Tahoe Expedition Academy

"My son was born in Truckee, and we joined this school in 2nd grade. I had been watching TEA develop and was very intrigued by the new campus and the momentum it was carrying. 2 years later, and a pandemic, my son still LOVES to go to school every morning and dreams of being a high schooler at TEA going on big learning adventures! What more can you ask for? He is thoughtful, inquisitive, adventurous, and feels like the teachers at TEA are like an extended family."

"As an educator myself, I know how important it is for my child to have teachers that are dedicated, experienced, knowledgeable, and caring. In the 3 years my daughter has attended TEA, the teachers have been above and beyond those qualities. They are the best teachers I have seen teach, and I have worked with teachers in my profession for almost 20 years. The school itself has a strong administration that stays on top of educational research and health practices, and they have maintained stellar education along with safety measures that keep the staff and students as healthy as possible. I highly recommend this school as a place for your child to grow academically and as a person."

"My two kids have attended TEA for the last ten years. Where to begin... TEA has been the best for both my kids socially, emotionally and academically. They are better critical thinkers and investigators, more resilient, confident, and empathetic human beings because of the education at TEA. They dive deep into real world problems, regularly interact with experts, are encouraged to take on hard projects where "failure" is part of the process, make time to reflect and self assess, are taught to be contributors, and are known and cared for by their teachers. I wouldn't want any other education for my kids."

"My kids have been at TEA for 8 years. They love going to school everyday! How many middle schoolers you know LOVE to go to school? Our kids feel loved by the faculty and staff, they learn by doing real things (not made up busy work), the faculty has outside experts come into the classroom or the class goes to visit them, field studies are part of the curriculum (not an excuse to get off campus), and then there are the adventures. Kids start off close to home in elementary school studying things like stream ecology, but by the senior year of high school they are designing their own international travel experiences (logistics and learning targets included). If your kid graduates from TEA, they will not have taken 18 AP courses, but they will be ready for whatever the world has to throw at them."

"Observing the amount of personal growth in our kids (grades 4 and 5) since last Fall is the best outcome we could have hoped for from TEA. We are new to the school this year and feel that enrolling them here is the best decision we have made regarding their education. TEA is not a college prep school-- it's a life prep school. Please consider this school if you are looking for an approach to education that develops student character, growth mindset (constantly pushing them outside their comfort zone), physical fitness (not competitive sports but rather life sports and adventure), compassion, intellectual curiosity, and out-of-classroom learning."