The List of Schools features both schools and afterschool programs — online and offline — that embody 21st-century education principles. Each one has a learning model that follows several, if not all, modules outlined in the School Matrix.
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| Name | Type of School | Location | Targeted Age Group | Mission | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton Academy | Offline Full Time School | +300 schools globally (most of them being US based) | Ages 5-18 | To inspire each child to find a calling that will change the world and start their own Hero’s Journey. | Acton Academy |
| Sora | Online Full Time School | Global but based in Georgia, USA | Middle and high school students | To build the future of school by creating a more flexible, student-centered learning experience. | Sora Schools |
| NuVu | Offline Full Time School and Afterschool program | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA | Middle and high school students | An innovation school for young minds, emphasizing creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. | NuVu |
| Synthesis | Online Afterschool program | Global but based in California, USA | Ages 8-14 | To develop students' problem-solving and critical thinking skills through complex team challenges. | Synthesis |
| Primer | Offline Full Time School | Florida and Arizona, USA | Ages 5 to 14 | At Primer, we're freeing the next generation of kids to be more ambitious, more creative and to think for themselvesFind a School | Primer |
| Prisma | Online Full Time School | Global but based in USA | Ages 9 to 18 | Prisma is a Connected Learning Network that aims to bring joy to learning today and prepare millions of kids to thrive in the world of tomorrow. | Prisma |
| High Tech High | Offline Full Time School | San Diego, California | Ages 5 to 18 | To create schools where students develop their passions and realize their potential through project based learning and a personalised curriculum. | High Tech High |
| Moonrise | Offline Full Time School | Decatur, Georgia, USA | Ages 5 to 17 | Moonrise Homeschool aims to provide a flexible, stimulating, and supportive learning environment for homeschoolers. | Moonrise Homeschool |
| Innovators for Purpose | Offline Afterschool program | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Ages 12 - 18 | Innovators for Purpose (iFp) empowers a new generation of diverse, socially conscious innovators to become leaders who leverage design + STEM to drive transformative change and forge a more equitable future. | Innovators for Purpose |
| Einstein’s workshop | Offline Afterschool program | Burlington, Massachusetts | Ages 5 to 10 | A family-friendly maker space where kids create, explore, and enjoy STEAM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. | Einstein’s Workshop |
| Revolution School | Offline Full Time School | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Ages 14 to 18 | To inspire a diverse group of learners, thinkers, and doers to be active and reflective problem-solvers, who are bold and empathetic with academic and emotional resilience. | Revolution School |
| School of Humanity | Online Full Time School and Part Time programs | Global but based in Florida, USA | Ages 14 to 18 | Instead of exams, we learn through real-world projects.Instead of memorization, we focus on developing our skills, network, and portfolios. Instead of a standardized curriculum, we learn through personalized learning journeys. | School of Humanity |
| Alpha | Offline Full Time School and Summer School | Texas, Florida and Silicon Valley, USA | Ages 5 to 18 | To build the world's most advanced school by leveraging technology, mastery-based learning, and self-directed education. | Alpha |
| Academy for Global Citizenship | Offline full time school | Chicago, Illinois, USA | Ages 3-16 | The Academy for Global Citizenship empowers students to positively impact the community and the world beyond. By fostering environmental stewardship and developing inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people, AGC aims to create lifelong learners and global citizens. | AGC |
| Tesla STEM High School | Primarily offline, with options for hybrid and online learning | Redmond, Washington, USA | Ages 14 to 18 | Tesla STEM High School aims to provide a rigorous, interdisciplinary STEM education that challenges students to innovate and excel, preparing them for higher education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. | Tesla STEM High School |
| Guidepost Montessori | Offline full time school + Online school programs | Over 130 locations globally, including the US, Europe, and Asia | Ages 18 months to 14 years old | Our singular mission at Guidepost is to guide and empower each child as they achieve their own independence.Our vision of success? Each and every child with: potential, fully realized; a mind, fully activated; a life, fully lived. | Guidepost Montessori |
| Morphoses | Online Afterschool program | Global but based in London, UK | Ages 6 to 17 | Morphoses aims to build an online community that enhances learners' innate abilities, fostering curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking. | Morphoses |
| Collaboration Laboratory | Online Afterschool program | Global but based in London, UK | Ages 6 to 12+ years old. | Collaboration Laboratory, or CoLab, aims to fill the educational gaps left by traditional schools by focusing on developing students' problem-solving, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. | Collaboration Laboratory |
| STEAM Academy | Offline After School and Summer School | USA and Ireland | Ages 4 to 12+ | STEAM Academy aims to inspire young minds by integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) through engaging, hands-on activities. | STEAM Academy |
| Skills Genius | Online Afterschool program | England, UK | Ages 7-17 | Our mission is help nurture the next generation of gritty problem-solvers, who learn by doing in real-world settings. We are doing this by bridging the widening gap between traditional curricula and what the next generation actually needs to thrive in the C21st. | SkillsGenius |
| Sophia High School | Online Full Time School | England, UK | Ages 4-18 | Sophia High School aims to provide a comprehensive learning experience through small class sizes, immersive technologies, and a curriculum that goes beyond traditional academics to include global citizenship and holistic development. | Sophia High School |
| Atelier 21 | Offline Full Time School | Crawley, England, UK | Ages 4 - 16 | Our school enables high levels of self directed learning, facilitates student agency and fosters innovation, curiosity and creativity which help young people compete, contribute and thrive in our ever-changing modern world. | Atelier 21 |
| Inventor Club | Hybrid After school program | Swindon, UK | No age specified | Our mission is to create as many innovators & inventors as possible and that all starts with good quality STEM activities and innovative D&T lessons, where it is OK to experiment. Where the prototypes and the journey is just as important as the outcomes. Where every student creates their own solution and not just the same product. | Inventor Club |
| Read Meta School | Online School | UK | Ages 6 to 16 | Read Meta School is an online school; a global school with global impact. We offer a rich, inclusive and internationally-accessible British Education supplemented and delivered with an Islamic education and ethos where each child is respected as an individual, enjoys learning and is empowered to thrive in the 21st Century. | Read Meta School |
| The Journey | Online Summer School and Full Time School | Global | Ages 13 to 18 | The Journey aims to revolutionize education by providing a dynamic, virtual learning environment where curious teenagers can launch their own businesses or projects, develop essential soft skills, and connect with peers from around the world. | The Journey |
| Learnlife | Offline Full Time School and Afterschool programs | Barcelona, Spain | Ages 6 to 18 | Experience a better way of learning, backed by science and research, that is learner-centred and focuses on self-determined, purpose-inspired and personal learning. | Learnlife |
| Ecole des Intelligences Multiples | Offline full time school | Paris, France | Ages 11 - 18 | To provide a new generation of education that reveals the multiple intelligences of students, fosters their talents, prepares them for the future, and addresses educational challenges such as school dropout, failure, and phobia. EIM emphasizes project-based learning, cognitive diversity, and connecting knowledge to real-world challenges in a meaningful and engaging way. | EIM |
| Agora | Offline Full Time School | Roermond, Netherlands | Ages 12 to 18 | Agora School redefines traditional education by fostering self-directed learning, curiosity, and creativity. It emphasizes a student-centered approach where learners choose their areas of study and work on projects that interest them. | Agora School |
| Ørestad Gymnasium | Offline full time school | Copenhagen Denmark | Ages 16-19 | Ørestad Gymnasium emphasizes innovative learning methods and a modern educational environment, aiming to prepare students for higher education and future careers by fostering critical thinking and collaborative skills. | Ørestad Gymnasium |
| Espacio A | Offline Full Time School | Old San Juan, Puerto Rico | Ages 6 to 18 | Espacio A is dedicated to fostering a democratic, self-directed, and holistic learning environment, emphasizing nonviolent communication and financial literacy to help students become lifelong learners connected to their communities. | Espacio A |
| Colegio Ikigai | Offline Full Time School | Mexico City, Mexico | Primary and Secondary School | Colegio Ikigai is a boutique bi-lingual Kinder and Primary school based in Mexico City, using a Phenomenon Based Learning methodology and combines this with a focus on Metaverse, blockchain technology and NFTs, to create a real 21 st. century learning environment. | Colegio Ikigai |
| Beaconhouse | Offline Full Time School | Pakistan, Malaysia and various other countries | Ages 3 to 18 | The Beaconhouse curriculum is designed to meet the needs of the 21st century, of individual students as well as the needs of local and global communities. | Beaconhouse |
| Nutspace | Hybrid Afterschool program | India | Ages 3 months to 14 years old | To develop 21st-century skills in children through story-based learning and creative thinking. | Nutspace |
| Wisdom warehouse | Offline After school program | Dubai, UAE | Ages 4 to 13 | Wisdom Warehouse possesses an inspiring child-centered environment that promotes creativity, critical thinking skills, and most importantly, a passion for learning.Through one-of-a-kind classes, camps, and workshops, Wisdom Warehouse sets itself apart from conventional kids activities in Dubai, as a place where they feel safe to gain knowledge, explore new skills and think outside the box. | Wisdom Warehouse |
| Pine Hurst school | Offline full time school | Albany, Auckland, New Zealand | Ages 5 to 18 | We teach each student as an individual, customising and differentiating programmes to ensure that different needs and abilities are catered for, whilst challenging each student to achieve their personal best academically, socially, creatively and in sports. | Pine Hurst |
| AeliaPath | Offline After school program | Greece | Primary school | We design and implement game-based educational programs (edu-larp, role-playing, theater play, etc.) to teach our students history and make them develop important life skills and tap into their creative side. | AeliaPath |
| My First Montessori School Online | Online Full Time School | Global but based in Toronto, Canada | 16 months to 9+ years | Our Virtual Montessori School is reshaping the landscape of learning for children across the globe. Our goal is to provide a dynamic and enriching virtual environment where students can explore, discover, and flourish at their own pace through self directed, mastery based learning, essentially replicating the in-school Montessori experience from anywhere in the world! | My First Montessori School Online |
| Daigon | Online After school program | Global but based in the UK | Under 12 and 12+ | Daigon Esports works with International Schools and provides competitive online gaming sessions where students can enhance essential 21st-century skills identified by the World Economic Forum, including resilience, teamwork, and creative thinking. These sessions offer a fantastic opportunity for students to come together and develop crucial skills in a dynamic and engaging environment. | Daigon Esports |
| Escolar Lumiar | Offline full time school | Brazil and UK | Preschool to High School | In a non-competitive, supportive environment, children set their own learning goals. Without formal tests, the focus is on developing key skills like communication, teamwork, and empathy. Emotional literacy and autonomy are nurtured through Thrive practitioners and the Healthy Habits program. | Lumiar and Lumiar UK |
| Thriveable | Offline and online after school program | USA | Ages 10 to 16 | To help kids lead lives of health, wealth, and abundance through an online membership and workshops focused on teaching life changing self development principles, tools and techniques. | Thriveable |
| 2 hour learning | Online program | USA and Global | - | 2 Hour Learning is an AI tutor that enables students to crush academics in just 2 hours a day and motivates them with the gift of time. Students following this program learn at least 2x faster than their peers in traditional school. | 2 hour learning |
| Green School Bali | Offline full time school | Bali, Indonesia - South Africa - New Zealand | Primary School to High School | Our ‘living’ curriculum educates for sustainability through community-integrated, entrepreneurial learning, in wall-less and nature-immersed environment. | Green School Bali |
| NextGen Academy | Offline full time school and after school program | Austin, TX, USA | Ages 10 to 18 | Students complete core subjects in just 2 hours each morning and dive into immersive, game-based workshops designed to build confidence, resilience, and essential life skills in the afternoon. | Next Gen Academy |
| Prequel | Online afterschool program | US based | Ages 11 to 17 | Prequel helps students build startups, publish books, create viral content, conduct published scientific research and secure elite internships - all before they turn 18. | Prequel |
| BETA camp | Online afterschool program | US based but open to UK and Canada | High school students | BETA camp is a virtual entrepreneurship program where teens build a real business - from ideation to revenue. They also get to explore career options within startups, create a world-class network, receive 1:1 mentorships and more. | BETA camp |
| Quest | Online afterschool program | Global | Ages 8 to 12 | Quest is a weekly online game based class that gives kids real experience with leadership, teamwork, investing, data analysis and more. | Quest |
| TKS (the knowledge society) | Online and Offline afterschool program | Global (online) and North America (in person) | Ages 13 to 17 | TKS is a 10-month global innovation program for ambitious high school students ages 13-17. | TKS |
| Mentorio | Offline afterschool program | Toronto, Canada | Ages 5 to 12 | Personal Development workshops to help ****students ages 5-12 spark purpose and build confidence by discovering their best self. | Mentorio |
| Gaia Learning | Online afterschool program | UK | Ages 8 to 16 | Gaia Learning offers interest-based, interdiscplinary courses, 1:1 tuition, coaching and more to provide an inclusive after school program for children who do not fit in mainstream schools, including those with SEND. | Gaia Learning |
| The New School | Offline full time school | London, UK | Ages 4 to 16 | The New School is a primary school that aims to help children develop the necessary skills they need to thrive through democratic education, self-directed learning, relationship building and more. | The New School |
| School360 | Offline full time school | London, UK | Primary School | School 360 teaches pupils through projects,cross-curricular themes, and supports them in working to tackle issues of local and global social justice and teach them to value reflecting, revising and reworking their ideas until they can be proud of them. | School360 |
| Think Global School | Offline school (one academic year with a break in between countries) | Global but based in NYC | Ages 15 to 18 | Think Global School is a travelling high school where students live in four countries each year and learn through real world exploration, project based learning and skills mastery. | Think Global School |
| Le Jardin Academy | Offline full time school | Hawaii | Preschool to High School | Le Jardin Academy provides a holistic education and develops globally-minded, caring individuals who are empowered to become impactful future leaders in their communities and in the world. | Le Jardin Academy |
| UNISUS | Offline full time school | Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada | Kindergarten to High School | Fostering innovation leaders of tomorrow, UNISUS delivers a personalised education experience that enables each student to power their unique potential. | UNISUS |
| Outschool | Online after school program and homeschoolclasses | Global but based in the US | Preschool to High School | Live online small-group classes and 1:1 tutoring led by real teachers and built for your kid’s unique needs. Designed to spark curiosity and build real-world skills. | Outschool |
| KEY Academy | Offline full time school | Lagos, Nigeria | Ages 18 months to 18 years old | KEY (Keep Educating Yourself) academy is a forward-looking, 21st-century project-based school, offering a new model for education, which puts the child at the centre of the learning experience. | KEY Academy |
| School21 | Offline full time school | London, UK | Ages 4 to 18 years old | School 21 operates with the conviction that schools need to ensure a focus on Head (academic success), Heart (character and well-being) and Hand (generating ideas, problem solving, making a difference). | School21 |
| Boundless Life | Offline full time schools and programs | Global | Ages 1.5 to 14 years old | Boundless Education is designed to enable your child to learn while exploring the world. | Boundless Life |
| Mont21 | Offline full time school | Malaga, Spain and Cambridge, UK | Ages 3 to 11 years old | At Mont21 school, we are dedicated to providing an enriching holistic education that encourages children to become independent and resourceful learners. | Mont21 |
| Curiosity Learning | Online and Offline afterschool program | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Ages 11 to 15 years old | By youth, for youth. Founded with one simple goal: spark curiosity and allow anyone to learn anything they are curious about in a motivating and cooperative environment. | Curiosity Learning |
| Institute of Imagination | Offline after school program | UK | All ages | Through workshops, training, and events, we equip children, teachers, and community leaders with essential life and STEAM skills. | Institute of Imagination |
| The Hub | Online Part Time School and Online Afterschool Program | Global but based in USA | Ages 10 to 16 years old | To enable | |
| tweens and teens to retain the flexibility of homeschooling while also | |||||
| experiencing the benefits of learning in community. | The Hub | ||||
| Recess | Online afterschool program | Global but based in USA | Ages 8 to 16 years old | A digital space where homeschooled kids come together to pursue interests, build friendships, and learn creatively. | Recess |
| Empathy School | Offline full time school | Bali, Indonesia | Ages 1 to 15 years old | A nature school that offers emotionally-intelligent, hands-on education for children ages 1-15 with interactive approach. Empathy School International was developed at Harvard, follows the latest research in holistic and evidence-based education. | Empathy School |
| Gems SRI | Offline full time school | Dubai, UAE | All ages | A new, advanced school that combines values-led education with technology and innovation. | |
| Built on 65 years of exceptional expertise in education, it is designed | |||||
| to give students the skills, confidence, and knowledge to succeed in a | |||||
| changing world. | Gems SRI | ||||
| Clarion School | Offline full time school | Dubai, UAE | Ages 3 to 14 years old | A school dedicated to igniting curiosity, critical thinking, and the development of skills that prepare students not just for today, but for the future. | Clarion School |