The Colorado Springs School

The Colorado Springs School is a college preparatory, day and international school serving students from preschool through high school. CSS programs blend tradition and innovation throughout the educational program to provide students the premium education experience in Southern Colorado. Through superior academics and mentoring, The Colorado Springs School prepares students to think independently and to meet the needs of a dynamic world with leadership, ingenuity, problem-solving skills, and personal integrity.

When you choose The Colorado Springs School for your child, you can be confident they will be uniquely prepared to succeed in college and in life. Your student will learn how to think independently and to meet the challenges of a dynamic world with leadership, ingenuity, problem-solving skills, and personal integrity. It’s our mission at CSS, delivered through highly engaged teachers and our distinctive approach to education.

Your student will be encouraged, motivated and challenged to fully develop their capabilities and thrive through engaging and participatory classrooms, innovative project-based learning, meaningful extra-curricular activities, and a strong community.

What distinguishes a CSS student? Their skills and successes speak for themselves. CSS students are highly literate and are able to clearly articulate and express their thoughts in writing and through public speaking. They understand the natural world quantitatively and qualitatively and know how to apply critical thinking. They have an appreciation for different cultures, the arts, and the environment. They have expertise in science, math, and relevant technologies. They can function well individually and as part of a team. Most importantly, CSS graduates are prepared to live rewarding and purposeful lives, while also having the self-confidence and integrity to lead.

Through superior academics and mentoring, The Colorado Springs School prepares students to think independently and to meet the challenges of a dynamic world with leadership, ingenuity, problem-solving skills, and personal integrity.

The Colorado Springs School’s distinctive philosophy of education guides the school as it balances tradition and innovation to provide your child with the premium education experience in southern Colorado. Equally influenced by constructivist educational theory and modern brain-based educational research, educators at The Colorado Springs School place students at the center of every educational experience. Our committed teachers, dynamic and applicable curriculum, small classes, authentic assessments and real-world seminars reach and teach students in more meaningful and relevant ways than traditional educational environments.

At CSS, students learn actively, collaborate with their peers, present their work for review and take time to reflect on their learning. A superior academic curriculum prepares your student to succeed in college, and our commitment to teach social and emotional skills, leadership, and to foster ingenuity sets our graduates apart, enabling them to lead purposeful lives. At CSS, masterful teachers utilize the best teaching techniques from all origins— Socratic seminars and cutting-edge educational technology are employed side by side to teach critical thinking skills, quantitative literacy, global perspectives, and writing skills.

CSS is dedicated to challenging some commonly held notions about education to create an environment where your child can achieve and thrive. We believe an innovative approach to the academic disciplines that integrates the real world offers the best learning experiences for students. As Yeats wrote, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”

At CSS, we believe that students come to us as unique individuals with distinct interests, talents, and motivations and that they leave us as enriched scholars and leaders. We find that project-based learning increases student motivation by allowing them more autonomy, letting them experience mastery, and connecting their academic work to deep and authentic purposes.

As a school dedicated to preparing students for the future, CSS’s curriculum and programs encompass the entire city, region, nation, and world. We also believe that an independent and private school can and should serve the public good by creating leaders who are committed to serving others and leaving their mark on the world.

When you choose the premier education experience provided by The Colorado Springs School for your child, you can be assured they will be well-prepared by our rigorous and balanced curriculum to achieve the self-confidence that comes through knowledge, accomplishment, and an understanding of how to succeed in our dynamic world.

The Colorado Springs School does not discriminate in any of its programs, procedures or practices on the basis of age, color, disability, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, military service, or other protected status.

An independent school education is a significant investment of a family’s resources and we recognize that you have many choices for your child’s education. That is why we thank you for considering The Colorado Springs School. We look forward to helping you explore a CSS education for your child and family.

At CSS, personal engagement is the norm! Our students are thinkers and problem solvers, and find themselves and their purpose as they engage in all academic, club and athletic activities. Students discover the real world through experiential and hands on learning — enabling them to become critical thinkers and entrepreneurs, not just test takers. Our students are confident, collaborative, innovative and ready for the world.