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Eagle Rock School Applications Are Due Next Week

Willingness is an action word, and if you’re sitting down and filling out an Eagle Rock School application for admission for the May 2016 trimester, you’re already taking action and showing willingness. We like that.

And while we’re eagerly looking forward to welcoming a new group of 15- to 17-year-old young men and women to our mountainside campus, our newest students must display a willingness to commit to change. Primarily, that means changing the circumstances of their current educational experience.

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Applicants need to alter the focus of their thinking — and actions — to discard notions of things they can’t do in exchange for pursuing things that they can do, because the focus of Eagle Rock isn’t limited to academic growth. It also encompasses a desire to grow emotionally and socially, in addition to acquiring the type of academic proficiency required of clearly stating and being equipped to handle what you’re going to do after Eagle Rock.

We want new members of our unconventional student body to be willing to explore the ways they’ve been coping and dealing with issues in the past and be willing (there’s that word again) to put away those methods and exchange them for Continue reading…

Eagle Rock School Applications Are Due In Less Than 10 Days

Eagle-Rock-School-AdmissionsFor anyone considering attending Eagle Rock School, you should know that the number of days that remain to apply for spot in our May 2015 trimester is now down to the single digits. To be specific, Nov. 30 is the final day to get the paperwork in.

You should also know that gaining admission to the myriad classes, programs and life experiences offered students within the Eagle Rock community isn’t at all about filling out a checklist of the requirements necessary for entry. Fact is, if you or a teen you know is seriously considering applying to become a part of our campus life, our primary “requirement” is proof of a potential student’s willingness to jump in with both feet.

It’s not a matter of “What do I need to do to get in here?” The more important question is, “Are you happy with the direction your life is taking?” and more to the point, “What are you willing to do about it?”

Willingness is the key. We’re looking for students between 15 and 18 years of age who are willing to make the most of their high school experience — not just hang around for a diploma. Our applicants must display a willingness to actively pursue intellectual and personal growth, and must also be willing to persevere when faced with difficult personal and emotional challenges.

A secondary criterion is a willingness to attain personal achievement outside the classroom in a range of pursuits, including community service, creative and performing arts, athletics, working with educators through our Professional Development Center, and other extra-curricular areas.

If you’ve done any research on us at all, you know that Eagle Rock is not your average run-of-the-mill high school. A tip-off might be our location high in the Colorado mountains, adjacent to national forests, lakes, rivers and hiking trails.

But the biggest difference between us and say, Pocahontas Public High School in Peoria, Illinois, is that our unique setting enables students to participate in a unique method of learning that is pretty much stripped of traditional trappings. And while this can be very attractive to students who don’t fit a particular mold and wouldn’t consider marching to the sound of any drummer, there are some things you should know before applying:

  • First off, despite what appears on the surface to be a lax, laissez faire atmosphere, entertain no doubt that we are a high school — not a therapy or treatment program. We place great value of academic rigor and personal growth and character.
  • By the same token, we’re not a college prep school. Instead, we are a ‘prep for life’ school. We want our graduates to Continue reading…