Ideal Schools High School was created for those students who want to do great things.

Our small private high school in Ashburn, Virginia--which was Loudoun County's first and only secular, co-educational private high school when it opened in 2008--is the product of more than 15 years of research and practice into how to create a setting in which students are at their best, academically and socially.

In our view, any high school student with ambitious goals who is willing to work hard is capable of great things. This means that students who have done well at other schools will accomplish more at Ideal Schools, and students who have not yet shown or realized their full potential in other schools will find new opportunities and reasons to achieve here.

Our philosophy of what defines greatness is exemplified in the Apple Computer commercial that asks each of us to Think Different.

At Ideal Schools, our goal is to offer the finest education and academic experience possible, by focusing our efforts on students' academic achievement and social well-being, so that students learn to think and do their best. Each student benefits from our individualized instruction and guidance, and the opportunity to shape their high school education and experience.

We have created an extraordinary educational setting, with resources and opportunities no other high school can equal:

• Roundtable seminars, more time on task, extended discussion of academic content, and individualized instruction, electives, and opportunities

• Highly qualified teachers with professional experience in their subject areas

• Rich, compelling, and connected academic content that is more relevant and engaging, including substantial Social Entrepreneurship projects
  
• Real-world connections between academic content and its application outside of school, as part of our Field Studies opportunities
  

• A small learning community with a healthy social climate, where every student matters
  

In this environment, our students can explore their interests, improve the depth and breadth of their knowledge and the quality of their analytical abilities, and develop the dispositions that are the wellspring of long-term success, and true greatness.