Why Kids & Parents Love MCS
- Extremely low student to staff ratio - no child "slips through the cracks" at MCS
- Kids feel safe and nurtured - "We're like a family!"
- Personalized learning and individual student support
- Multi-age classrooms allow teachers to know their students well and for student mentoring
- MCS staff are exceptional professionals; they love the kids and they love their jobs!
- Our curriculum is evidence based ensuring that students receive appropriately challenging work for their individual level and meet or exceed Colorado State standards
- Integrated, hands-on units of study and a school-wide theme
- Multi day outdoor education trips, field trips & educational excursions
- Three recesses a day allowing for games like kickball, fort-building, and creative play
- PE includes hiking, beach time on the Crystal River, sports at local parks; In winter PE includes skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, and ice-skating (weather & community rink permitting)
- MCS graduates are well-prepared for high school
- Students learn peer mediation methods to solve problems
- We encourage students to develop growth mindsets and habits of a scholar
- Parents receive regular communication from the school Director and open communication is encouraged
Quotes from our graduates:
“Everybody was working together as a team - like a well-oiled machine.”
“The whole school has become my family.”
“I will miss all of the love I get from everyone!”
“MCS has really prepared me for high school and to be independent, to be more of a leader and be myself.”
“I got to experience so many adventures outside the classroom with my good friends.”
“Challenges [at MCS] helped me become a smarter and better person.”
“This entire place is like another parent to me.”
"I will be able to start 10th-grade math next fall because of what I have achieved." “This school has opened thousands of windows for me in my future.”
“I feel as if the possibilities are endless, and that’s a good feeling to leave with!”