It is housed in the oldest wooden structure in Tuscaloosa County on the grounds of Alabama's fourth capitol building. The Capitol School's innovative program is based on the theory of Multiple Intelligences developed by Harvard psychologist Dr. Howard Gardner. Summer classes are available for all ages. Inclusive tuition provides a rich curriculum including Spanish, German, art, violin, and piano. Students enjoy weekly swimming and gymnastics lessons all year long.
Team sports are available for middle and high school girls and boys in basketball and golf.
Fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the school was selected in 1997 as one of the nine model schools in America. In fact, it is the school's aim to serve as an R and D center to implement school reform for U.S. schools-a private school with a public mission.