Competency-based education is a learner-centered alternative to traditional letter grades. Each student’s unique set of strengths, needs, interests, goals, family and cultural background, and experiences are nurtured and leveraged to enable them to develop a host of research-based competencies using an array of personalized resources both inside and outside of LightHouse.
The LightHouse educational experience goes well beyond conventional practices and offers a personalized approach for young people aged 13 and older. We are supporting students to do much more than get by or get through it, but to thrive.
LightHouse is a competency-based program, meaning we value learning and individual development over seat-time or arbitrary curriculum. We change the teacher-student relationship entirely to create a truly collaborative process that is founded in trust and mutual respect.
LightHouse Holyoke has found its forever home. We've acquired a three-building, 40,000 square foot campus in the heart of downtown Holyoke at 92 Race Street, just down the block from our […]
Holyoke Food and Equity Collective is hosting a sliding scale benefit for The Collective and for LightHouse Holyoke. Buffet meal by Chef Neftalí Duran will include wild rice, tepory beans, […]
LightHouse Holyoke has found its forever home. We've acquired a three-building, 40,000 square foot campus in the heart of downtown Holyoke at 92 Race Street, formerly Gateway City Arts. This acquisition represents a monumental leap forward in our mission to change what school can be.
Our new home incorporates two performance venues, allowing us to introduce several exciting new offerings including a Production Academy, Theater Program, and multidisciplinary makers space.
