A School for the Future

​In the Heart of the Silicon Valley

​An exciting development within our works is the prospect of building a cutting-edge school from the ground up.
With development and planning already underway, we are excited to unveil our For-The-Future boarding school campus located in the Silicon Valley.
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Personalized

​Learning Plans

New brain research and data-driven assessments enable intentionally differentiated learning experiences to meet distinct student needs. Learning is maximized when individuals own the process through personal relevance, choice, autonomy, and creation.

​Our learning involves ongoing construction of meaning through a constant cycle of inquiry, critical thinking, feedback, and reflection.

Curriculum that Never

​Waits to Evolve

The World Economic Forum maintains their routine of releasing a yearly assessment of the Top 10 Skills to learn. However, regardless of the constant evolution of demands on the global workforce, education always seems to trail behind the technological and societal developments of our world. 

We are responding to the future demands without waiting for the learning environment around us to evolve. Our vision is for our curriculum to constantly revolutionize to meet the demands of tomorrow.

Kinetic Learning

Digital-physical fusion creates new ways of learning through emotion and movement and creates new relationships among learners and their communities. Students learn while moving through real environments with the mobile technology – so their cognitive apprenticeship involves not only their brains, but also their bodies in informal learning environments.

Fitness is not just for athletes, but is an integral part of every program, exemplifying the important role that fitness and mental health play in future student success.

Facilities to Engage

With and Within

Smart places, objects and structures combine with flexible strategies, creating schools that can adapt to meet changing needs and conditions. Our Flexible Structures encourage curiosity and imagination, through multiple learning activities/methods; recognition of multiple intelligences/brain development and function, in designing educational programs. 

Open, enclosed, and hybrid learning spaces throughout our campus also grant students the freedom to learn their ideal learning environment. Utilization of space is a key component in our commitment to providing the best support for our students' learning.

Areas of Concentration

While global citizenship, academic rigor, sustainability, and artistry are themes that will run through every class and activity, students will choose whether to take on the full IB Diploma and one of three areas of concentration: 

Environmental Leadership

Concentration in the area of environmental leadership will include advanced studies, intensive field programming and workplace challenges related to:
  • Sustainable agriculture and food systems
  • Sustainable energy systems
  • Sustainable land management systems
  • Environmental policy development and advocacy
  • Big data related to climate change
  • Advanced technological design related to energy and/or food systems
  • Energy and food system advanced research
  • Local and global habitat and species stewardship
  • Eco-tourism and international service-learning projects

Transformative Art

Artistic expression influences both the creator and the beholder.  From modern neuroscience to classical art history, we learn how art impacts us in ways and at levels that transcend mere informational or intellectual understanding.  One of the defining characteristics of advanced civilization is the richness of its art forms.
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Art will be explored as a medium for influencing perspectives on issues of environmental sustainability, global citizenship and social issues.

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An Individualized Program of Study

Students that do not wish to take advantage of SVE Environmental Leadership and Transformative Arts areas of concentration shall work with faculty sponsors and a counselor to develop a personalized area of concentration to support their specific post-secondary academic and career aspirations.