Vision
To cultivate creative, critical thinkers and compassionate hearts for a better tomorrow.
Restorative Justice
At The Juniper School, we use Restorative Justice Practices as part of our school community and culture. Our classrooms incorporate connection circles and peacemaking circles into their daily routine. Using Restorative Justice Practices helps us balance all parts of who we are as people.
The Restorative Approach supports relationship building and problem-solving. We do this by:
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Developing a plan of action
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Getting acquainted
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Addressing issues and visions
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Building understanding and Trust
Our Multi-Tiered System of Supports incorporates Restorative Justice as the first choice for resolution of conflicts and behavioral challenges. RT shapes our MTSS process, including Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 behavior interventions.
Mission
Our community grows the whole child by celebrating
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Individuality
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Academic rigor
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Mindfulness
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Curiosity
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Compassion for self, others, and the environment
The enrollment lottery is coming up!
The enrollment lottery will begin at the end of January. The drawing will take place in March.
The Juniper School is a free public charter school located in the town of Durango, Colorado. It serves Durango and the outlying areas of La Plata County. Our academic intentions are to cultivate creative, critical thinkers with compassionate hearts for a better tomorrow.
The school grows the whole child by celebrating and inspiring individuality, mindfulness, curiosity, and compassion for self, others and the community.
Our location in the Four Corners region provides a unique experience to celebrate the outdoor activities available in our area, and to learn how to preserve the environment we love so much.
We work in conjunction with the Durango School District to provide the best experience for your student
Quality of Life
Durango is a beautiful place to live and work. Residents enjoy snow-capped mountains, crystal-clear rivers, and countless outdoor recreational opportunities, it is also a fantastic place to raise a family. Durango is located at 6,512 feet elevation in Southwest Colorado near the Four Corners region. Families who live here enjoy a historic steam train, ski resort, rivers, vibrant downtown, bike trails, ski-high “fourteener” mountains, and four distinct seasons with an average of 266 sunny days per year. We welcome new families and new staff members, and we offer excellent benefits and competitive salaries.
Accessibility Statement
It is the goal of the Juniper School that the information on this website be accessible to individuals with visual, hearing, or cognitive disabilities. Good faith efforts are being made to ensure that our website complies with web accessibility standards.
Most pages on our site are available in HTML format, which can be read by screen readers. Some documents are in Adobe PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website. Additionally, some documents are in Google Docs, and Google Forms. Most modern browsers and screen readers can access Google-based documents. More information about Google web products accessibility can be found on the Google Accessibility website.
In order to ensure that Durango School District websites are accessible to everyone in our community, including those with disabilities, we are using the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.
If you cannot access any page(s) on our site, please email us at pwerline@tjsdurango.com. Include the location of the webpage/document, your name, email address, and phone number so we can provide the information in another format, and address the issue.