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Each student will acquire the requisite content, skills, and experiences to prepare them to thrive in the life they want to live. Together with the support of Guides, students establish and refine individualized goals achieved through personally meaningful work.

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Model/philosophy: ATI is a high-accountability, high-autonomy, Montessori learning community focused on personal, academic, and professional excellence. Sibling discounts based on number of enrolled Learners and family income.Ĭontact: Antonio Buehler | 98 | Central AustinĬurrent enrollment: 33 (growing to a maximum of 110)

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Tuition: A sliding-scale tuition policy that maxes out at $17,640 per year, based on family income and resources, plus fees, allows Abrome to pursue its commitment to diversity, particularly economic, racial, and cultural diversity. The academic calendar begins September 6th, the day after Labor Day, and runs through May 26th. After two and a half years we have not had a Covid-19 case in our space.” We are also bringing back practices to protect against fomite transmission due to added risk of Monkeypox. We will also regularly test everyone to help identify infection early. We have a vaccine requirement except for very rare cases based on medical necessity. We continue to use quarantine and isolation protocols. Universal masking with KN95s or higher quality masks provide source control. We clean the air in all rooms with HEPA filters or Corsi-Rosenthal boxes to at least 6 air changes per hour, and we use carbon dioxide monitors to ensure substantial ventilation to further reduce risk of airborne transmission. We can add up to 20 makeup days at the end of the academic year to make up for remote days. At the highest risk level we are entirely outdoors, unless hospital capacity is at risk of being overwhelmed, at which time we would go remote. As risk levels increase, we reduce the number of Learners who can be indoors at any given time. Abrome’s pandemic plan consists of five risk levels. Therefore, we take the pandemic very seriously. This includes the immunocompromised, BIPOC folks, those without access to quality healthcare, the houseless, and the unvaccinated. Pandemic plan: “At Abrome we center the needs of those who are most impacted by our decisions and actions. Abrome believes in youth rights and is overtly anti-racist and trans-inclusive.

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It is a liberatory community free of coercion, hierarchy, and standardization: no age-based segregation, mandated curriculum, homework, tests, or grades. Abrome respects and trusts children while centering community care. Special features: Self-Directed Education.

Abrome provides a psychologically safe space that is anti-oppressive and consensus based, where young people have the autonomy to engage in meaningful learning experiences and unlimited free play in a mixed-age setting. Model/philosophy: Abrome is a Self-Directed Education community that serves young people and their families. Current enrollment: Rolling admissions maximum of 30