Dexter | Wichita Falls, TX 🛬🌎

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Dexter is a revolutionary new high tech community school located in Wichita Falls, TX.
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How it Works
Dexter empowers students with powerful mental frameworks and relevant skills to thrive in the knowledge age.

Instead of sitting in a traditional classroom, students follow a personalized learning path at their own accelerated pace in a modern learning environment. Their path is filled with hands on projects and activities that make learning meaningful, active and fun.

In this healthy learning environment, students challenge who can understand what, and at what age.
Dexter Curriculum
The Dexter curriculum is not about the memorization of isolated facts or taking standardized tests and instead focuses on an interdisciplinary curriculum that develops powerful mental frameworks and a love of learning. This approach leads to an increase in both depth and breadth where learners tackle areas of human knowledge previously thought out of reach for young learners.
Literacy and Writing
Dexter students read and write significantly more than the average student. Each student has a curated reading list, writes daily notebooks documenting their activities and completes curriculum cards designed to develop true literacy.
Scientific Thinking
Mathematics and science form the backbone of a set of mental frameworks that allow students to think powerfully about reality. From basic numeracy to living systems, students are prepared for a rapidly changing world.
Communication
Peer to peer communication plays a pivotal role in the Dexter experience. Students learn how to communicate effectively through regular group projects, formal presentations and communication specific curriculum cards.
Well-being
Physical and emotional well-being are necessary perquisites to supercharged learning. Dexter students are encouraged to achieve and maintain overall well-being through regular exercise, proper nutrition and mental management cards.
Technical Skills
From video production to computer programming, students develop relevant skills that they actively use to provide value to the local community through Dexter facilitated internships, challenge cards and long form projects.
Global Citizenship
Students are empowered with a global perspective of the long arc of human history. This historical context is embedded throughout the curriculum by bringing back the humanity to all subjects (i.e. what is the social, emotional, cultural, historical story of calculus?) .
“The best way to teach people critical thinking is to teach them to write… If you can think, speak and write, you are absolutely deadly. Nothing can get in your way… If you can formulate your arguments coherently, make a presentation, if you can speak to people, if you can lay out a proposal then you have influence... that’s what you’re at university for. Teach people to be articulate because that’s the most dangerous thing you can possibly be. Here’s your sword… learn how to use it.”
- Jordan Peterson
How Tuition Works
Tuition works through a simple monthly membership that involves no contracts or long term commitments.

A flat monthly membership fee grants access to the physical campus during normal hours (Mon. - Sat. from 8am to 6pm), unlimited online access to curriculum, a dedicated learning coach (full-time members), monthly materials stipend (full-time members) and additional membership benefits.

The community pass is $195 per month (25% discount during the summer) and the full-time program is $495 per month.
FAQ
What are the age requirements?
Students ages 8+ are welcomed to apply for a part-time community pass and students ages 8-15 for the full-time program.

What kind of memberships are there?
A part-time community pass to supplement traditional or government schooling and a full-time program that functions as a private school.

What does the curriculum cover?
The Dexter curriculum covers all of the core areas expected at a traditional school, while also preparing students with the skills and mental models needed to participate in the knowledge age. Due to the self paced nature of the curriculum, students significantly increase both breadth and depth of a traditional curriculum.

How safe is the Dexter campus?
Safety is our first and foremost responsibility. Dexter staff members undergo background checks, CPR certification and have completed a Dexter approved training course to handle emergency scenarios (fire, active shooter, etc.). Dexter premises are under 24/7 video and audio monitoring.

How is Dexter different than a traditional school?
At Dexter, students are active participants versus passive observers. The curriculum is mastery based, meaning that the student must display mastery before moving on. This self paced curriculum leads to drastically accelerated academic progress and intellectual growth. At Dexter, time is the variable and mastery is constant. Students also receive signifanctly more one on one time through peer mentoring and a dedicated learning coach. In addition, there is no mandatory attendance, individual classrooms, class periods, isolated subjects or age segregation.

Is Dexter accredited?
Accreditation is optional for private schools in the state of Texas, but we're on a roadmap towards international accreditation. This is secondary to our members developing competencies, skills, certifications, work experience, portfolios, academic recognitions and getting into the world's best universities.

What's the member to teacher ratio?
The Dexter learning environment thrives and excels with a 30:1 staff to student ratio. Students continuously reinforce their skills and knowledge through the active encouragement of peer to peer teaching. Additionally, our modern learning environment breaks the boundaries of traditional school norms. At Dexter students 'learn to fish versus being fed fish all day', allowing students much more autonomy and personal responsibility.

Do members take standardized tests?
Our full-time learners take the PSAT and SAT bi-annually as a benchmark assessment. These results are secondary to the goals of the core curriculum and serve to insure optimal college entrance. Students are also expected and encouraged to take AP exams to earn college credit.

Do I receive a diploma?
Of course! As a private school we define our high school graduation requirements in accordance to the official state of Texas graduation guidelines. Full-time students have the ability to export a standardized transcript (for transfer or college entrance purposes).
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Level Up Your Mind 🧠

Dexter is a revolutionary new high tech community school located in Wichita Falls, TX.

How it Works

Dexter Curriculum

Literacy and Writing

Scientific Thinking

Communication

Well-being

Technical Skills

Global Citizenship

How Tuition Works

FAQ

Request an Interview

Fill out the form below to request an in-person interview for both our supplemental and full-time program. Must be at least 8 years old to apply.