Reimagine Your Classroom
At Community School, we believe learning happens everywhere.
Across divisions, our students dig deep and, sometimes, travel far to immerse themselves in learning experiences that leave a lasting impact. The following are just a few of the "classrooms" Community School students explore.
Service Learning Opportunities in Salt Lake City
Climate Change in Glacier National Park
Junior Solo in Canyonlands National Park
As juniors, Community School students immerse themselves in the work of Edward Abbey and Thoreau in the classroom and then venture to Canyonlands National Park in Southern Utah for a week-long backpacking trip. The trip includes a 48-hour solo to experience solitude first hand. The solo is a formative trip for many.
Sustainability in the Kemmerer Family Greenhouse
Science on Trail Creek
Trail Creek, which runs through Community School's academic campus, serves as an ideal outdoor science laboratory. Students across divisions study aquatic insects, water quality, and a range of other earth science and biology topics right in their backyard. Fly fishing—curricular and extracurricular—is also a common site on the creek. In the 2016-17 year, fourth graders built tree houses along the bank.
Humanities on the Snake River
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Model U.N. in Washington D.C.
Winter Camping Skills in the Sawtooth Mountains
Marine Biology and Sailing in Puget Sound
Already, Community School has inspired and nurtured the pursuit of multiple interests—from music, photography and acting to writing, debate, forensics and the outdoors.Leigh Barer, Current Parent
Academically challenging and collaborative, Community School offers students the ability to work outside traditional experiences. Specifically, the Outdoor Program drew us to the school. It has been so rewarding for Carter, and he has learned so much about himself. He has found the reward in trying things that are challenging both academically and in the Outdoor Program.Stephanie Sammis, Current Parent