Three pillars
Academics come first and are anchored by two things no other school does — The Market and The Council — framed by a calendar built for the way mountain families actually live.
The Go Quarter
Each spring families travel — a week, a month, or the whole quarter. The academic spine continues seamlessly through AI-powered learning: Italy, Patagonia, Tokyo, the Galápagos, the family ranch, an apprenticeship. The work returns to Telluride for the Showcase the final week of May.
The Market
From age six, children learn Benjamin Graham fundamentals at their level, scaling year over year. They learn what a business is, who Mr. Market is and why he’s moody, and how to think independently about value. Capital becomes a native language — not a finance class.
The Council
Throughout the year we quietly bring in some of the most accomplished humans alive. Each writes one essay, distilled so a third-grader can grasp it, collected as The Telluride Essays: Letters to a Young Mind. The children never know how famous their visitors are. They meet a person, not a legend.
The Second Curriculum
Four streams, and every child does all four. The mind is built in the morning; the body, the hand, the team, and the courage are built in the afternoon.
The Mountain
Skiing, snowboarding, alpine literacy, courage. Non-negotiable, taught by individual progression — not age.
The Rink
Skating and hockey — decisions under pressure, true team. Beginner and competitive cohorts.
The Workshop
Robotics, coding, woodworking, applied making. Every child ships a real project.
The Enrichments
Music, art, theater, writing, language, debate, chess, astronomy.