Who We Are
Small School, Big Impact
As one of the smallest and most rural school districts in Colorado, the Silverton School District serves all of San Juan County. Our K-12 public school, housed in a historic three-story brick building, is the only educational facility of its kind in the county. Silverton School is unique, offering personalized paths to social, emotional, physical, and academic success. Our close-knit community, small class sizes, and commitment to experiential learning empower students to thrive. We believe in educating the whole child, emphasizing character, high-quality work, and a sense of responsibility. Through diverse programs and strong community partnerships, we foster a vibrant, inclusive environment where every student is inspired to achieve more than they ever thought possible.
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We believe in nurturing potential and celebrating diversity to inspire lifelong learning and growth.
Our Mission
Silverton School empowers every student and family by helping them carve a personalized path to social, emotional, physical, and academic health and success. We want to inspire every student and family to achieve more than they ever thought possible and to do their part to make the world an even better place.​
Our Vision
At Silverton School, we envision a learning environment where student achievement combines
academic excellence, character, and high-quality work.
We believe success is built on collaboration, perseverance, responsibility, and compassion, shaped through engaging academic work.
Through projects and learning expeditions, students explore content through case studies, becoming experts by considering subjects from multiple angles.
We encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, intellectual curiosity, and artistic expression as foundations for lifelong learning.
Our staff is dedicated to meeting students where they are on their learning journey to help them thrive.
Our Values
​Our definition of student achievement combines academic achievement, character, and high-quality work. We believe academic success is built on strong character qualities of collaboration, perseverance, responsibility, and compassion, shaped through engaging and challenging academic work.
Curriculum Overview
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Personalized Learning Paths: Combining grades allows us to implement a looping curriculum, ensuring continuity and stability in students' learning journeys.
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Integrated Learning: Through projects and learning expeditions, students explore content through thoughtfully chosen case studies, becoming experts in each area by considering subjects from multiple angles.
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Character Development: We encourage students to demonstrate skills and attitudes of critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, intellectual curiosity, and artistic expression.
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Standards-Based Approach: Our curriculum provides multiple opportunities for personalized learning and projects, focusing on quality and depth of learning combined with constant reflection and revision.
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Collaborative Environment: Students and staff work together to sustain a learning community where everyone belongs, succeeds, and receives the personalized support they need.
Community and Inclusion
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Holistic Development: We focus on the whole student—physical, social, emotional, language, and communication domains—to recognize and meet the different needs of each student.
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Inclusive Culture: We celebrate diversity and practice inclusion in school events and traditions, ensuring students have access to different cultures and understand the diversity of their classmates and community.
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Values-Based Education: We want students to make effective life choices based on values of honesty, respect for self and others, civic and personal responsibility, and integrity.
Land Acknowledgement
The people of Silverton honor the land and the Wíinúuchi band of Utes who saw it as their home and kept it healthy for future generations. We acknowledge that the Brunot Agreement unfairly stole the Utes’ land, after all Ute bands were moved to the western portion of the state. As we live, work,
play, and learn on this land we will remember and continue their legacy of stewardship. Developed and written by Silverton HIgh School Students in October 2021 and adopted by Silverton School
Board in November 2021.