FAQS
What Parents Ask The Most
You’ve got questions; we’re here to help.
Is Flourish accredited?
We are approved as a Class 1 independent school by the state of Arizona, and have our preliminary accreditation through Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSA), one of the country’s leading accreditors of independent schools. We expect to finalize MSA accreditation this Fall.
I know Flourish is a private school. What is the tuition?
Tuition at Flourish is $12,500 per year, with scholarships decided by each school. Families can apply Arizona ESA funds toward tuition, and we’ll help you through the process.
How large is the school, and what grades does it serve?
Flourish is intentionally designed as a small school and serves approximately 60 students in grades K–8 per school.
What are the school hours?
Flourish’s school day is 8:15–3:15pm
Is there Before Care & Aftercare?
Before and after care is available at all of our sites.
Is there a dress code or uniform?
There is no uniform, and students are permitted to express themselves however they wish through their choice of outfits. We do have a small set of restrictions in our Parent Handbook, which are focused primarily on minimizing distraction.
What curricula does Flourish use?
Flourish combines two things: One on One Learning, where every student masters academics at their own pace with AI and one-on-one time with a teacher, and SuperPowers, the human, character, cognitive, and vocational skills students build through biographies, case studies, novels, and projects. We don’t use textbooks, worksheets, or packets.
What role does technology play?
The modern classroom should be infused with technology, but minimize screen time. Flourish measures SuperPowers by recording classroom conversations with parent consent, throwing away the audio, and keeping transcripts. Our AI model scores students daily on SuperPowers with a 5 level rubric in each skill. But none of that involves students on computers, it all happens in the background, the way we believe AI will have the most impact on the classroom.
Will there be a daily recess or sports? What about enrichments?
Despite our small school model, we think it is critical to offer enrichments and organized physical activity that meets students’ interests. With that, we will be partnering with coaches, artists, & other community members to offer Clubs three days a week. Clubs will reflect student interests and curiosities, and will rotate every 9 weeks to remain fresh. Clubs could include focus areas like pickleball, 3v3 soccer, guitar, stained glass artistry, calligraphy, and cooking, to give a few examples. We will also be partnering with local sports leagues to give students an option for organized sports with their friends, including soccer, volleyball, basketball, and lacrosse.
How is Flourish similar to Montessori?
Flourish and Montessori both compress academics into a fraction of the day so the rest can go to something bigger. Montessori does it with self-paced materials, Flourish with about an hour of One on One Learning. What fills the freed time is the real curriculum: practical life and independence at Montessori, 24 SuperPowers at Flourish. Both call the adult a guide, not a lecturer. The structures are similar too. Both run small, 60 students per Flourish site, and both sit outside the district system by design. And both measure what tests miss through sustained observation: Montessori by teacher record, Flourish by nightly AI scoring of SuperPowers on a five-level rubric.
What Parents Ask The Most
You’ve got questions; we’re here to help.
Is Flourish accredited?
We are approved as a Class 1 independent school by the state of Arizona, and have our preliminary accreditation through Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSA), one of the country’s leading accreditors of independent schools. We expect to finalize MSA accreditation this Fall.
I know Flourish is a private school. What is the tuition?
Tuition at Flourish is $12,500 per year, with scholarships decided by each school. Families can apply Arizona ESA funds toward tuition, and we’ll help you through the process.
How large is the school, and what grades does it serve?
Flourish is intentionally designed as a small school and serves approximately 60 students in grades K–8 per school.
What are the school hours?
Flourish’s school day is 8:15–3:15pm
Is there Before Care & Aftercare?
Before and after care is available at all of our sites.
Is there a dress code or uniform?
There is no uniform, and students are permitted to express themselves however they wish through their choice of outfits. We do have a small set of restrictions in our Parent Handbook, which are focused primarily on minimizing distraction.
What curricula does Flourish use?
Flourish combines two things: One on One Learning, where every student masters academics at their own pace with AI and one-on-one time with a teacher, and SuperPowers, the human, character, cognitive, and vocational skills students build through biographies, case studies, novels, and projects. We don’t use textbooks, worksheets, or packets.
What role does technology play?
The modern classroom should be infused with technology, but minimize screen time. Flourish measures SuperPowers by recording classroom conversations with parent consent, throwing away the audio, and keeping transcripts. Our AI model scores students daily on SuperPowers with a 5 level rubric in each skill. But none of that involves students on computers, it all happens in the background, the way we believe AI will have the most impact on the classroom.
Will there be a daily recess or sports? What about enrichments?
Despite our small school model, we think it is critical to offer enrichments and organized physical activity that meets students’ interests. With that, we will be partnering with coaches, artists, & other community members to offer Clubs three days a week. Clubs will reflect student interests and curiosities, and will rotate every 9 weeks to remain fresh. Clubs could include focus areas like pickleball, 3v3 soccer, guitar, stained glass artistry, calligraphy, and cooking, to give a few examples. We will also be partnering with local sports leagues to give students an option for organized sports with their friends, including soccer, volleyball, basketball, and lacrosse.
How is Flourish similar to Montessori?
Flourish and Montessori both compress academics into a fraction of the day so the rest can go to something bigger. Montessori does it with self-paced materials, Flourish with about an hour of One on One Learning. What fills the freed time is the real curriculum: practical life and independence at Montessori, 24 SuperPowers at Flourish. Both call the adult a guide, not a lecturer. The structures are similar too. Both run small, 60 students per Flourish site, and both sit outside the district system by design. And both measure what tests miss through sustained observation: Montessori by teacher record, Flourish by nightly AI scoring of SuperPowers on a five-level rubric.
What Parents Ask The Most
You’ve got questions; we’re here to help.
Is Flourish accredited?
We are approved as a Class 1 independent school by the state of Arizona, and have our preliminary accreditation through Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSA), one of the country’s leading accreditors of independent schools. We expect to finalize MSA accreditation this Fall.
I know Flourish is a private school. What is the tuition?
Tuition at Flourish is $12,500 per year, with scholarships decided by each school. Families can apply Arizona ESA funds toward tuition, and we’ll help you through the process.
How large is the school, and what grades does it serve?
Flourish is intentionally designed as a small school and serves approximately 60 students in grades K–8 per school.
What are the school hours?
Flourish’s school day is 8:15–3:15pm
Is there Before Care & Aftercare?
Before and after care is available at all of our sites.
Is there a dress code or uniform?
There is no uniform, and students are permitted to express themselves however they wish through their choice of outfits. We do have a small set of restrictions in our Parent Handbook, which are focused primarily on minimizing distraction.
What curricula does Flourish use?
Flourish combines two things: One on One Learning, where every student masters academics at their own pace with AI and one-on-one time with a teacher, and SuperPowers, the human, character, cognitive, and vocational skills students build through biographies, case studies, novels, and projects. We don’t use textbooks, worksheets, or packets.
What role does technology play?
The modern classroom should be infused with technology, but minimize screen time. Flourish measures SuperPowers by recording classroom conversations with parent consent, throwing away the audio, and keeping transcripts. Our AI model scores students daily on SuperPowers with a 5 level rubric in each skill. But none of that involves students on computers, it all happens in the background, the way we believe AI will have the most impact on the classroom.
Will there be a daily recess or sports? What about enrichments?
Despite our small school model, we think it is critical to offer enrichments and organized physical activity that meets students’ interests. With that, we will be partnering with coaches, artists, & other community members to offer Clubs three days a week. Clubs will reflect student interests and curiosities, and will rotate every 9 weeks to remain fresh. Clubs could include focus areas like pickleball, 3v3 soccer, guitar, stained glass artistry, calligraphy, and cooking, to give a few examples. We will also be partnering with local sports leagues to give students an option for organized sports with their friends, including soccer, volleyball, basketball, and lacrosse.
How is Flourish similar to Montessori?
Flourish and Montessori both compress academics into a fraction of the day so the rest can go to something bigger. Montessori does it with self-paced materials, Flourish with about an hour of One on One Learning. What fills the freed time is the real curriculum: practical life and independence at Montessori, 24 SuperPowers at Flourish. Both call the adult a guide, not a lecturer. The structures are similar too. Both run small, 60 students per Flourish site, and both sit outside the district system by design. And both measure what tests miss through sustained observation: Montessori by teacher record, Flourish by nightly AI scoring of SuperPowers on a five-level rubric.
What Parents Ask The Most
You’ve got questions; we’re here to help.
Is Flourish accredited?
We are approved as a Class 1 independent school by the state of Arizona, and have our preliminary accreditation through Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSA), one of the country’s leading accreditors of independent schools. We expect to finalize MSA accreditation this Fall.
I know Flourish is a private school. What is the tuition?
Tuition at Flourish is $12,500 per year, with scholarships decided by each school. Families can apply Arizona ESA funds toward tuition, and we’ll help you through the process.
How large is the school, and what grades does it serve?
Flourish is intentionally designed as a small school and serves approximately 60 students in grades K–8 per school.
What are the school hours?
Flourish’s school day is 8:15–3:15pm
Is there Before Care & Aftercare?
Before and after care is available at all of our sites.
Is there a dress code or uniform?
There is no uniform, and students are permitted to express themselves however they wish through their choice of outfits. We do have a small set of restrictions in our Parent Handbook, which are focused primarily on minimizing distraction.
What curricula does Flourish use?
Flourish combines two things: One on One Learning, where every student masters academics at their own pace with AI and one-on-one time with a teacher, and SuperPowers, the human, character, cognitive, and vocational skills students build through biographies, case studies, novels, and projects. We don’t use textbooks, worksheets, or packets.
What role does technology play?
The modern classroom should be infused with technology, but minimize screen time. Flourish measures SuperPowers by recording classroom conversations with parent consent, throwing away the audio, and keeping transcripts. Our AI model scores students daily on SuperPowers with a 5 level rubric in each skill. But none of that involves students on computers, it all happens in the background, the way we believe AI will have the most impact on the classroom.
Will there be a daily recess or sports? What about enrichments?
Despite our small school model, we think it is critical to offer enrichments and organized physical activity that meets students’ interests. With that, we will be partnering with coaches, artists, & other community members to offer Clubs three days a week. Clubs will reflect student interests and curiosities, and will rotate every 9 weeks to remain fresh. Clubs could include focus areas like pickleball, 3v3 soccer, guitar, stained glass artistry, calligraphy, and cooking, to give a few examples. We will also be partnering with local sports leagues to give students an option for organized sports with their friends, including soccer, volleyball, basketball, and lacrosse.
How is Flourish similar to Montessori?
Flourish and Montessori both compress academics into a fraction of the day so the rest can go to something bigger. Montessori does it with self-paced materials, Flourish with about an hour of One on One Learning. What fills the freed time is the real curriculum: practical life and independence at Montessori, 24 SuperPowers at Flourish. Both call the adult a guide, not a lecturer. The structures are similar too. Both run small, 60 students per Flourish site, and both sit outside the district system by design. And both measure what tests miss through sustained observation: Montessori by teacher record, Flourish by nightly AI scoring of SuperPowers on a five-level rubric.