What We Offer
AUL Denver’s academic program is based on individualization, skill development and project completion. Classes are designed to assist students in maintaining and further developing their skill levels, with a project-based learning-approach and hands-on experiences in academic areas.
English Language Development: Aligned with Federal and State requirements for supporting English Language Learners, AUL provides scaffolding, support, and language structures for building academic language usage across content areas.
Special Education: AUL provides support and services as outlined in Individual Education Plans (IEPs) with two full-time special educators, a school psychologist, and a variety of other related service providers to meet student needs and enhance current levels of academic performance.
Individualized Learning Plans: We know that every student is different and so is their path to graduation. We help students work on Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) that allow scholars to design a path to graduation that works for them.
Concurrent Enrollment: AUL Denver partners with local community colleges and trade schools, enabling students to take higher education courses as they finish their AUL credits, giving scholars the opportunity to graduate with college credit along with their high school diploma.
Why AUL Stands Out
Project-Based Learning
AUL offers students the chance to interact with instructional standards through real-world applications. From building a raft out of recycled materials in Science, to drafting a personal budget in Math, there is no limit to creative ways for scholars to show what they have learned.
Trauma Informed Instruction
Each staff member is trained in the science of the brain and receive ongoing trauma-informed practices professional development in order to serve each student as an individual, and create an environment where all students feel encouraged and supported.
On-Site Therapy
One full time therapist and one school psychologist are available for small groups or one on one sessions with our scholars. Scholars may see the therapist or psychologist sporadically or for more structured sessions.
Cohort Model
AUL students are placed into small cohorts where they develop relationships within small, tightly-knit groups of no more than 16 scholars and 1 teacher. They stay in this group all year. During COVID remote and in-person learning, these cohorts serve as student homerooms.