diff --git a/flight/View.php b/flight/View.php
index b10be08..e4dd04d 100644
--- a/flight/View.php
+++ b/flight/View.php
@@ -9,11 +9,59 @@
 class View {
     public $path;
     public $template;
+    public $data = array();
 
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param string $path Path to templates directory
+     */
     public function __construct($path = null) {
         $this->path = $path ?: (Flight::get('flight.views.path') ?: './views');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets a template variable.
+     *
+     * @param string $key Key
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function get($key) {
+        return $this->data[$key];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a template variable.
+     *
+     * @param mixed $key Key
+     * @param string $value Value
+     */
+    public function set($key, $value = null) {
+        // If key is an array, save each key value pair
+        if (is_array($key) || is_object($key)) {
+            foreach ($key as $k => $v) {
+                $this->data[$k] = $v;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (is_string($key)) {
+            $this->data[$key] = $value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Unsets a template variable. If no key is passed in, clear all variables.
+     *
+     * @param string $key Key
+     */
+    public function clear($key = null) {
+        if (is_null($key)) {
+            $this->data = array();
+        }
+        else {
+            unset($this->data[$key]);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Renders a template.
      *
@@ -23,7 +71,11 @@ class View {
     public function render($file, $data = null) {
         $this->template = (substr($file, -4) == '.php') ? $file : $file.'.php';
 
-        extract($data);
+        if (is_array($data)) {
+            $this->data = array_merge($this->data, $data);
+        }
+
+        extract($this->data);
 
         include $this->path.'/'.$this->template;
     }