✨ Our Admissions Process

We believe in clarity, connection, and honesty from the very first step. Here’s how our admissions process works:

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1. Review our Family Handbook

 

2. Submit the Free Application

It’s quick and easy — no fee required.

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3. Application Processing

We’ll review your application and contact you within 72 hours.

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3. Family Survey & Interview

Both students and their adult(s) complete an intake survey to help us learn about learning styles, needs, and interests. Then we’ll schedule a visit where students can explore and play, and adults can tour, ask questions, and connect.

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4. Acceptance Notification

If accepted, your family will receive an invitation to enroll.

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5. Enrollment & Assessment

You’ll complete online enrollment, review our family handbook and policies, and begin a relaxed intake process. Students take low-pressure, standards-based assessments designed to identify strengths, support needs, and learning preferences — with flexibility for home-based completion if needed.

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6. MAP Design & Orientation

We use all insights gathered — from surveys, interviews, observations, and assessments — to draft a personalized Mentored Adventure Plan (MAP). This includes academic goals, supports, accommodations, and growth targets. Families and students review and refine it together.

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7. Begin the Journey

Once the MAP is finalized, students begin attending — gradually or fully, based on their needs.

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🗺️ About the Mentored Adventure Plan (MAP)

The MAP works like a flexible roadmap, blending academic goals and support needs with personal growth milestones. It’s reviewed frequently (at least twice a year) and adjusts as your child evolves — no waiting months or years for support changes.

Learning follows two rhythms:

• Phases: Shared learning blocks (about 9 weeks) exploring common themes

• Cycles: Personal rhythms based on each student’s pace of exploration and mastery

MAP goals are tied to both rhythms, covering academic standards, creative work, and personal challenges.

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