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Leading in their own way.
In every grade, we offer opportunities for students to gain confidence, test their limits, and define leadership on their own terms. Our students learn to advocate for themselves and others.
Fully engaged, truly seen.
Ours is a community where childhood has integrity, where joy and wonder are prized, where students have the space and the support to grow into their most authentic selves.
Designed for adventurous students.
The power of our school is the presence of our people: how we find joy and wonder in the process of engaging with one another, how we honor our differences and celebrate our shared values.
Plan, build, experiment, explore.
There’s a lot of learning by doing: experimenting, collaborating, revising. Students are always digging deeper, asking hard questions, looking for new challenges.
Flourishing within our community.
The power of our school is the presence of our people: how we find joy and wonder in the process of engaging with one another, how we honor our differences and celebrate our shared values.
Learning from our place.
On our park-like campus, in our neighborhood and our city, in communities near and far, we learn from the landscape, the natural history of a place, the people who have inhabited it, the layers of culture within it.
Inspiring Leaders
Our future is one that leads with compassion and courage, embraces diversity and discovery, and encourages students to be their authentic selves.
Mission:
Empower children to lead with courage, compassion, and purpose.
Vision:
Inspire the next generation to change the world.
Values:
Ideas we live by: discovery, authenticity, and community.
News & Announcements
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The summer reading picks for our faculty and staff are out! Each book explores essential themes at the heart of our work: how we think, and how we define success.
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Our graduates blaze new trails. They have the the skills and the vision to create their own path forward. They’re always reaching for something more — and proud to be exactly who they are. We’re incredibly proud of them, too.
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Coach Rick is back with the spring sports round up! Click here to read all about it!
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Enjoy some of the unforgettable moments from this year's Field Day! (Video by Adonis Giantomidis, Defining Studios)
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Each spring the seventh grade Witness Stones Project capstone research shines a light on a formerly enslaved person whose life intersected with Connecticut. This year our community was honored to pay tribute to Aaron Pease. We hope to place his stone at New Haven City Hall at a later date.
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Eighth graders traveled to The Chapin School on Saturday to participate in this year's Model Congress gathering. Tovah, Lorelai, and Slater brought home Golden Gavel trophies for Best Legislators in their committees. Kia also earned the Honorable Mention for Best Legislator in her committee.