Multiage Education

Most other schools were reformatted post-industrial revolution away from a small, multiage schoolhouse to a large, factory-style educational institution.  Our school never underwent that painful rearranging of priorities.  We are still small and multiage.  This has allowed us to stay intimately connected to our families and community.  We are well set up to teach social, emotional and life skills, because the intimacy and long-term relationships forged here force us to function as an extended family.  As such, these skills become necessary for our survival.  We do not have the luxury of ignoring them.  

Beyond that, our small size allows us access to countless resources in our neighborhood and community.  Our mountain location is ideally set for environmental explorations, and it is simple enough to get in a car and access a plethora of resources in the Front Range area.  Other schools have too many children to easily manage the logistics and expense of transporting so many children.  Our PTO funding is also managed in a way that teachers are able to direct funds to support the classroom, students and curriculum as needed.

Additionally, we strive for authenticity in our instructional programming.  Each major unit of study aims to be relevant to the children, experiential and engaging, and made for an authentic audience/purpose.