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Now forming · Boulder, Colorado
Where curiosity leads, learning follows.
Bixby Academy is a new homeschool enrichment program offering inquiry-based, child-centered learning for K–6th graders. Designed for homeschool families in and around Boulder, our program brings the spirit and pedagogy of Bixby School to small, hands-on classes taught by content specialists.
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About the program
An incubator for independent thinkers.
Our mission is to extend the spirit of Bixby School to the homeschool community — fostering an environment where curiosity drives learning, individual talents are celebrated, and children prepare to become purposeful global citizens.
Bixby Academy operates on the Bixby School campus and is delivered by Bixby’s faculty through a services agreement — giving homeschool families access to the same inquiry-based, project-driven instruction that has shaped Bixby students for decades. Homeschool students learn together in dedicated Bixby Academy classes, separate from the day school’s classes. Classes are small (6–12 students), led by certified teachers and content specialists.
A program of our own. Bixby Academy is a standalone homeschool enrichment program with its own dedicated cohort, schedule, and community — separate from Bixby School’s day program. That means our days are designed start-to-finish for homeschool families: the pacing, the projects, and the peer group are all built around how homeschoolers actually learn and live, while still drawing on Bixby’s teachers, pedagogy, and craft.
Program areas
Hands-on, interdisciplinary, and joyful.
Programming is inquiry-based and project-driven, drawing real-world questions across the arts, sciences, and humanities. Each area is led by a content specialist.
Science
Inquiry-based investigation of real-world phenomena. Students explore driving questions through observation, experimentation, and discovery.
Math
A multi-sensory approach grounded in applied math skills and concepts — including support for students working to develop core math fluency.
Literacy
Structured literacy support using the Orton-Gillingham approach, individualized and mastery-based for students who benefit from foundational reading and writing development.
Swimming
Swim instruction and water-confidence activities offered as a regular afternoon program option — with certified instructors and small groups.
Our approach
Guided discovery, not delivered facts.
We see education as a partnership where the child’s curiosity leads. Instruction is a process of guided discovery, with teachers who scaffold real-world inquiry across disciplines.
Social-Emotional Learning
Students develop emotional language, self-awareness, and the social skills to advocate, collaborate, and care for themselves within a community of learners.
Academic Support
Individualized, mastery-based instruction for students encountering learning challenges — with research-backed literacy and math methods.
Hands-On Learning
Real-world questions and projects develop academic, social, and critical-thinking skills in tandem.
A Vibrant Community
An inclusive “home base” where students, educators, and families collaborate — honoring the autonomy of the homeschool journey.
🌳 Generous Outdoor Spaces
Our campus features beautiful, expansive outdoor areas where children explore through creek studies, seasonal observations, sustainable gardening, and play in wild spaces — with time outside woven into every Bixby day.
🥾 Walking Field Trips
We’re steps from Buffalo Ranch, Tantra Park, and Bridgewalk Pond. Regular walking field trips bring lessons into nature and root our learning in the landscape we share.
When & how it works
The Bixby year and day.
Each session meets one day per week for a full semester. Families pick the session that fits their week, plus the morning and afternoon activities that fit their child.
Across the year (2026–2027)
- First day Thursday, August 27, 2026
- Session A Thursdays · Aug 27 – Dec 17, 2026
- Session B Fridays · Aug 28 – Dec 18, 2026
- Thanksgiving Nov 23 – 27, 2026
- Winter break Dec 19, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027
- Session C Thursdays · Jan 21 – May 13, 2027
- Session D Fridays · Jan 22 – May 14, 2027
- Spring break March 15 – 19, 2027
- Last day Friday, May 14, 2027
Across the day
- 8:45 Arrival
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9:00
Morning Circle Introduce the day’s goals.
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Morning lesson & student work Families choose: science project, literacy or math intervention, or environmental project.
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12:00
Lunch & recess 👩🍳 Chef-cooked meals · available add-on Families may pack lunch, or opt in to chef-prepared meals for an additional fee.
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1:00
Afternoon lesson & student work Families choose: 🏊 swimming, art, or music & theater.
- Closing Circle
- 4:00 Clean-up & dismissal
Two ways to participate
Bixby Academy offers families two enrollment paths so cost isn’t a barrier to joining the program.
Publicly funded
Free
Eligible Colorado families can attend at no cost through the CO Homeschool Enrichment program, administered by Education reEnvisioned BOCES.
Direct tuition
$2,000–$2,500 per session
Families not using the CO Homeschool Enrichment program pay tuition per session. Exact cost varies by program.
A glimpse of learning at Bixby
Curiosity in motion.
Real moments from our learning environment — small-world play, hands-on art, science investigations, and time outside.
Location
Boulder, Colorado
Grades Served
Kindergarten – 6th
Class Size
6–12 students
Tuition
Free with CO HSE funding
$3,500 / child / semester otherwise
How tuition works. Families who qualify for and elect to use Colorado Homeschool Enrichment public funding pay nothing out of pocket. Families who are not eligible — or who choose not to use public funding — pay $3,500 per child, per semester. We’re glad to talk through either path; let us know on the interest form below.
Indicate your interest
Help us shape Bixby Academy.
We’re collecting indications of interest from local homeschool families. Submitting this form is not an enrollment commitment — it tells us your child might be a good fit and helps us tailor programming. We’ll follow up by email.
Privacy & security. The form below is a Google Forms embed; submissions are sent securely over HTTPS and stored in Google’s infrastructure. We use the information only to follow up about Bixby Academy and never sell or share your details. To ask us to delete your submission, email info@bxhomeschool.org.