Laurel Tree Charter School

Laurel Tree Charter School is a K-12 family-style school in Arcata, Ca. We serve a diverse range of students from different social economic and cultural backgrounds. Our mission is to create a sustainable model of education which provides all students with accessible curriculum, based on college preparatory standards, while developing life and social skills in a mixed age setting. We are a teacher-run school and our teaching/ administrative team plans and implements our curriculum and incorporates hands-on and project based learning while engaging in the local community on a weekly basis.  Our school community is enriched by our "tribes system", travel, theater, and permaculture.