Each student is assigned a faculty advisor for the year, and he or she is directly involved with advising the student in matters both academic and social. Advisors communicate with parents often, and it is this relationship that is at the heart of the positive tone of the school. Providing a variety of experiences is crucial to students of this age. Field trips occur often, and a variety of other institutionalized programs ensure that students are getting appropriate hands-on experience. Orientation trips by grade level start off the year, which ends with a week-long interim program.
Students can choose from a variety of experiences, some on campus, and many off.
Exploring Utah's Canyonlands on a mountain bike, producing pottery, or putting on a traveling show are just some of the offerings a student might choose. Formal grading of students begins in the Middle School, and grades are recorded at the end of each term. Every student receives a grade in each class in addition to a written comment that reviews the student's status and progress. The comments are important vehicles for marking a student's growth, and teachers review them with students before they are sent home. A student's progress is monitored in other ways as well, this depending on the particular circumstances in which a student finds him or herself.