Creative & Visual Arts
Creativity through performance, design, and collaborative projects, expanding access to the arts for students in small or solo homeschool environments.
Now forming · Boulder, Colorado
Where curiosity leads, learning follows.
Bixby Academy is a new homeschool enrichment program offering inquiry-based, child-centered learning for K–6th graders. Designed for homeschool families in and around Boulder, our program brings the spirit and pedagogy of Bixby School to small, hands-on classes taught by content specialists.
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About the program
An incubator for independent thinkers.
Our mission is to extend the spirit of Bixby School to the homeschool community, fostering an environment where curiosity drives learning, individual talents are celebrated, and children prepare to become purposeful global citizens.
Bixby Academy operates on the Bixby School campus and is delivered by Bixby’s faculty through a services agreement, giving homeschool families access to the same inquiry-based, project-driven instruction that has shaped Bixby students for decades. Homeschool students learn together in dedicated Bixby Academy classes, separate from the day school’s classes. Classes are small (6–12 students), led by content specialists.
A program of our own. Bixby Academy is a standalone homeschool enrichment program with its own dedicated cohort, schedule, and community — separate from Bixby School’s day program. That means our days are designed start-to-finish for homeschool families: the pacing, the projects, and the peer group are all built around how homeschoolers actually learn and live, while still drawing on Bixby’s teachers, pedagogy, and craft.
Program areas
Hands-on, interdisciplinary, and joyful.
Programming is inquiry-based and project-driven, drawing real-world questions across the arts, sciences, and humanities. Each area is led by a content specialist.
Science
Inquiry-based investigation of real-world phenomena. Students explore driving questions through observation, experimentation, and discovery.
Math
A multi-sensory approach grounded in applied math skills and concepts, including support for students working to develop core math fluency.
Literacy
Structured literacy support using the Orton-Gillingham approach, individualized and mastery-based for students who benefit from foundational reading and writing development.
Swimming
Swim instruction and water-confidence activities offered as a regular afternoon program option, with certified instructors and small groups.
Our approach
Guided discovery, not delivered facts.
Authentic learning is a partnership in which the child’s curiosity leads. Instruction is a process of guided discovery, with teachers who scaffold real-world inquiry across disciplines.
Social-Emotional Learning
Students develop emotional language, self-awareness, and the social skills to advocate, collaborate, and care for themselves within a community of learners.
Academic Enrichment
Individualized, mastery-based instruction with experienced educators using research-backed literacy and math methods.
Hands-On Learning
Real-world questions and projects develop academic, social, and critical-thinking skills in tandem.
A Vibrant Community
An inclusive “home base” where students, educators, and families collaborate, honoring the autonomy of the homeschool journey.
🌳 Generous Outdoor Spaces
Our campus features beautiful, expansive outdoor areas where children explore through creek studies, seasonal observations, sustainable gardening, and play in wild spaces — with time outside woven into every Bixby day.
🥾 Walking Field Trips
We’re steps from Buffalo Ranch, Tantra Park, and Bridgewalk Pond. Regular walking field trips bring lessons into nature and root our learning in the landscape we share.
When & how it works
The Bixby year and day.
Each session meets one day per week for a full semester. Families pick the session that fits their week, plus the morning and afternoon activities that fit their child.
Across the year (2026–2027)
- First day Thursday, August 27, 2026
- Session A Thursdays · Aug 27 – Dec 17, 2026
- Session B Fridays · Aug 28 – Dec 18, 2026
- Thanksgiving Nov 23 – 27, 2026
- Winter break Dec 19, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027
- Session C Thursdays · Jan 21 – May 13, 2027
- Session D Fridays · Jan 22 – May 14, 2027
- Spring break March 15 – 19, 2027
- Last day Friday, May 14, 2027
Across the day
- 8:45 Arrival
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9:00
Morning Circle Introduce the day’s goals.
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Morning lesson & student work Learning groups embark on the day’s exploration in their chosen program area.
- 12:00 Lunch & recess
- 1:00 Afternoon lesson & student work
- Closing Circle
- 4:00 Clean-up & dismissal
Tuition
Bixby Academy is no longer eligible for Colorado Homeschool Enrichment state funding (see the CDE School Finance Act updates for details). The program is offered at a per-session tuition, and we’re actively working to make participation possible for every family that wants to join.
Per-semester tuition
$2,500 per child per semester
Tuition is paid directly to Bixby Academy and covers a full semester of programming (one day per week).
Funding partners
In progress
We are exploring partnerships and scholarship support for families who would otherwise be unable to attend. If cost is a concern, please tell us on the interest form — we want to hear from you.
A glimpse of learning at Bixby
Curiosity in motion.
Real moments from our learning environment — small-world play, hands-on art, science investigations, and time outside.
Location
Boulder, Colorado
Grades Served
Kindergarten – 6th
Class Size
6–12 students
Tuition
$2,500 / child / semester
Funding partners in progress
How tuition works. Following recent changes to Colorado’s school finance laws, Bixby Academy is no longer eligible for state Homeschool Enrichment funding. Families pay $2,500 per child per semester directly to Bixby Academy. We’re actively exploring funding partners and scholarship support for families who would otherwise be unable to participate — if cost is a concern, please tell us on the interest form below.
Indicate your interest
Help us shape Bixby Academy.
We’re collecting indications of interest from local homeschool families. Submitting this form is not an enrollment commitment — it tells us your child might be a good fit and helps us tailor programming. We’ll follow up by email.
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