D.C. Everest Idea School is a student-directed, project-based charter school in the

D.C. Everest School District The D.C. Everest School District is a public school district serving the city of Schofield, Wisconsin, Schofield, the villages of Weston, Wisconsin, Weston, Hatley, Wisconsin, Hatley, Rothschild, Wisconsin, Rothschild, and Kronenwetter, Wisconsi ...

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History

In 2011, four educators within the

established a new school by signing a

charter A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the ...

, which aimed to create an alternative approach to teaching. The founding concept of the school centered on fostering a "self-directed environment" intended to cultivate the "next generation of leaders and workers." The primary teaching method adopted by the school is project-based learning, wherein students primarily engage in independent projects to earn academic credits.

References

Charter schools in Wisconsin Schools in Marathon County, Wisconsin