7:45 AM – Morning Arrival & Connection

Students arrive and head to their classrooms to find their advisors greeting each child warmly, creating a calm and welcoming start to the day.

For students in Preschool through 3rd grade, the day begins with a gentle welcome and time for children to ease into the day with connection and calm.

For students in Grades 4-8, advisory begins to support readiness for the day, paying attention to both social-emotional and organizational needs to start the day with purpose. 

8:00 AM – Morning Gathering & Academic Classes

While students in Grades 4-8 head off for their first academic class, our elementary students gather for Morning Meeting, guided by Responsive Classroom best practices. In a cirlce, classroom communities gather to share reflections, plan the day, and build connection.

For all of our learners, subjects come alive through hands-on, interdisciplinary learning. A math lesson might involve measuring natural objects found on a creek walk. A history class might explore primary sources and ask big questions about justice and community.

Inquiry, discussion, and creativity are at the heart of every lesson.

9:30 AM – Morning Gathering, Outdoor Play & Snack

Facilitated by eighth graders, students in 3rd through 8th grade gather in the Great Room for Morning Gathering--a splendid mix of community-building and announcements for the day. We know that play is essential for well-being, creativity, and academic accelleration, so after Morning Gathering, the first of two recesses begins.

In mixed-age groups, you'll find students choosing areas of the campus to play, explore, and connect, from the sandpit and playground to the trails and fields that surround our campus.

10:15 AM – Classes Continue

Depending on the day, students might head to Mandarin or Spanish, art, science, music, English, literature, math, or social studies. On Fridays, this time is dedicated to Settling In (Quaker Meeting for Worship) and all-school singing and dancing, building community through rhythm, laughter, and shared movement.

12:00 PM – Lunch & All-School Reading

Students eat together across campus, followed by all-school reading, where the entire school--staff included--pause for 25 mintues of independent reading. 

12:45 PM – Afternoon Learning & Electives

Afternoons include project-based learning in core academic classes followed by student-selcted electives in outdoor education, art and music, and physical education. Driven by student interest, electives change by term and from year to year but may include classes like yoga, tennis, printmaking, nature journaling, hip hop dance, yearbook, chimes, or community band. 

3:30 PM – Dismissal or After-School Programming

Families head to classrooms for pick-up, or students head to the After-School Program, where the fun and friendship continue with crafts, games, homework support, and time outdoors.