What is Praxium Mastery Academy?

PRAXIUM Mastery Academy is an honors track magnet school for 7^th and 8^th grade students through Bonneville School District 93. PRAXIUM uses a student-centered educational system that promotes relevant learning while allowing flexibility in both time and teaching methods. Students can enroll by completing the District #93 open enrollment form!

We use teacher-led workshops, mentoring, small group instructions, and projects to create learning opportunities for students. Praxium teachers organize a wide variety of learning experiences that focus on developing knowledge, skills, and core values.

A Change in Approach

Student-Centered Learning

1:1 Mentoring

Every student has a mentor that spends one-on-one time with them helping them to achieve their goals and continue to make progress.

Self-Direction

Students truly own their own education. While controlled within the learning management platform, students can see what needs to be done and are given the time to accomplish it.

Workshops

Teachers lead workshops to introduce new or complex concepts, assist students with specific interventions, or provide enrichment to students showing mastery.

Projects

Projects are the opportunity for students to apply their learning in real-world applications. Projects are interdisciplinary and collaborative.

Students will

1. Focus on collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, character, and communication
2. Practice self-direction

Staff will

1. Foster well-being and connection
2. Deliberately develop deep learning and collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, character, and communication

Parents will

1. Promote daily attendance 
2. Focus on learning instead of grades

What does this look like for a typical student?

Students, whether from Black Canyon, Sandcreek, or Rocky Mountain boundaries, may attend this honors track magnet school in person. Transportation is provided from their boundary school, and students continue to participate in athletics, extracurricular activities, and electives at RMMS. This ensures students have a well-rounded and connected middle school experience.

At Praxium, we focus on integrating our five core values — creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and character — into every aspect of learning. The day begins with mentoring, where students build core values, set goals, and connect with trusted adults.

Through a combination of teacher workshops, mentoring, small group instruction, and interdisciplinary project-based learning, students engage in meaningful experiences that strengthen these core values. As we prepare to expand into high school grades, these skills will be essential in our honors track setting and will support students in developing the tools they need for success after high school — whether in college, career, or other pathways.

Praxium is a school for all types of learners. Our mission is to help students cultivate a growth mindset, build strong relationships, solve problems, and embody the values that will serve them throughout their lives.  

Cognitive Skills

Essential and transferrable lifelong skills

Content Knowledge

Understanding and application of complex and challenging facts and concepts

Core Values

Mindsets and behaviors that support well-being and develop purpose.

Habits of Success

The Five Cs

Staff, parents, and students work together to intentionally develop the following Habits of Success (5Cs):

Critical Thinking

• Compare and Contrast
• Predicting & Hypothesizing
• Drawing Conclusions

Collaboration

• Active Listening
• Contribute to the Group 

Creativity

• Problem Solving
• Multimedia Presentation
• Originality

Communication

• Making Connections and Inferences
• Organize and Represent Information
• Oral Presentation

Character - (Are you Yeti ready?)

• Interactions with Others
• Digital Citizenship
• Responsibility