UP Academy is a Reggio-inspired, global project-based TK–5 school.

Small by design, global in vision, and differentiated to help every child reach their ultimate potential.

UP Academy believes projects are among the most effective and magical ways to make that happen. For some students, that means engaging with the real world through our schoolwide term projects. For others, it means diving deeply into a personal passion project during our daily Self-Discovery Block. For still others, it means discovering their strengths as leaders by mentoring younger classmates in mixed-age classrooms and taking responsibility for their school community through student-led democratic governance. We believe that true project-based learning is not about everyone receiving the same thing. It is about every child engaging with what they need to be successful and challenged.

UP学院 是一所受瑞吉欧教育理念启发、具有全球视野、采用项目式学习的 TK-5 年级学校。

小而精心设计（Small by Design），拥有全球视野（Global in Vision），并通过差异化教学（Differentiated Learning），帮助每个孩子充分发挥自己的潜能。

UP Academy 相信，项目式学习（Project-Based Learning）是帮助孩子实现这一目标最有效、也最具魅力的方式之一。对一些学生来说，这意味着通过全校学期项目（Schoolwide Term Projects）与真实世界建立联系；对另一些学生来说，这意味着在每天的自我探索时段（Self-Discovery Block）深入开展自己感兴趣的个人项目；对其他学生来说，这意味着在混龄课堂（Mixed-Age Classrooms）中指导年幼的同学，发现自己的领导才能，并通过学生主导的民主治理（Student-Led Democratic Governance）为学校社区承担责任。

我们相信，真正的项目式学习并不是让每个人接受完全相同的教育，而是让每个孩子都能获得自己所需要的学习机会，既能取得成功，也能接受适合自己的挑战。

Are families expected to know Chinese? No.
Every UP student studies Chinese daily as part of UP’s global education, but they are not expected to have any prior experience. UP Academy hosts on-site Immersive Beijing (an independent partner organization) that offers afterschool Chinese school and summer camps at UP. UP also runs its own afterschool (English) aftercare.

“I found Up Academy during my search for a better school closer to my work. My 5 year old was having a rough time in Kindergarten. Her class was overcrowded, the expectations were those of a "cookie cutter" learning style. I knew early in the year that my child needed more..more one on one, freedom to make mistakes and the correct coaching to learn from those mistakes, more teaching styles that include kinetic not just audible and visual. Enter Up Academy®'s website. Everything I was reading was exactly what I wanted in a school for my daughter. We had our trial run days and for the first time since my daughter started school, she was happy to go!! Her desire to learn and willingness to try exploded upon her first trial day. Everyday she asked when she could go back, it was her new favorite place to be. She is thriving now in first grade and words cannot express my gratitude to the amazing staff at Up for giving my daughter her love of learning. For allowing her to learn in the way that makes sense to her. Her love of her school has not dwindled, even slightly. Children and their parents are treated as family, not just a number. This isn't just a school, it is a community that fosters a loving and exciting way to learn.”

—Melissa, Parent of a First Grade Student

“UP Academy has truly changed our lives. My son, Oliver, was “lost” in the local public school system. Oliver is a very bright, insightful, and sensitive child but his love of learning was stifled because his learning style, and unique way of approaching the world, was not taught to in the public school system.

Over the course of a few short months of attending UP Academy®, Oliver has transformed into a happy, confident child. He gets up everyday excited to learn, excited to go to school, and excited for what lies ahead. The school’s, Growth Mindset principles have changed Oliver’s way of thinking from “I can’t” to “I will” and this is the most powerful gift a school, a teacher, or a parent can give a young child. As parents, we have seen incredible academic and personal growth in our child in such a short amount of time that we can not wait to see what comes next. “

Megan and Michael, Parents of a Second Grade Student

“We moved our daughter to UP Academy this year and it's been a wonderful experience. Their project-based learning style allows for deep learning and the topics are engaging and diverse - my daughter is currently learning about poetry/poetic devices and the brain/the body-brain connection/neuroscience, in addition to math, coding, Spanish, art/drama, yoga, PE, and more. Social emotional learning is a priority and is woven into the curriculum. The teachers are invested in the growth of each student and really work to make sure they're addressing the kid's individual strengths and challenges. It's the educational experience I wish all students had. Our daughter loves learning at UP Academy® and says she won't miss a day (not even for a trip :).”

Julie, Mother of a Third Grade Student

UP stands for Ultimate Potential. We made this school so that your child can reach theirs.