About

Franklin is a new kind of high school — a place where students have the freedom to chart their own course, as they lean on our long history of educational excellence. 

Our Mission

Our mission is to broaden access to a world-class private school education, enabling students to become innovators and socially responsible global leaders.

A Refreshing Approach

When community, collaboration, and flexibility underpin a learning environment, students shine. In bringing these together, we’ve created a school where students can carve their own paths with choices in both what and how they learn, and empower them to have agency over their own future.

With a foundation in applied learning — otherwise known as “learning by doing,” whereby students learn through direct, hands-on application of skills and theories — Franklin:

• Cultivates a dynamic, diverse educational community, rooted in collaboration and flexibility
• Emphasizes student-centered instruction that inspires and engages students and teachers

Through a flexible, innovative curriculum, blending world-class academics with real-world readiness, Franklin students will be prepared to navigate life’s unforeseen challenges and our rapidly changing world.

A Franklin education includes:

Our Guiding Principles

To make Franklin an academic haven for young innovators and the launchpad for the leaders of tomorrow, we are committed to:

• Experiential learning: With a top Maker curriculum, Franklin infuses applied- and project-based learning philosophies into every class. Our distinctive and forward-thinking approach promotes the development of creative problem-solving skills, collaboration, and deeper knowledge acquisition. Today’s students are laser-focused on their futures — and we know that requires a framework for learning that is hands-on, blended, frequently based outside the classroom, and encourages the direct application of skills, theories, and models.
• Innovation: Students embark on their individual educational quests through a cutting-edge curriculum, with a mix of learning methods and technologies, and flanked by an emphasis on entrepreneurship and innovation. This refreshing focus on invention and reinvention permeates every aspect of a Franklin education and our School.  
• Civic responsibility: With information comes responsibility, and with technology comes equity. Franklin infuses components of civic responsibility throughout our curriculum to ensure every person can fully participate in our increasingly digital society and use their skills to connect with — and ultimately serve — the communities in which we live in a myriad of ways.
• Diversity, inclusion, and equity: We believe that the livelihood of the Franklin community depends on respect and fostering understanding among members with varying backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, We seek to enroll families who share the value of embracing the challenges and opportunities that come from this commitment, and who will advocate for our entire community, in all its forms.