Sabot students are thoughtful collaborators, critical thinkers, and creative problem solvers; they are artists, writers, and makers; they are deep and serious learners. Our students graduate with a solid academic foundation across disciplines, equipped with tools for research and discovery, and imbued with a self-knowledge and self-confidence that will sustain their quest for meaning over a lifetime.

There is a whole body of evidence that tells us children (and adults alike) learn best when they are happy, or in an environment of discovery — one that honors discovery for discovery’s sake. At Sabot, academic rigor and the joy of discovery are integrated. We design our programs to align with children’s developmental needs, their changing cognitive abilities, their neurological and social/emotional development, and the rapidly changing demands and opportunities of the 21st century. As a Reggio Emilia-inspired school, we treat our students’ interests and questions with seriousness and respect, and we provide latitude for continued exploration and the emergence of new ideas.

In fact, we’ve been doing for 50 years what some schools are only now beginning to consider — that joy and rigor might not be opposites and that children are the protagonists in their own learning.

More and more schools are asking the question: Can we do better for children? Sabot has inspiring evidence that, indeed, we can.