School Mission & Learner Goals

Our Mission

Eclipse Academy engages students in dynamic learning experiences that allow them to investigate, evaluate, and refine their own understandings and character. We meet gifted and twice-exceptional students where they are—academically, socially, and emotionally—and craft customized learner-centric programs that address the goals, interests, abilities, and challenges of each student. Using a progressive education approach that incorporates inquiry, hands-on activities, problem solving, and mindfulness—in 1-to-1 and small-group environments—we provide learning experiences that are powerful, playful, and personally relevant.

Schoolwide Learner Goals

Eclipse Academy students become:

E Empathetic 

• Seek to understand diverse perspectives

• Celebrate cultural and intellectual differences

• Honor and care for others

C Communicative 

• Engage others with presence and respect

• Appropriately articulate their needs and preferences

• Courageously share ideas, verbally and in writing

L Lifelong Learners

• Navigate the world with curiosity

• Use reason, evidence, and resourcefulness to answer questions and solve problems

• Create and innovate in ways that are personally meaningful

I Independent

• Reflectively set, strive for, and achieve relevant goals

• Know when and how to work alone, and when and how to collaborate

• Self-manage, hold oneself accountable, and celebrate success

P Persistent

• Engage with frustration productively

• Ask for help when needed

• Assess when to persevere and when to pivot

S Self-Aware

• Investigate and challenge their own understandings

• Identify their strengths, needs, and preferences

• Use personal insights to develop character

E Emotionally Secure

• Apply emotional regulation strategies  

• Maintain healthy boundaries with oneself and others

• Build confidence through accomplishment and self-acceptance