The Master's Academy program is designed specifically for home schooled children ages K-12th grade . Meeting just one day per week, children are exposed to the arts from an historical perspective. Each year the arts are taught from a specific time period beginning with Ancient Civilizations, then moving on to the Medieval/ Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern periods through a six year cycle. Each year is self-contained so a student need not be involved for the full six years, nor do they need to begin at the Ancient Civilizations period to gain a benefit from the program. Restoring the Arts Through Quality Education

Throughout the year, students concentrate on building foundational principles in our four core classes which include:

1. History - A combination of arts history and world history so that the students understand where "all the pieces fit."
2. Art - Learning of basic art skills and terminology as well as learning about the artists, and mediums used during a specific time period.
3. Music - Exposure to the basic elements of music reading, rhythm and notation, as well as learning about the composers, and styles of music from each period and learning to make music.
4. Drama - This is exposure to the basics of stage terminology as well as theater games, and literature of the period done in a group setting to learn basic drama skills.

The vision is threefold:

1. Reclaim: To reclaim that which is lost and taken captive. Ezek. 3:11 says " And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, Thus says the Lord God,' whether they hear, or whether they refuse." This is the heart of the vision and makes the call specific to the children of the household of faith in order that they might be restored through education and discipleship in the arts.
2. Restore: The purpose is to restore the foundations which have been devastated. Isa. 58:12 states this well, "And those from among you will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will raise up the age-old foundations and you will be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of the streets in which to dwell." This is our job as parents and requires us to restore to this generation the ways of the Lord and return them to the principles found in His Word.
3. Release: The purpose in all of this training is so that a generation of people who have been set free can be released to do the work which God has called them to do in their generation through the use of the arts.

The History

In 1989, when Vivian Doublestein moved to the Atlanta area with her family, they had just begun their homeschooling adventure. Being a musician, she had spent much time searching for arts related opportunities for her children to participate in as home schoolers, but to no avail. While on a field trip the following Spring, the Lord gave her the vision for The Master's Academy of Fine Arts. It was to be a school of exposure to the arts for home schooled children who were not being taught the arts at home. Sensing a great need in this area, Vivian began the program in September of 1990. Expecting twenty to thirty students, the staff was amazed when 115 children arrived for the first class.

In 1995 a second school was added to the program. At that time a decision was made to open the program nationally, as no one within the home school community appeared to be addressing the need for a unified arts education program for home schoolers. Expansion of the program has continued into new geographical areas each year.

In 1999, after years of experimenting with different formats in the then 13 locations of The Master's Academy of Fine Arts, Vivian resigned as director of the original Stone Mountain program and, along with her husband Barry, began work on expanding the format of The Master's Academy of Fine Arts to include exposure, advanced, and mastery levels.

In January of 2006, Vivian resigned as the Executive Director of The Master's Academy in order to begin a college level program and to build The Masterworks Foundation, whose purpose is "rebuilding lives and cultures through the arts." In the summer of 2008, Vivian returned as the Executive Director of The Master's Academy of Fine Arts.