By grade
Three groups, one school day
| Ages | Class size | Morning studios9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.5 days | Afternoon choice12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.4 days | All-school meeting12:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.Wednesday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower studioGrades 5 and 6 | 10 | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Middle studioGrades 7 and 8 | 10 | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Upper studioGrade 9 | 8 | Offered | Offered | Offered |
Fees and what each is for
- Application
- Covers reading the application and the Wednesday a family spends with the school. Due when a family applies.
- Enrollment
- Holds a place after an offer is accepted. It goes toward tuition.
- Materials
- Paper, wood, clay and supplies the teachers order for the year, billed once, in the fall.
- Outings
- Transit and entry for the Friday outings and the spring trip. Billed after each one.
Sample programs.
What students do
Reading, making and practice, by grade
Grades 5 and 6
Read whole books aloud and alone, write every day, build and measure at the science bench, and learn to keep the list of who wants to speak.
Grades 7 and 8
Argue from the text in humanities, run a long experiment, take a turn chairing the whole school and write the minutes.
Grade 9
Choose a long project with a teacher, write about it in the humanities studio and take part in the meeting as a regular voice.
See a studio at work
Visit on a Wednesday and spend the morning in one.