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Who We Are and What We Offer

Students engaged in rigorous academic work and helping one another, teachers with a passion for teaching, schools with a culture of service and community: these are the hallmarks of an Expeditionary Learning school. Our customized, multi-year professional development for K-12 teachers based on EL's design principles and core practices can help you get there.


There is a sense of moral purpose to the design that is beyond academic success. There is a sense of citizenship, something closer to a worldview, a shared sense of our place in the world and the responsibilities that come with that. That is really powerful, and it's something that is largely absent today.”

-Tom Vander Ark, Executive Director, Education, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation