A curriculum rooted in thought and industry
A curriculum rooted in thought and industry
Curriculum overview
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“Education should therefore include the two forms of work, manual and intellectual, for the same person, and thus make it understood by practical experience that these two kinds complete each other and are equally essential to a civilized existence.”
Start with a strong foundation: The Roots
You begin at ATI with a Foundation Quarter, taking classes in math, science, literature, history, and communication. These foundations courses:
You begin at ATI with a Foundation Quarter, taking classes in math, science, literature, history, and communication. These foundations courses:
You begin at ATI with a Foundation Quarter, taking classes in math, science, literature, history, and communication. These foundations courses:
Growing strong: The Trunk
Students move into year-long survey courses, covering fundamental topics within each discipline. Trunk courses are interdisciplinary and skills-based. This means, for example, that students can learn how to calculate probabilities when they require that skill to complete a genetics project on inherited traits. These courses share the features that make all our courses unique:
Students move into year-long survey courses, covering fundamental topics within each discipline. Trunk courses are interdisciplinary and skills-based. This means, for example, that students can learn how to calculate probabilities when they require that skill to complete a genetics project on inherited traits. These courses share the features that make all our courses unique:
Students move into year-long survey courses, covering fundamental topics within each discipline. Trunk courses are interdisciplinary and skills-based. This means, for example, that students can learn how to calculate probabilities when they require that skill to complete a genetics project on inherited traits. These courses share the features that make all our courses unique:
Limitless possibilities: The Branches
As students progress, there are more and more branch courses available. These include elective courses (and our electives are anything but typical!), and also adventures in the real world that are connected to educational objectives and become a crucial part of a student's experience.
What will you grow in the branches?
As students progress, there are more and more branch courses available. These include elective courses (and our electives are anything but typical!), and also adventures in the real world that are connected to educational objectives and become a crucial part of a student's experience.
What will you grow in the branches?
As students progress, there are more and more branch courses available. These include elective courses (and our electives are anything but typical!), and also adventures in the real world that are connected to educational objectives and become a crucial part of a student's experience.
What will you grow in the branches?
Mastery-based learning
All students can become masters if they are given sufficient time and adequate instruction.
What does that mean?
We work with Mastery Transcript Consortium to create a transcript that supports your learning today, and opens doors for you in the future
All students can become masters if they are given sufficient time and adequate instruction.
What does that mean?
We work with Mastery Transcript Consortium to create a transcript that supports your learning today, and opens doors for you in the future
All students can become masters if they are given sufficient time and adequate instruction.
What does that mean?
We work with Mastery Transcript Consortium to create a transcript that supports your learning today, and opens doors for you in the future
“Teenagers ... are still subjected to the petty threat of "bad marks". On these marks the future of the student depends. So study becomes a heavy and crushing load that burdens the young life, instead of being felt as the privilege of initiation to the knowledge that is the pride of our civilization.”
Experience school on your terms
Join a school community designed to support your education with coaching, small classes, and a commitment to our core values. Engage in deep study and personal exploration as a student at ATI.
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