Hybrid School
Program Overview
Classical Core
Students receive a comprehensive, rigorous academic education in partnership with homeschooling parents. School subjects include science, social studies, literature, writing, math circle/logic, and explorations. Parents select a core math and language arts program to complete on home days.
Hands On Learning
Students learn by doing. Teachers introduce a concept, then engage with it through activities, discussions, simulations, crafts, experiments, and projects. The environment is dynamic and students are moving and collaborating in each block.
Rich Experiences
Every Friday, we engage with our world and connect with the content we’ve been learning in the classroom through field trips exploring the cultural riches of the National Capital region.
cohorts
Classrooms
Knights
Lower Elementary (K-2)
Wizards
Upper Elementary (3-5)
Dragons
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-10)
Schedule
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 – 3:50
The following is a sample schedule. Our schedule is flexible and can adapt throughout the year to accommodate changes and promote the best possible flow. Typically, classes meet simultaneously so that students can be placed in the appropriate level in each subject area.
Curriculum
Curriculum is selected holistically each year through the collaboration of leadership and instructional staff. Our curriculum is tailored to the individual needs of our particular students, and is curated from the following representative options as well as uniquely crafted by our teachers.
Social Studies 4 Year Rotation: Ancient Civilizations, Medieval to Renaissance, Early Modern (1600-1850), Modern (1850-Present)
Science 4 Year Rotation: Earth & Space Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics
- STEM: Elemental Science, Noeo Science, Supercharged Science, Mystery Science, Core Knowledge, TeachEngineering
- Math & Logic: Byrdseed, ThinkLaw, National Association of Math Circles, Math Games, Math for Love, The Thinking Toolbox, The Fallacy Detective, Art of Argument
- Social Studies: Story of the World, Students of History, History of the World
- Writing: IEW, Writeshop, Writing and Rhetoric, Brave Writer, Veritas Press Composition
- Literature: Moving Beyond the Page, Reed Novel Studies, Michael Clay Thompson
Explorations
Explorations is a rotating block of elective offerings. Three classes are offered at a time, and options rotate every 6-8 weeks. Students select their exploration, and classes are open to the whole school, K-8! Middle school students have the opportunity to apply to design and lead their own exploration, and parents will sometimes partner with teachers to offer an exploration in an area of interest!
Examples of past explorations include:
- Chess
- Coding
- Sewing
- Watercolor Art
- Lego Robotics
- Journalism
- American Sign Language
- French Language and Culture
- Scriptwriting
- Improv
- Mythology
- Cooking
- Book Publishing
- Engineering
Field Trip Friday
Field trips are the cornerstone of experiential education! Field trips are offered every Friday (typically in the morning), and are optional but highly encouraged. Parents attend with their student, and little siblings are welcome to attend. We meet at the field trip location.
Here are samples of real field trips and tours (docent-led and self-led) that we have taken in past school years!
- National Arboretum
- Turner Farm Observatory
- Long Branch Nature Center
- Tour of the Monuments
- Museum of Natural History
- National Gallery of Art
- Stained Glass Maker
- Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
- Fire Department Tour
- Kennedy Center
- Planet Word Museum
- Irish Dance Lesson
- Library of Congress
- Workshop with Shakespeare Theatre Company
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Chocolate Factory
- iFly