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Public Schools Using Whole Child Models
This list includes schools we know well, and schools we have not visited that identify themselves as “whole child” on their websites. It is by no means complete, and does not indicate that the schools listed all use the same methods. For complete lists of Public Montessori or Public Waldorf schools see their national websites listed on the Holistic Learning Approaches page. If you know of a school we should be including or excluding, contact us!
AN ASTERISK INDICATES A SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTED AT AUGUST TO JUNE’S CONCLUSION
Alaska:
*Anchorage: Chugash Optional Elementary School
California:
Altadena: Odyssey Public Charter School
Camarillo: Camarillo Academy of Progressive Education
Carmichael: Mission Avenue Open School
Chico: Hooker Oak Open Structured Classroom Program
Chico: Wildflower Open Classroom Public Charter School
Claremont: Sycamore Elementary
Los Altos: Bullis Charter School
Los Angeles: Citizens of the World Charter Schools
Los Angeles: Los Feliz Charter School For The Arts
Los Angeles: The City School (6th-8th grade)
Los Angeles: Open Magnet Charter School
Mountain View: Stevenson Elementary PACT
Palo Alto: Ohlone Elementary School
Petaluma: Mary Collins School at Cherry Valley
Redding: Chrysalis Charter School
Redwood City: Orion Alternative School
Salinas: Oasis Charter Public School
San Carlos: San Carlos Charter Learning Center
San Diego: Explorer Elementary Charter School
San Francisco: Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy
San Francisco: Rooftop Alternative School
*San Geronimo: San Geronimo Open Classroom
San Jose: Discovery Charter School 1
San Jose: Discovery Charter School 2
Santa Clara: Washington Open Elementary
Santa Cruz: Monarch Community School
Santa Monica: Santa Monica Alternative Schoolhouse
Saratoga: Christa McAuliffe School
Ventura: Ventura Charter School of Arts and Education
Colorado
Carbondale: Carbondale Community School Public Charter
Fort Collins: Polaris Expeditionary Learning School (formerly The Lab School)
*Lakewood: Jefferson County Open School
Woody Hills: Aspen Community School Public Charter
Illinois
Chicago: Namaste Public Charter School
Winnetka: Winnetka Public Schools
Indiana
Chesterton: Discovery Charter
Kansas
*Wichita: Enders Open Magnet School
Kentucky
Louisville: Brown School
Maryland
Baltimore: Creative City Charter
Baltimore: Roots and Branches Charter School
Massachussetts
Cambridge: Graham and Parks Alternative School
Devins: Francis W. Parker Charter
Fitchburg: North Central Charter (7-12)
Springfield:The Rebecca M. Johnson Visual and Performing Arts Elementary School
Michigan
*Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor Open School
Detroit: Grace Lee Boggs School
Ferndale: John F Kennedy School Open Classroom
Grand Haven: The Voyager School, Ferry Elementary
Ypsilanti: Bishop Elementary (formerly Lincoln Multi-Age)
Minnesota
Northfield: Prairie Creek Community School
Minneapolis: Clara Barton Open School
Minneapolis: Marcy Open School
*St Paul: Open World Learning Community
New Hampshire
Harrisville: Wells Memorial School
New York
New York City: Beacon High School
New York City: Bronx Community Charter School
New York City: Brooklyn New School, PS 146
New York City: Castle Bridge School PS 513
New York City: Center School MS 243
*New York City: Central Park East 1, PS 467
New York City: Central Park East II, PS 964
New York City: Children’s Workshop School
New York City: Community Roots Charter School
New York City : Compass Charter School
New York City: The Charrette School PS 3
New York City: East Village Community
New York City: Ella Baker School
New York City: The Earth School
New York City: Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School
New York City: Independence School, PS 234
New York City: Liberty School, PS 89
New York City: Lillian Weber School, PS 84
New York City: Manhattan New School PS 290
New York City: Manhattan School for Children PS 333
*New York City: Muscota New School PS 314
New York City: Museum Magnet School PS 191
New York City: Neighborhood School PS 363
New York City: School Of the Future
New York City: William T. Sherman School, PS 87
New York City: Urban Academy Laboratory High School
New York City: Tompkins Square Middle School
Ithaca: Lehman Alternative Community School
Also consider any of the other Performance Assessment Consortium High Schools
North Carolina
Davidson: Community School of Davidson
Durham: Central Park School for Children
*Winston-Salem: Arts Based Elementary
Ohio
Cleveland: The Intergenerational Schools
Columbus: Douglas Alternative Elementary School
Columbus: Indianola Informal K/8
Hilliard: Alton Darby Elementary
Stewart: Federal Hocking High School
Upper Arlington: Wickliffe Progressive Elementary School
Oregon
*Eugene: Corridor Alternative Elementary
Eugene: Camas Ridge Community School
Texas
Graciela Garcia Elementary School
Utah
*Salt Lake City: Salt Lake City Open Classroom Charter
Virginia
*Fairfax: Mantua Elementary School
Washington
Seattle: Thornton Creek School
Wisconsin
Green Bay: Aldo Leopold Community School