Program Overview
We offer a unique approach to teaching and learning, building a solid foundation of a core academic and creative education.
Attic teachers and learners often talk about finding your “stretchy edge,” that place just outside your comfort zone that lets you know you are on the verge of learning something new. The Attic’s program is designed to support each learner as they find their “stretchy edge” in all areas of their growth – intellectual, academic, social, emotional and developmental – every day. Our learners understand that learning requires taking risks, making mistakes, and celebrating successes, and that it is also something we can do best in community, holding each other up along the way.
The Attic’s program is grounded in constructivist education which simply means that children are at the center of their own learning, and that they construct understanding through their interactions with the world around them. Rather than using a “how to” guide or memorizing facts without context, Attic teachers create experiences that allow learners to ponder, experiment, explore and discover. Our small classes, purpose-built building, and wooded 5 acre campus, create a learning laboratory that provides endless opportunities for growth.
Constructivist teaching is naturally collaborative and attentive to each child’s developmental readiness. Learners dive deeply into the core academic subject areas, seeing themselves as readers, writers, scientists, mathematicians and more. Our outdoor space provides endless opportunities for learning in, about and with the natural world, and is an integral part of academic learning in all subject areas. Learning, indoors and out, is grounded in experience with real materials and connected to the real world. And because our program is built to support the development of the whole child, social-emotional education is as vital as academic education.
Attic teens leave their high school years ready to pursue the course of their own choosing: college enrollment, unique gap year opportunities, and/or work experiences. Among our alumni, we count architects, teachers, journalists, entrepreneurs, engineers, computer programmers, public servants, musicians, writers, actors, dancers, artists, and humanitarians. More than that, however, we are proud of the empathy, independence, and self-knowledge Attic graduates universally possess.
Click here to view a list of colleges our learners have been accepted to.
Click here to view The Attic 2025-26 Academic Calendar.
Click here to view Field & Forest 2025-26 Academic Calendar.
