““The fact is that given the challenges we face, education doesn’t need to be reformed — it needs to be transformed. The key to this transformation is not to standardize education, but to personalize it, to build achievement on discovering the individual talents of each child , to put students in an environment where they want to learn and where they can naturally discover their true passions.””
Elementary Studio
Our Discovery Studio is tailored to ages 7-11 year olds. Now having crossed into the special world, our hero faces new challenges that teach them about themselves and this new environment in which the rest of their journey is to take place. Young heroes face unfamiliar challenges with deeper Socratic conversations that help to stretch their minds. They take all that they have learned thus far and figure out how to apply it to the real world.
We believe that:
Clear thinking leads to good decisions,
Good decisions lead to the right habits,
The right habits lead to character and
Character becomes destiny.
Elementary Studio heroes practice decision-making all day long while at the studio. As they learn to navigate and operate with freedom within boundaries they organically become better decision-makers; a skill that is imperative for a long, healthy, fulfilled life of meaning. Written promises and covenants that form a tightly bound community of individuals learning to form authentic friendships and honestly resolve interpersonal problems. We believe that school for these older heroes should be so much more than just “checking boxes”. That’s why we put these young people in the driver’s seat of their education and guide them to learn to learn, learn to do, and learn to be; finding purpose, strength, and meaning throughout their educational journey. The world needs kind, resilient, resourceful, creative young minds now more than ever.
Character Focus
Elementary Studio heroes focus on building character in areas such as work ethic, curiosity, creativity, goal setting, self-governance, and leadership.
Academic Focus
Project based exploration in all subjects, while taking a more structured rigor of math, reading, and writing.
Elementary Studio LEarning Design
Socratic discussions about heroes, history, character, and self-governance to hone critical thinking skills and the ability to powerfully think, write, and speak.
The latest in educational technology for self-paced mastery of reading, writing, and math skills.
Hands-on project based quests to master the tools and skills needed to solve problems in the real world.
S.M.A.R.T goal setting strategies help learners find direction and purpose.
Written promises and covenants that form a tightly bound community of individuals learning to form authentic friendships and honestly resolve interpersonal problems.
No grades.No Tests.
No Homework.
Measuring Mastery: How do you measure progress and success if there are no tests?
What Our Parents are saying
