Mixed-Age Studios · The Village School

Mixed-Age Studios

When your child enters the real world, the people they learn from most won’t all be their age. Their colleagues, mentors, and collaborators will be at all different places in their journey — and so will the problems they’ll need to solve together. At TVS, we prepare them for that now. Our mixed-age studios are built around the way humans are actually wired to learn from each other — watching, teaching, and working through hard problems alongside people at different places in their journey. The real world demands that kind of collaboration. We build it from day one.

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Early childhood learners
Spark Studio
Early Childhood
PreK – 1st grade
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Spark Studio · PreK–1st Grade
Where curiosity comes first.

In Spark Studio, young learners build the love of learning that will carry them through life. Through play, exploration, and real-world discovery, children develop the foundational skills, habits of mind, and sense of belonging that make everything else possible.

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Elementary learners
Discovery Studio
Elementary
2nd – 5th grade
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Discovery Studio · 2nd–5th Grade
Where learners go deeper.

Discovery Studio is where children develop real academic confidence alongside the skills to work with others, tackle hard problems, and own their learning. In a mixed-age environment, older learners lead and younger ones reach. Everyone grows.

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Middle school learners
Adventure Studio
Middle School
6th – 8th grade
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Adventure Studio · 6th–8th Grade
Where young people find their voice.

Adventure Studio meets adolescents where they are — curious, capable, and ready for real challenge. Learners take on ambitious projects, engage with complex ideas, and build the self-awareness and agency that define a TVS graduate.

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Spark Studio · PreK–1st Grade
Where curiosity comes first.

In Spark Studio, young learners build the love of learning that will carry them through life. Through play, exploration, and real-world discovery, children develop the foundational skills, habits of mind, and sense of belonging that make everything else possible. Every spark matters. Every question is the right question.

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Discovery Studio · 2nd–5th Grade
Where learners go deeper.

Discovery Studio is where children develop real academic confidence alongside the skills to work with others, tackle hard problems, and own their learning. In a mixed-age environment, older learners lead and younger ones reach. Everyone grows.

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Adventure Studio · 6th–8th Grade
Where young people find their voice.

Adventure Studio meets adolescents where they are — curious, capable, and ready for real challenge. Learners take on ambitious projects, engage with complex ideas, and build the self-awareness and agency that define a TVS graduate. Mixed ages mean real mentorship, real collaboration, and real stakes.

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High School · Coming Soon
The next chapter is coming.

We’re building something worth waiting for — a high school experience as intentional and learner-centered as everything else at TVS. Stay tuned.

Coming Soon

The real world doesn’t sort people by age. Your child will work alongside people older, younger, and at every stage of their journey. We make sure they’re ready for that — starting now.

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