private high school Asheville curriculum

Here's What We Do (In time of Covid)

School operates Monday through Friday
Space is open from 8-4 Monday through Friday
We will conduct brief temperature and symptom checks upon arrival
Students spend the morning doing remote classes and work, with study assistance available from a professional educator
Two indoor study spaces: Sanctuary (quiet) and the Co-Working Room
Students are free to study or socialize outside anytime
Lunch, Relaxation, and Socializing from 12:30-1
1:00-1:30 Community Circle daily for students on-site (2 per week required)
Community Circle focuses on check-ins, community building, social and emotional learning, and current events
Afternoons will consist of: individual and group study time, time for other pursuits (art, music, gardening,), Personal Study Assistance, Individual Mentoring Sessions
Students write daily schedule and goals and have them visible at all times at workstation
Mentor checks in with each student on a daily basis
Students have scheduled individual 30-minute mentoring sessions each week
Mentor has access to all student academic work online
Students send weekly email to parents and mentor detailing their successes and challenges
Parents have the option to participate in a Zoom Club where we read articles and discuss the joys, opportunities, and challenges of parenting teens.

What happens if we get shut down?

We will continue the Aspire High Fellowship Program remotely until we can return to Haw Creek Commons
After even a couple of weeks, students and mentor will have developed a strong rapport. These relationships will be valuable and sustained if a stay-at-home order is given, or positive Covid cases require the program to quarantine
Video technology will allow for personal daily video check-ins and 30-minute weekly mentoring sessions
Daily Circle will be a place for students to gather online
Mentor will still have access to all courses and assignments
Students will still be required to send parents a weekly email
If possible, we will gather outdoors, socially distancing, on a weekly basis
We will return to Haw Creek as soon as we can
Tuition will decrease to $500/month to reflect decrease in costs

While these images and videos reflect a pre-Covid program, they do convey the Spirit of Aspire High, a spirit that remains in our Fellowship Program.

A Vision for Education

At Aspire High, we seek to be the change we want in the world. We cultivate a learning community that:

promotes personal growth, balance, and spiritual grounding;
embraces a deep responsibility for self, other, and planet;
models compassionate, brave communication;
sparks personal and communal creativity and joy;
inspires a love beyond fear;
teaches a habitual pursuit of truth, beauty, and goodness;
and empowers virtuous action to create a better world.

In these pursuits, Aspire High aspires towards nothing less than furthering the cultural evolution of our species, both individually and collectively.