diff --git a/config/bootstrap.js b/config/bootstrap.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7845e061c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/bootstrap.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+var mongoose = require('mongoose');
+var secrets = require('./secrets');
+mongoose.connect(secrets.db);
+mongoose.connection.on('error', function() {
+    console.error('MongoDB Connection Error. Make sure MongoDB is running.');
+});
+
+var courses = require('../seed_data/courses.json');
+var challenges = require('../seed_data/challenges.json');
+
+Challenge = require ('./../models/Challenge');
+Course = require ('./../models/Course');
+
+Course.create(courses, function(err, data) {
+    if (err) console.log(err);
+    else console.log('Saved ', data );
+});
+
+Challenge.create(challenges, function(err, data) {
+    if (err) console.log(err);
+    else console.log('Saved ', data );
+});
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diff --git a/controllers/course.js b/controllers/course.js
index 7b377e9368..278b335499 100644
--- a/controllers/course.js
+++ b/controllers/course.js
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
  * GET /
  * Home page.
  */
+var Course = require('./../models/Course')
 
 exports.index = function(req, res) {
-    res.render('course/course', {
-        title: 'Curriculum',
+    Course.find(function(err, courses){
+        res.render('course/course', {
+            title: 'Curriculum',
+            courses: courses
+        });
     });
-};
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+};
diff --git a/controllers/curriculum.js b/controllers/curriculum.js
index 4955e5f06e..7b28c41910 100644
--- a/controllers/curriculum.js
+++ b/controllers/curriculum.js
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@
  * Home page.
  */
 
+var Course = require('./../models/Course')
+
 exports.index = function(req, res) {
-    res.render('curriculum/curriculum', {
-        title: 'Curriculum',
+    Course.find(function(err, courses){
+        res.render('curriculum/curriculum', {
+            title: 'Curriculum',
+            courses: courses
+        });
     });
-};
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+};
diff --git a/models/Challenge.js b/models/Challenge.js
index 7adb98a5c9..cfccba3bc1 100644
--- a/models/Challenge.js
+++ b/models/Challenge.js
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 var mongoose = require('mongoose');
 var secrets = require('../config/secrets');
-var bcrypt = require('bcrypt-nodejs');
-var crypto = require('crypto');
-var challenges = require('../seed_data/challenges.json');
 
 var challengeSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     name: { type: String, unique: true },
@@ -14,13 +11,4 @@ var challengeSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     directions: Array
 });
 
-var Challenge = module.exports = mongoose.model('Challenge', challengeSchema);
-
-if (require.main === module) {
-    mongoose.connect(secrets.db);
-    Challenge.create(challenges, function(err, data) {
-        if (err) console.log(err);
-        else console.log('Saved ', data );
-        process.exit(0);
-    });
-}
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+var Challenge = module.exports = mongoose.model('Challenge', challengeSchema);
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diff --git a/models/Course.js b/models/Course.js
index 4d8aec48b7..916bb9bdc4 100644
--- a/models/Course.js
+++ b/models/Course.js
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 var mongoose = require('mongoose');
 var secrets = require('../config/secrets');
-var bcrypt = require('bcrypt-nodejs');
-var crypto = require('crypto');
-var courses = require('../seed_data/courses.json');
-
-console.log(courses);
 
 var courseSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     name: { type: String, unique: true },
@@ -14,13 +9,4 @@ var courseSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     directions: Array
 });
 
-var Courses = module.exports = mongoose.model('Course', courseSchema);
-
-if (require.main === module) {
-    mongoose.connect(secrets.db);
-    Courses.create(courses, function(err, data) {
-        if (err) console.log(err);
-        else console.log('Saved ', data );
-        process.exit(0);
-    });
-}
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+var Courses = module.exports = mongoose.model('Course', courseSchema);
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diff --git a/views/curriculum/curriculum.jade b/views/curriculum/curriculum.jade
index 2837c04541..239ab2f2a9 100644
--- a/views/curriculum/curriculum.jade
+++ b/views/curriculum/curriculum.jade
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@ extends ../layout
 block content
     .page-header
         h3 Your Curriculum
-    ul.pages
-    li.chat.page
-        div.chatArea
-            ul.messages
-        input.inputMessage(placeholder='Type here...')
-    li.login.page
-        div.form
-            h3.title What's your nickname?
-            input.usernameInput(type='text', maxlength='14')
     h1= title
+    ul
+        each course in courses
+            li= course.name
 
-
+//ul.pages
+//    li.chat.page
+//        div.chatArea
+//            ul.messages
+//        input.inputMessage(placeholder='Type here...')
+//    li.login.page
+//        div.form
+//            h3.title What's your nickname?
+//            input.usernameInput(type='text', maxlength='14')
 
 
 //    for course in courses
@@ -30,4 +32,5 @@ block content
 //                    input.usernameInput(placeholder='Nickanem', type='text', maxlength='14')
 //                .col-sm-9
 //                    input.inputMessage(placeholder='Type here...')
-//
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+//
+