Beauty, Creativity and Joy

Scala exists to challenge the cycle of meaninglessness. By creating paths to an encounter with true beauty – and connecting beauty to personal vocation and the common good – we are reversing the damage done to our culture by an ideology of misery, despair, and anger.

By pioneering the Way of Beauty process of formation, we have already developed the model for personal mentorship that transforms lives – connecting master artists, grassroots educators, and young people. Like the Medicis, patrons of great artists of the Renaissance, we can build a network of creative leaders in many professions whose work will outlast any election cycle.

Culture is the DNA that informs every aspect of life through which we find meaning and direction. An ugly culture breeds discontent, uncertainty, and vice, generation after generation.

To ensure the youngest generations don’t keep getting drawn into ideological movements, we need to rebuild a beautiful culture. By re-establishing the architecture of traditional spiritual formation, we can transform hearts and offer hope, joy, and creativity to the world – a creativity that can inform every human activity, from fine arts to the natural sciences.

Scala’s mission and approach are unique because we are dedicated to transmitting this personal formation of creativity for beauty for all. Through our growing network of mentors, we are pairing personal vocational discernment with an education that forms the habits for a lifetime practice of joy and creativity in all that we do.

The formation we provide does more than change opinions; it changes how people see themselves, empowering them with the ability to find joy, meaning, and fulfillment. We inspire people to contribute to the common good through creativity in study and work in arts and science. Through this, people discover joy in the everyday labors of a family and a career.

We Are at a Crossroads

Today’s cultural entrepreneurs are fleeing the mainstream institutions in droves, but they don’t know how to use their talents for the common good. We have an unprecedented opportunity to spread our Way of Beauty model of formation, increasing our offerings to schools and colleges, after-school programs, parishes, and community groups. Scala is uniquely positioned to seize this opportunity – with your support.

That’s where you come in. We stand at a crossroads, and the time for incremental thinking is over. The question isn't whether you can afford to invest in Scala—it's whether you can afford not to.

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