Academics
Ideas we live by
Authenticity
Individuality, expression, and self-acceptance are essential to personal growth and development. True to ourselves, we develop our unique identities and capacity to navigate a complex world.
Community
We are a diverse, inclusive community where everyone belongs. We are leaders – prepared, connected, and responsible to each other and to our local and global communities.
Discovery
Curiosity, creativity, and joyful inquiry drive learning. We explore diverse paths to ask and answer questions, generate solutions, and better understand ourselves and our world.
Ideas we live by
Authenticity
Individuality, expression, and self-acceptance are essential to personal growth and development. True to ourselves, we develop our unique identities and capacity to navigate a complex world.
Community
We are a diverse, inclusive community where everyone belongs. We are leaders – prepared, connected, and responsible to each other and to our local and global communities.
Discovery
Curiosity, creativity, and joyful inquiry drive learning. We explore diverse paths to ask and answer questions, generate solutions, and better understand ourselves and our world.
Our approach to education transcends labels. Informed by research, inspired by experience, we do what works best for our students. With intention, with ingenuity, and with deep respect for child development, we invite students to ask hard questions, dig deeper, take smart risks, and think in new directions.
As a K-9 school, we give lower and middle school students the attention they deserve — and the resources they need to thrive. We’re also able to create 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.
The Lower School Experience
The Lower School at Foote is a boundless journey of self-discovery and possibility. Teachers and students construct knowledge together while learning to read, write, problem solve and build independence. Our curriculum is built on the fundamentals of experiential learning. Our students learn to take risks and challenge assumptions by engaging in hands-on challenges.
The Middle School Experience
Foote’s Middle School teachers share a deep interest in working with each student to bring out the passions and talents that will allow them to find success on our campus and beyond. Each grade from 6 through 9 is designed to challenge students during that specific stage of their development, and ties into a larger curricular arc that supports their academic and emotional growth and prepares them for high school.