Each student works through an established MCS curriculum and receives an individualized learning toolkit tailored to enhance their learning capacity, build confidence, and foster academic resilience. Students work independently and collaboratively in a group setting.

We work in partnership with parents to create goals in the classroom and systems that transfer between home and school. Parent trainings are a valuable resource to help families get the most out of their child’s MCS experience.

Our school emphasizes and values effort, goal setting, and personal responsibility. Social and life skill support is woven into the daily fabric of our program through our model of supportive, immediate feedback. The development of executive functioning skills is integrated with core academic classes as well as our experiential learning.  We prepare students for life, not just school.

With a focus on both academic rigor and applied experiential learning, our program extends beyond traditional classroom boundaries and into the community. Emerging adolescents are reminded of their roles as leaders and responsible citizens in our community as they actively participate in thoughtfully organized service programs and environmental stewardship to develop a deeper understanding of both community and global challenges. Students complete a SPARK project tying their individual interests to a community need.

We track student achievements with an eye on the skills they will need for high school. Our feedback approach is collaborative, honest, and straightforward.

Through a strong foundation in social-emotional learning, My City School cultivates a community where students learn to collaborate, interact respectfully, and discover their unique contributions to the world—all while being motivated by meaningful, measurable progress.