The holidays are rapidly approaching, and the new year and new decisions will follow quickly after.

This is the time of year when many families begin to re-group and think about their schooling options for the year to come. Are their children thriving? Does one daughter need more challenging academic work? Does another son need greater freedom in his schedule so he can take on a part time job? Do they like their current school’s approach to discipline or to test-taking?

If you’re considering switching schools or starting a new schooling adventure for your family in the coming year and...

student-centered learning

Applying to private schools, especially private high schools, gets a bad reputation for being a highly stressful and highly selective yet oddly ambiguous process. Many students and parents find themselves asking the question - what do they want? What are they even looking for?

At Blyth-Templeton we pride ourselves in operating under a spirit of honesty and transparency. We think a high school education should be about more than standardized testing and measuring up to predetermined benchmarks of success.

student-centered learning

As a parent, it is heartbreaking to watch your teen struggle through adolescence. As adults, we know adolescence is the trial and error period leading to adulthood. Learning to navigate the adolescent years is a critical step toward becoming a satisfied adult.  

It is still difficult to stand by while watching teens question their role among their peers.

This is precisely why parents should prioritize a small, inclusive school environment during the high school years.

In this post, we will walk through the magic that happens for teens who are given both the space and freedom to grow and...

skills for the future, future of work

Change seems to be the only constant in 2018. Rapid technological advances, shifting global perceptions of social and political life, and an economy that rewards innovation and entrepreneurship are all contributing to an atmosphere of disruption.

But during this time of accelerating change and innovation, one fundamental thing has not kept pace—our education system.

Our current system of education—with age-segregated groups, big buildings full of identical classrooms, tight lines of desks, and established ways of teaching subjects year after year—was designed during the industrial era.

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Coming up on the end of Blyth-Templeton Academy's third year since opening on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, readers of Washington City Paper voted it one of the 3 best high schools in the DC area. Other top schools included DC International and Woodrow Wilson High School.