We're an intentionally small, fully virtual, full-time high school for students who are bored, under-challenged, or misunderstood in traditional classrooms. Students will thrive here if they want to dive deeply into things that interest them, make friends from around the world, and crave depth, autonomy, and real challenge.
We are a project-based, mastery-focused school grounded in deep exploration of STEM, humanities and real world impact, empowering students to go well beyond the high-school classroom.
Students build a powerful portfolio of meaningful academic and non-academic work, personally tailored to their current interests and future plans. Alongside a mastery-based high school diploma, students earn dual enrollment college credits and engage in internships and volunteering.
We are a small, focused community supported by a global team of mentors and experts. Through live seminars, workshops and through project-based learning, students use their virtual and local community to create a rich academic experience.
Students tackle meaningful, interest-driven projects in STEM, humanities, entrepreneurial, and creative domains. Their work becomes a portfolio that speaks far louder than grades or test scores.
Learning happens through discussion-based seminars and guided project work. Students use computational tools, data analysis, writing, and design to explore complex ideas.
Each student works with a mentor who functions as an academic advisor: guiding research, giving detailed feedback, and helping them refine their thinking and goals.
Students demonstrate mastery of clearly defined competencies through portfolios, oral defenses, and deep, sustained work.
Students pursue opportunities usually reserved for undergraduates: original research, academic competitions, publications, conference presentations, internships, and college-level coursework.
Barefoot Technology Academy is forward-looking. The future of education will be virtual, project-based, and code-centered, and this school provides an opportunity to experience this future without having to wait.
It's like graduate school for teenagers! I wish my children had had access to this kind of environment when they were in high school.
I attribute, in many ways, my passion for computation to Rory. Over the years, he's cultivated an environment of openness that has nurtured not only my own capacity to learn but also the potential of many friends I've made at his programs.
This school seems like an incredible place for students who value curiosity, who strive to go above and beyond, and want to have a meaningful impact - whether as researchers, entrepreneurs or in any path they choose.
Even when their grades look good, they may feel under-challenged or misunderstood. They're ready for a place that sees them and designs for how they actually learn.
Whether it's coding, science, math, philosophy, writing, or design, they want to build, create, and go further than a typical class allows.
They do their best when they have the freedom to pace themselves, pursue depth, and balance challenge with support.
They're looking for a community of other bright, quirky, kind teens who are serious about ideas.
Admissions are open for our Founding Cohort. Start the application or schedule a conversation to find out if Barefoot is the right fit for your family.