At Tallgrass, one of our fundamental values is that we respect students (and adults) as individuals. We don’t think kids need to prove that they’re worthy of respect, trust, or decent treatment.

Things we don’t think we have any business trying to change:

their gender identity
their racial, cultural, ethnic, or religious identity
when they use the bathroom or eat
how they express their personal style
their interest in YouTube videos, makeup, jewelry making, Chernobyl, Dungeons and Dragons, sports, math, or music

Like all communities, we grapple with how to balance the rights of individuals and the rights of the group. Those things may require your child, or the people around them, to change their behavior, and occasionally to question their values and beliefs. But it shouldn’t require anyone to change who they are. That part is already, and always, beautiful.

Tallgrass offers an authentic K-12 learning experience focused on freedom, community, and students’ passions. Visit our website to learn more, or download our e-book, "Is Self-Directed Education Right for Your Child?"