Open Enrollment for the 2024-25 school year has begun!
After Feb 29th first come, first serve, sibling preferences apply.
Our Mission
Developing brave and experienced lifelong learners who contribute to our evolving world.
Our Vision
Pagosa Peak Open School provides a project-based learning environment designed to foster a joy of learning, confidence, and academic excellence through multi-age collaborations, and original and meaningful work.
What is a Charter School?
- A tuition-free public school, open to all families in the community.
- Has its own Board of Directors and operates independently from the School District.
- Accredited by the State of Colorado.
- Accepts students with IEP and 504 Plans.
- Participates like any public school in standardized state testing.
- May be exempt from certain Colorado Laws, including the requirement to hire “certified teachers”.
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of PPOS Middle School students said "classroom activities are interesting to them."
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of PPOS students said "Their teacher is happy to have them in class"
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of PPOS students said they were emotionally engaged at school
Latest from the Blog
PPOS middle-schoolers join community conversations, study Native American boarding houses
Pagosa Peak Open School middle-schoolers joined approximately 70 community members at the Durango Library on April 18, to hear Fabian Martinez with the Southern Ute Cultural Center present the “Unveiling Histories: Boarding Schools and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.”
A Tribute to The Beatles
Nineteen Pagosa Springs musicians will be combining their talents on Saturday, April 27, to pay tribute to the most popular rock-n-roll band of the 20th century: The Beatles.
PPOS students investigate San Juans
Through a San Juan Mountain Range project, students researched the human uses, recreational opportunities, hazards, species, and geological histories of this range. On Friday, March 1 they shared this newfound knowledge with a group of 40 adults and their peers. The space filled with mountain models, maps, papers, experiments, artwork, skits and oral presentations. Every student was represented and presented.