Where thinking becomes action
“You’re only given one spark...you mustn’t lose it.”-Robin Williams
An independent, small-group, full-day interdisciplinary microschool for students who want to improve their critical, creative, and connective thinking skills while learning the traditional subjects and beyond.
A Catalyst for Student Ownership of their Future
Visionary learners, no matter their age, want to take action to improve their world. To do so; they need to know how.
Catalyst-an agent that causes or accelerates a change, from catalysis, to modify, to speed up
Catalyst
Early Learning Lab
Lab-a place where learners safely experiment to gain understanding of the world, from the Latin laborare, to endevour, to work
Catalyst Early Learning Lab is ideal for
-EARLY LEARNERS AGES 6 WEEKS THROUGH FIRST GRADE
whose families wish for their students to grow into
-open-minded and accepting individuals
-ready to be catalysts for breaking down gender stereotypes
-reflective discovery-based learners
We focus on growing literacy, numeracy, and socioemotional skills and through active interdisciplinary learning and play with multicultural activities and languages.
Our early learning program focuses on finding common ground with others and all learners embracing their potential beyond stereotypes of girls, boys, or other identifiers.
Catalyst Studio
Studio-a place where creators practice and improve their skills, from the Latin studere, to study, to strive
Catalyst Studio is ideal for
-STUDENTS IN GRADES 2-8
who want to
-challenge themselves and become young experts and leaders in their learning.
-grow their critical thinking skills while engaging in arts and creative thinking.
-safely experiment and share their unique perspective with an accepting group of multi-level students in an open-minded learning environment.
-strive to improve the world around them.
Students practice design thinking to learn and create solutions to issues they identify through interdisciplinary expeditions that teach educational content and skills. Students become experts in worldly topics culminating in presentations of their work to family and professionals the students can help through their designs.
Material aligns with grade level expectations while focusing on teaching creative and critical thinking skills aligned with gifted education protocols and expectations.
