School One

School One is a small, progressive, independent high school on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island that serves students with diverse backgrounds, special learning styles and educational goals within a vibrant, safe and inclusive community. Our graduates successfully navigate the academic demands of competitive colleges and choose meaningful and creative careers. School One was built for one purpose: to offer students a high school, centered on their individuality and creativity, which challenges them to tackle the questions that matter most. We’re passionate. We’re caring. And we’ve spent five decades helping students make their own choices, find their footing, and thrive. Our graduates go on to colleges and elite art schools across the country, and more importantly, they go on to be engaged members of their community. At School One, we help our students to write clearly, think with imagination, read insightfully, create art, pose questions, develop skills, know who they are, make choices about what they learn, speak up for what they believe, prepare for college and beyond, and become better versions of themselves.​​ We enroll 100 students in grades 9-12, we know them well, and we help them reach beyond what they thought was possible. Unlike other schools, School One was built from the start as a small, creative home for students of all backgrounds and identities to learn and work together, not compete. We’re rigorous and real. School One students go beyond test scores to prove what they can do in the classroom and the world. We know everyone is creative. Our arts-based curriculum nurtures creativity in both novice and serious artists. We know every student. Our small school environment means that every student is known and challenged to do their best. You can’t hide in a small school. We innovate. We pioneered an individual advising system and honed it over four decades; now these practices are standard at top-performing high schools nationally. We’re affordable. Our tuition is affordable relative to other private schools and we offer generous financial aid. We’re truly diverse and accepting. Our students come from around the corner and across the globe. School One students come from a range of backgrounds and together they learn to collaborate, not compete.