A school where curious kids become confident people.
Roots is a K–8 microschool on the coast of Maine. Place-based. Curiosity-driven. Community-first. Small school. Big adventure.
A school where curious kids become confident people.
Roots is a K–8 microschool on the coast of Maine. Place-based. Curiosity-driven. Community-first. Small school. Big adventure.
A school where curious kids become confident people.
Roots is a K–8 microschool on the coast of Maine. Place-based. Curiosity-driven. Community-first. Small school. Big adventure.
Our Offerings
Private Education & Community Programming that Grows With Your Child
To learn more about our community school application process and tuition model, click APPLY NOW and we’ll walk you through the process.
Our Mission
At Roots we believe in educating not just the minds of our students, but also their hearts.
Our Core Themes
In addition to meeting grade appropriate academic standards, our curriculum focuses on exploring five core themes:
Core Themes
Our Values
From our program directors to our youngest friends, we are a community of learners who believe that early experiences in school shape not just academic trajectories — but how we show up in the world.
At Roots, we believe that getting to know a child means getting to know their family, their curiosities, and the community they're growing up in. Context is everything. Roots run deep.
The adventurous spirit of a Roots student means pursuing subject matter that is both challenging and joyful. Guided by the interests of our learning community, we draw from multiple educational philosophies to build a rigorous, emergent curriculum aligned with grade-level academic standards — and with who our students are becoming.
We believe that when children are free to explore their passions and figure out "what makes them tick," we are laying the foundation for a life well-lived in the pursuit of happiness, purpose, and adventure.
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