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South Fayette High School
About South Fayette High School, located in McDonald, Pennsylvania, is a public high school renowned for its focus on academic excellence, innovation, and student-centered learning. Serving students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the South Fayette Township School District, the school emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration to…
High School for Recording Arts
About A public school in St. Paul, pioneered the concept of connecting with at-risk students through music and related businesses. It helps young people develop agency and change-making skills to tackle real-world problems. For the full backstory, see Hip Hop Genius : Remixing High School Education by Sam Seidel (at…
EPiC Elementary School
About A project-based school serving 300 learners in the renovated district office. EPiC features double classrooms and partner teaching. Many of these studios have big roll-up doors and share common space and quiet small group rooms. EPiC Elementary School, located in Liberty, Missouri, is dedicated to fostering an entrepreneurial mindset…
Exploration High School
About Exploration High, a new charter school, is “led by students, powered by teachers, and rooted in community” and believes in “co-creating a diverse, equitable school – by, for, and with the community – where students have a voice in their learning and community”. Students learn through Community Asset Projects…
Minnesota New Country School
About Opened a teacher-powered learner-centered secondary school west of Minneapolis in 1994 with the goal of leveraging the power of purposeful relationships, community, student-led project-based learning, and experiential education. An elementary school was added in 2013. MNCS spurred development of the Edvisions network of small teacher-led schools featuring self-directed project-based…
Latitude High School
About Intentionally designed their offerings, schedule, and curriculum around a thorough set of competencies. Students develop and refine these competencies through community-engaged project-based learning, and graduate with a portfolio of accomplishments and work products to back up their learning. Latitude High School, located in Oakland, California, is a public charter…
Building 21
About Operates public high schools in Philadelphia and Allentown and has 44 network affiliate schools. The personalized learning model (below) features problem-based learning, real work experiences, and competency-based assessments. Building 21 is a network of innovative public high schools that reimagines education through personalized, competency-based learning. With campuses in Philadelphia,…
Purdue Polytechnic High School
About Created in partnership with Purdue University, awards credit based on student attainment of competencies. The school’s schedule is organized around 6-week project cycles in which teachers “pitch” projects and students are able to select projects based on their interests and needed competencies. The school’s agreement with the University means…
NYC iSchool
About Combines core experiences (literature seminars, writing workshops, and scientific thinking and laboratory experiences), challenge-based modules (nine-week interdisciplinary courses developed around real-world challenges), online learning and advisory in support of core values of innovation, individualization and personalization, and metacognitive skill development. Students choose an Area of Focus as a junior…
Boston Day and Evening Academy
About Proficiency-based pathways that allow students to progress based on demonstrated mastery rather than seat time. Students benefit from wraparound services, digital tools that help create a personalized approach, and a school open 12 hours a day. Self-paced alternative ed meets adventure-based leadership training meets blended learning. Boston Day and…