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School Life

Learning together. Making things. Asking questions. Growing up.
Students working together on watercolor paintings at Dawn Treader Academy

A Day at Dawn Treader

Not a rigid schedule. 

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School doesn't always look like bells ringing every 50 minutes. Students move between direct instruction, discussion, independent work, labs, art, and reading as the needs of the day--and the students--require.

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Learning Looks Like this

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READING & DISCUSSION

A senior helps middle schoolers review for a science test.

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(They all passed, so she did a good job!)

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EXPERIMENTING & DISCOVERING

Using hammers and vinegar to replicate weathering. That poor limestone!

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MAKING & CREATING

Students painting and sharing stories around the watercolor.

What We're Learning

In Literature

Macbeth

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The Hobbit

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The Courage of Sarah Noble

In History

The Constitution

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Early Days of America​

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States & Capitals

In Science

Rocks​

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Atoms

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Day 2 of Creation (Water & Air)

In Language

Fables & Narratives

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Long Vowel Sounds

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The Alphabet

BEYOND THE DESK

Come See for Yourself

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