OUR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Endeavor Microschool is a non-profit organization founded by three families and born from the desire to break free from the traditional structures of schooling by creating a truly innovative setting for learning.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to provide facilitative relationships, personalized structure, well-defined competencies, and authentic experiences that equip and empower unique learners to discover their potential; develop agency, character, and talent; find purpose, success, and joy in learning; and join a community of perpetual “climbers” who hunger to learn, choose to grow, and strive to serve.

HUNGER TO LEARN

CHOOSE TO GROW

STRIVE TO SERVE

OUR PURPOSE

We set out to design a school that is highly individualized, challenging, and dynamic; where kids learn how to learn, develop their talents, taste success (and happily learn from failure), produce truly remarkable work, and come to see learning as a source of exhilaration, confidence, fulfillment, and joy.

It is of particular importance to our team to provide a setting where leaders and adults live and lead according to the principles they teach and make decisions based solely on what is best for students.

We have also sought balance—providing unique opportunities for learners to discover and develop their interests, participate in project-based learning and other exciting forms of non-traditional authentic learning, and learn to use their talents to serve their communities—while maintaining confidence that our children will receive a strong education in the essential knowledge, skills, and character traits they need for any and all future endeavors.

OUR BELIEFS & IDEAS

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CORE BELIEFS AND VISION

OUR STAFF

RYAN DURFEE
Head of School, Upper Grades Coach, & STEAM Specialist

For more than two decades, Ryan Durfee has created a unique classroom culture where students are happy working, parents are thrilled with their children’s love of learning and unparalleled growth, and accomplishment fuels a cycle that propels learning forward. Students feel safe to take risks and learn from Ryan's feedback, and they grow into fully independent learners under his tutelage.

EMILY DURFEE
Lower Grades Coach & Music Specialist

Emily Durfee earned an Associate’s Degree in Piano Pedagogy from Ricks College in 1999 and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University in 2002, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. As the mother of 5 curious children, Emily has found countless opportunities to teach and model her passion for and dedication to learning. Through music, gardening, cooking, and the constant development of new skills, Emily has taught children to set goals, learn through experiences, and accomplish much.