Category: Blog
Three-Legged Stool: Successful educational foundations
If you’ve ever spent time with an NWPHS advisor, you may have heard them talk about the three-legged stool and how it impacts what we are trying to accomplish as a school. Without dragging too much math into this analogy (take a look here for some explanations), a three legged stool is more sturdy than… Read More
Podcast: “Hope as a discipline” and other NWPHS details
Recently our director Peter Wieczorek sat down with author and podcaster Steve Barkley to discuss what makes Northwest Passage High School special. Barkley mentions being drawn to NWPHS through our mission statement and wanting to learn more. I’ve collected some of the key moments from the pod below, but head over to Apple Podcasts, or… Read More
What is Project-Based Learning at NWPHS?
At NWPHS, students engage with the Project-Based Learning philosophy in order to meet graduation requirements and unlock their potential.
What does “charter school” mean?
At our core as a charter school, we focus on student growth through project and problem based learning. This means, as advisors and educators, we guide students to find solutions to problems.