Belton Prep stresses free market entrepreneurism and competition. Students at Belton Prep study the uniquely American combination of rights, resources, and risk that produced the greatest economy the world has ever known. Understanding the impact of inventors, engineers, and businessmen upon previous generations will encourage Belton Prep students to reach for great heights themselves. Through com
petition, Belton Prep students will discover their gifts and strengths. In our global economy, our children will face economic competition from the moment they enter the workforce. So, while some may think competition harmful to children, we at Belton Prep believe that there is no better place to first experience competition than within the safe environment of a school. However, we also believe our culture is more than an economy and our people are more than economic units— mankind possesses great beauty, dignity, and achievement quite apart from mere material calculation. Therefore, as we compete, we must strive daily to develop and display virtue, integrity, and character. Unfortunately, too many seem to forget this obligation today. Accordingly, Belton Prep emphasizes the study and understanding of the traditional values upon which free market success is founded. Those values and free market competition are two sides of the same coin; and to achieve the proper balance, an individual must understand them both. The history of our nation is written in that balance, with both good and bad examples. Belton Prep exists to further this distinctly American experience of achievement with integrity.
