Located in downtown Whitefish, Lark Skola takes a novel approach to elementary education: bigger community, better connections.
Welcome to Lark Skola
Lark Skola is a not-for-profit, independent elementary school. We use mixed-age groups for classroom activities, community projects, and nature immersions, in addition to 1-on-1 sessions with our learning specialists to bring focused attention to each child’s experience.
HOW WE LEARN
Our big-picture curriculum
The essential skills of creativity, critical thinking, and compassionate decision-making come to life when kids can connect what they learn to where AND who they are.
SUPPORT OUR LARKS
From the ground up
We all have that teacher, class, or special program that delivered far more value than it cost to create. Join our inaugural fundraising campaign and reimagine what a school can be.
OUR MISSION
We are changing the culture of learning by pairing what to know with how we grow.
We help students develop relationships inside and out, form healthy learning habits using the best academic research, and build connections in town and beyond where students feel responsible for their purpose and place.
Hear from our parents
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The way Lark students learn feels so natural. My son is thriving as he learns while outside the walls of a classroom (and while he's in it). His confidence in his reading, language, math, executive functioning and other skills has skyrocketed. Our family is grateful for the whole team that makes Lark Skola possible!
Matt Crest
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My daughter has grown in confidence, curiosity, and community because of the innovative and high-level instruction provided. Amelia is thriving at Lark Skola because of the kind, thoughtful, and encouraging teachers who support her. We love Lark Skola!
Brinn Rogers
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Our daughter is really enjoying the community-based learning projects and we have noticed her confidence, independence, and emotional resilience increasing. She is also showing newfound enthusiasm for reading. We love the warmth and frequent communication from the staff and the fact that she gets to spend one day in the forest each week. And Fridays off!
Jordan Scotti
GALLERY
Learning on the wing
The questions we ask, the models we use, and the places that helps us find clarity look different every day.
All children are natural learners. Lark shows what is worth learning.
We provide a rigorous academic program that challenges, provokes, and deepens our students’ repertoire of skills. And even more importantly, those skills can be plugged into the meaning-making world of your child’s own thoughts, feelings, and passions.