Our summary of the Northern Schoolhouse goes something like this: An open-ended experience rooted in classical literature, nature, and the arts. 

The timeless “one-room schoolhouse” model provides a recipe for upholding the culture we value. Our approach, divided into Form and Study, highlights the following attributes:

Our Form

• An open-ended experience (where learning is personalized to meet the needs of both advanced and progressing students; where we ensure all students are growing positively in a warm environment)
• Mixed-ages (into upper and lower units)
• Tech-free
• Family emphasis (through Friday Faires, Summits, and reading groups)
• Character Map and Paths of Attention (Knowledge, Genius, Heart)

Our Study (Academics, Arts, & Culture)

• The four classical pillars: poetry, literature, logic, ethics
• Living books and storytelling
• Nature-based
• Language focus (French, Chinese, Latin, Greek)
• Arts and music
• Rhetoric
• Problem solving “Missions”