The Aerie Enrichment Approach

What is the Aerie Approach?

It’s Wheeler’s unique way (and, in fact, our ethos) of being a school that adapts to your child’s natural strengths and interests. Aerie is enrichment individualized to a student’s passion — whether that’s to learn Turkish in Middle School, start an internet radio program as a 4th grader, dig into multivariable calculus with a Brown doctoral student or sequence DNA for national publication while still in high school. Each example illustrates the breadth of resource and connection Aerie finds for your child.

Aerie, in its fourth decade at Wheeler, offers school-wide enrichment through an extensive set of curricular and extracurricular offerings. Named for the lofty eagle’s nest from which fledglings learn to soar, Aerie provides a rich, campus-wide environment for identifying and developing individual student interests and talents. Aerie offers curricular support to teachers, supplementary and independent course offerings, and professional resources for students who demonstrate a passion for learning.

At its core, the Aerie Approach promotes creativity and uncommon energy in the learning process contributing to Wheeler’s mission to “learn our powers and be answerable for their use.”

Learn more in the sections below about our Hirsch-Alperin Design | Innovate Build Lab, our  Digital Production Studio, the home of Wheeler School Broadcasting, and peruse our Awards page for the many unique opportunities students have to take part in state and national competitions related to their individual passions.

For more information, contact the Director of the Aerie Program, Middle and Upper School, Trevor O’Driscoll or the Director of the Aerie Program, Lower School, Liz MacMillan.

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