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School Mission
- To provide a gifted education program for the motivated student. We are devoted to helping a community of learners reach their personal potential within a experiential, individualized and developmentally appropriate structure.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Weekly field trips support curricular content (except preschool, where it is monthly, or we bring programs in).
- We have a graduated life skills curriculum, that teaches personal responsibility, accountability, self-advocacy, and communication.
- Multi-age classrooms mean that students usually have the same teacher/teachers for 2 years--this fosters safety and trust amongst students and teachers.
- We emphasize the responsibility needed to be a valuable member of the community, whether it is the classroom, family, or local community.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: Our PE program encompasses many sports.
- Boys sports: Our PE program encompasses many sports.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Art Club; Science Club; Drama Club and Math Club.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama and art.
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Parent and Community Support
- We have a community outreach program every Tuesday night. We invite children in the greater Colorado Springs community to our quarterly Saturday Camps and summer program, the Renaissance Academy Environmental Center Summer Program. Our students are actively involved in community service projects. We have an active parent organization, and encourage parent participation.
Other news or notes
- For the gifted, or bright and highly motivated student, our program provides an environment where they can accelerate at their own pace to higher cognitive levels. Our students leave with confidence and an ability to think critically, communicate, and advocate for themselves.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 5 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established between 1990-1994.
- No transportation is provided to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Measures used to evaluate applicants: interview and recommendations.
- To evaluate applicants, this school also uses: student participation in classroom.
- Tuition: $8000-8999
- 0-20% of students receive financial aid to attend this school.
- Graduates typically go to: Fountain Valley School; Palmer High School IB Program and Colorado Springs School.
- Few of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; closed campus;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- Regular classroom hours: 8:30 to 3:30.
- Accredited by North Central Association in 2006.
- Principal has been at this school for 14 years.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 01/19/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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