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Virtual Next Level Fair
Help prepare your child for seventh grade!As you prepare for the exciting transition into middle school, Mapleton wants to make sure you have the resources you need to select the school that is best for you. Hear from directors and learn more about our schools that are small-by-design!
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Small-by-Design Schools
Meadow Community School (PreK – 8)
9150 Monroe St., Thornton, CO 80229 | 303.853.1500
Welcome to Meadow Community School!
From their years at Meadow, students will confidently demonstrate academic success by establishing and exhibiting high expectations and those essential habits of heart and mind. This will result in our students being productive citizens in all communities in which they live and play an active role. Select the links below to hear from the school director and learn more about this school through photos and videos. Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
Monterey Community School (K – 8)
2201 McElwain Blvd., Denver, CO 80229 | 303.853.1360
Welcome to Monterey Community School!
After an impressive school remodel (check out the photos here!), including the addition of a gym and classrooms, Monterey will reopen in August 2021! Students are at the HEART of everything that we do! At Monterey, students are at the heart of everything that we do! We are a proud neighborhood school that encourages our community to walk alongside us as we work together to support and educate the whole child. Select the links below to hear from the school director and learn more about this school through photos and videos. Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
Adventure Elementary (PreK – 6)
7725 Conifer Rd., Denver, CO 80221 | 303.853.1410
Welcome to Adventure Elementary!Adventure Elementary is an EL Education school where students are exposed to rigorous academic experiences, learn to think critically and demonstrate real-world understanding. Fieldwork and service-learning projects actively engage Adventure students in their education. Select the links below to hear from the school director and learn more about this school through photos and videos. Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
10310 York St., Thornton, CO 80229 | 303.853.1170
Welcome to Explore PK-8!
Explore PK-8 offers students an innovative and inclusive learning environment grounded in relationships, rituals, and traditions. Explore partners with EL Education to consider three dimensions of student achievement: mastery of knowledge and skills, character development, and high-quality student work. Students merge meaningful math, science, and social studies content, anchored in challenging literacy experiences. Explore teachers are committed to personal and intellectual success for each and every student. Select the links below to hear from the school director and learn more about this school through photos and videos. Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts (7-12)
8980 York St., Thornton, CO 80229 | 303.853.1270
Welcome to MESA!
Select the links below to hear from the school director and learn more about this school through photos and videos. Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
2300 W. 67th Pl., Denver, CO 80221 | 303.853.3040
Welcome to Trailside Academy!
Trailside Academy proudly serves students in preschool through eighth grades. Trailside is an Expeditionary Learning (EL) school. The EL approach to teaching and learning is that learning should be challenging, active, meaningful, collaborative, and public. EL Education places an emphasis on Mastery of Academic Skills and Content, Character, and High-Quality Student Work. Select the links below to hear from the school director and learn more about this school through photos and videos. Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
Quick links:
Trailside Chats: Click here to see on-going vlogs for Trailside students and families.
December Community Meeting: Click here to view the latest video meeting focused on Trailside's Habits of Character. This is held once a month for students and families.
Welby Community School (PreK – 6)
1200 E. 78th Ave., Denver, CO 80229 | 303.853.1700
Welcome to Welby Community School!
At Welby Community School, students are crew, not passengers. Built on the characteristics of respect, responsibility, courage, and kindness, students and staff are committed to quality work and academic excellence. Students take responsibility for each other and for their learning. Select the links below to hear from the school director and learn more about this school through photos and videos. Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
Global Intermediate Academy (4 – 8)
7480 N. Broadway, Bldg. 3, Denver, CO 80221 | 303.853.1920
Welcome to Global Intermediate Academy!
Global Intermediate Academy is one school with two International Baccalaureate Programmes. Grades 4-6 was officially verified as an International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme during the summer of 2019. GIA grades 7-8 received official authorization as an IB Middle Years Programme this winter. As an IB school, our students have access to courses in a foreign language, design technology, physical education, visual arts and performing arts. The IB curriculum offers students challenging programs, rigorous assessment, and accelerated courses to develop well-rounded students with a strong commitment to academic excellence. Global has a strong school culture cultivated through traditions and relationships. Guided by veteran staff, many of whom are bilingual, students receive individualized support during the day and have opportunities for learning and tutoring beyond the bell. Students in all grades have the opportunity to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities. Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
York International School (K – 12)9200 York St., Thornton, CO 80229 | 303.853.1600
Welcome to York International!
This K-12 school is inspired by the International Baccalaureate (IB) School network. York International School is authorized for the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and, in 2014, received authorization for the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). In partnership with the community and families, York International commits to: fostering the unique potential of every child, ensuring that all students are challenged and supported in their pursuit of academic success, implementing engaging, rigorous instruction, and building on a foundation of meaningful relationships and joy in learning. Select the links below to hear from the school director and learn more about this school through photos and videos. Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
9100 Poze. Blvd., Thornton, CO 80229 | 303.853.1300
Welcome to Achieve Academy!
An Achiever who CARES turns into a Leader who shares!Our Leadership Philosophy: To ensure that students become leaders in the community by Cooperating with others, being Assertive in and out of the classroom, taking Responsibility for their actions, displaying Empathy for others, and having Self-control in all situations.
This will be accomplished through leadership and teamwork that will lead to ACHIEVER success.
Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
7350 N. Broadway, Denver 80221 | 303.853.1200
Welcome to Mapleton Online!
Mapleton’s online school supports families choosing to continue their remote learning experience into the 2021-22 school year. Similar to what you have come to expect from all Mapleton schools, Mapleton Online is based on the following pillars of success – relationships, rigor, relevance, and results. Select the links below to hear from the school director and learn more about this school through photos and videos. Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
Clayton Partnership School (K – 8)
8970 York St., Thornton, CO 80229 | 303.853.1460
Welcome to Clayton Partnership!
At Clayton Partnership School, students are encouraged to take a daily leadership role in building their own learning community. Clayton’s building is specifically designed to enhance learning objectives and provides versatile, 21st-century learning spaces that support a variety of learning styles and teaching techniques. At Clayton, strong collaboration between teachers, students, and families ensures students maximize achievement through an ongoing examination of instructional practices. School staff and families communicate on a consistent basis regarding culture and climate, behavior, and progress. Students also experience community-building opportunities throughout the academic day and come together for team-building, sharing of successes, and academic support. Clayton teachers and staff encourage students to understand and practice positive behaviors that will support them throughout their lifetime. Integrity, perseverance, responsibility, and compassion are the pillars of success at Clayton.Select the links below to hear from the school director and learn more about this school through photos and videos. Have a question? Visit the school’s website to submit an enrollment interest form.
