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Pagosa Peak Open School

Innovative Public School of Choice
Enrollment 2026-27Inscripción 2026-27

Our Mission

Developing brave and experienced lifelong learners who contribute to our evolving world.

Our Vision

Pagosa Peak Open School provides a project-based learning environment designed to foster a joy of learning, confidence, and academic excellence through multi-age collaborations, and original and meaningful work.

Group of PPOS students posing in their costumes for A Midsummer Night's Dream

Pagosa Peak Open School Presents: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Pagosa Peak Open School is proud to present Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Adapted by Dr. Carolyn Harper, this sharp one-act version of Shakespeare’s most popular comedy stars mischievous fairies, complicated romances, bumbling actors, magic, and laughs upon laughs!  This stage play’s blend of modern language and Elizabethan dialogue keeps the flavor of Shakespeare’s poetry and delivers hilarity for a modern audience.

Students in grades 3-8 from PPOS, Pagosa Valor Academy, Pagosa Family School, and Pagosa Springs Middle School have been working with Mrs. Beach and Ms. Rain this semester to bring this timeless comedy to life at the Pagosa Springs High School theater.

When: April 23rd (Shakespeare’s birthday!) at 6:30pm, April 24th at 6:30pm, and April 26th at 2pm. Cost: Tickets will be $10 for adults and $5 for children. 

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Interview with A Midsummer Night’s Dream Cast

Interview with A Midsummer Night’s Dream Cast

by | Apr 21, 2026

One of Shakespeare’s most beloved and popular comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is coming to Pagosa this week via a cleverly adapted script and a young cast of local thespians in elementary and middle school.

Bringing “Lucy” to Life: 3D Printing the Past at PPOS

Bringing “Lucy” to Life: 3D Printing the Past at PPOS

by | Mar 18, 2026

While most second graders spend their days learning about the present, the students at Pagosa Peak Open School (PPOS) are currently living 3.2 million years in the past. As part of an immersive project on fossils and human origins, the class received a visit last week...

I love PPOS. My teachers are caring and funny, and wake up in the morning excited to go to school. Doing projects during Core time is my favorite part. We create, we work in groups, we go on field work and we study interesting things.

-Quinn, 4th Grade PPOS Student

I love the collaborative nature that extends from the director to the admin, to the advisers, to the students. I feel like the overall enviroment promotes learning how to learn, as well as social and emotional growth, which will serve our kids well.

-Parent Survey Comment

Years ago I chose PPOS for my daughter because of it’s year round schedule, small class sizes, and family feel of the school community. Those things have remained strong and my daughter has grown in her own sense of community and has been academically challenged here at PPOS

– Jeanelle Wychesit, Parent of 3rd Grader

What is a Charter School?

  • A tuition-free public school, open to all families in the community.
  • Has its own Board of Directors and operates independently from the School District.
  • Accredited by the State of Colorado.
  • Accepts students with IEP and 504 Plans.
  • Participates like any public school in standardized state testing.
  • May be exempt from certain Colorado Laws, including the requirement to hire “certified teachers”.
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