark Dabling where we are still igniting a lifelong passion for Jesus in students.

  • Our Hybrid Model

    At Ascent Christian, we partner with parents through hybrid learning. Students spend three days in on-campus learning and two days completing at-home work.

Academics

Academics

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Missions

Missions

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Leadership

Leadership

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Adventure

Adventure

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Theater

Theater

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Statement of Faith

Statement of Faith

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Our Impact

Jesus speaks of bearing fruit that abides in John 15:16. We long for the impact of Ascent Christian to go beyond one person’s life being changed, as miraculous as that is. We pray and look to Christ for the impact of our school to ignite a lifelong passion for Jesus that continues igniting a passion for Jesus. Our desire is for our students to go to college, the workforce, and the nations with a contagious zeal for Christ.

Our hope is to send students out from Ascent Christian who know Jesus loves them and in return, are in love with Him, are obedient to Him, and prepared for their future. We aim for students to have their faith in Jesus be an integral pillar throughout every part of their lives, as they enter college or their chosen vocations and beyond, allowing them to joyfully live with and for Him through this, they will be a natural light, ministering His love to the people in their spheres of influence.