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The In Space Academy is a full-day elementary and middle school for grades K through 9. Mixed-age classrooms, small ratios, and a Reggio-inspired emphasis on inquiry mean every child gets attention to the things they're actually curious about — alongside a rigorous foundation in literacy, numeracy, and the sciences.
We balance core academics with daily outdoor learning, weekly music and arts, and project-based work that builds confidence, collaboration, and a real sense of I made this. Children leave each day knowing they were seen, challenged, and cheered on.
Everything we do at the Academy lives under one of four banners. Each is woven into every week of the year — never bolted on as an afterthought.
Mixed-age groupings and small classes mean older students naturally mentor younger ones. Cooperative project work, conflict-resolution circles, and intentional social-emotional learning are part of every week — because the friendships kids make here last decades.
Every student takes weekly music — voice, percussion, keys, and ensemble. We believe music isn't an extracurricular; it's a way of training the brain to listen, collaborate, and create. Students perform together twice a year for families.
Rain, snow, or sun — we're outside daily. Forest classrooms, garden plots, and structured outdoor curriculum mean kids develop attention, resilience, and a deep relationship with the natural world. Outdoor education isn't a field trip here; it's a Tuesday.
Each grade ends the year with a signature adventure — overnight camps, multi-day hikes, marine-biology expeditions on the Salish Sea. Kids return changed. Parents say so. We've watched it happen for years.
Quiet entry, journals, and a circle to set the day's intentions.
Small-group instruction in reading, writing, and math — paced to where each child actually is.
Forest classroom, garden, or active play. Rain or shine.
Family-style meals prepared on-site, then a quiet block for younger students.
Multi-week projects pulling together science, art, music, and writing.
Weekly rotation through music, visual art, drama, and movement.
End-of-day journaling and family hand-off.
A place where children are taken seriously and play is the work.
To raise the bar for what early-years care and learning can be — for every family who walks through our door.
Children who leave us curious, kind, and certain that they belong.
Your child is treated as our own. Every drop-off, every pickup, every day in between.
Spaces at the Academy are limited and our waitlist moves quickly. The earlier we hear from your family, the better we can plan your child's transition. Tours are weekly and free — bring your questions.