Student passions and interests are the driving force behind all student life programs from Kindergarten through Eighth Grade, and we encourage students to pursue all of their interests to the very highest level. Speyer’s faculty and administration gives students an unprecedented level of support in creating their own space and pursuing their own passions leads to projects that dazzle in their creativity and thoughtfulness. In the Lower School, our project-based curriculum allows for students to go in-depth on topics of their choosing and as our students enter Middle School, an integral part of their curriculum is the Elective Program.

In addition, students are encouraged and supported to organize their own clubs, affinity groups, and initiatives. Middle School students express their ideas and share their voices through student-led social action and service learning programs and help to guide Speyer’s younger learners through faculty-supported peer teaching and mentoring opportunities.

The best thing about student life at Speyer is that we place it in the hands of students themselves. Our faculty will always be ready to support and guide our gifted students, but they do so as facilitators and allies. Students learn to explore new and exciting ideas, balance fresh passions with consistent pursuits. They learn to succeed, to have to try again, and to create new spaces for inquiry.

Though our student life programming, students learn that in order to learn about the world around them, they need to learn about themselves as well.