Questions
Questions families ask first
How does admissions work?
You get in touch, visit the hub nearest you for a morning, apply, and hear from us within two weeks of the visit.
Can we visit before we apply?
Yes. A visit day is a morning at one hub: your student joins a lesson, and you meet the lead guide and look at the room. You can visit more than one hub.
Which hub should we choose?
Start with the hubs that are close to home and cover your student's grade, then look at the days. Some grades fit two or three hubs, and a visit helps you choose. Ask us how it works when siblings are in different grade bands.
What is a mixed-age day?
Each hub is a single room. Students of two or three grades share a table, work in groups by grade for reading and math, and come together for projects, lunch and movement.
How big is a class?
Class sizes are set by grade band, and the lead guide can tell you who is in the room this year.
How does tuition work, and how do we ask about financial aid?
Tuition depends on the hub and the days a student attends. Financial aid is available; ask the office for the aid form after you apply. Many families here use a state education savings program; ask us how it fits with our billing.
What about lunch, phones and uniforms?
Students bring a packed lunch and a water bottle, phones stay in bags during the day, and there is no uniform.
Is there before or after care?
After care runs until 4:30 p.m. on the hub's open days. The Tomahawk hub keeps a waitlist for it at the moment.
Which languages do the guides speak?
Lessons are in English. Several guides also speak Spanish, with students at lunch and between lessons and with families who prefer it. Tell us at the visit which language your family likes to use.
How do you stay in touch with families?
A weekly note by email from the lead guide, and a text message whenever a plan changes.
Want to see it for yourself?
Book a morning at the hub nearest you.