Compass Academy

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Address: 955 Garfield St, Idaho Falls, ID 83401, USA

Phone: (208) 525-7720

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State: Idaho

City: Idaho Falls

Zip Code: 83401

Opening Hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

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I think that I can review this place pretty honestly, because I spent four years of my life there!

A bit of background info: Compass Academy is a public school, it is not charter. You don't have to pay money to get in. You could get in even if you had terrible grades in Junior High School. However, demand to get into the school is very high, and the application process is always a little complex, so make sure you get current information from the district.

I could spend all day writing about Compass, instead, I'll just shorten it to three main points:

1. The People!
       Since many classes implement groupwork and project based learning, you make many friends easily. I didn't know anyone coming to Compass but as soon as I had my first class and my first group I started to meet new friends. And the people at Compass Academy are often very nice and respectful, since the school is based off three "pillars"-  trust, respect, and responsibility. 
       One of the coolest parts about Compass are the facilitators- our own name for teachers. We call them facilitators because they don't do as much lecturing. Instead they direct learning and supervise over projects. It may sound like they have an easy job to do, but they have to do a lot to help their students succeed. They're some of the hardest working, greatest school employees I have ever met. And- here's the crazy thing- they're friendly! I spent every lunch period for two years in good ol' Mr. Timchak's room eating with him and some friends. In time, you'll think of the facilitators as your friends.

2. The Projects! 
Some of the most memorable projects I were involved in include the following:
           WW1 Night, where we set up an entire museum made of high quality exhibits from each group. We had sets such as a life sized trench, a live reenactment of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, and so on. 
           A mock debate where we represented candidates from the republican and democratic parties for the 2016 presidential election
           A mock congress where we dressed up in nice clothes for each "session," used real legislative rules, and passed bills for the principal of the school to either pass into effect or veto (These bills actually went into effect throughout our school if they passed).
           A project where we presented on health topics to elementary school children (my friend and I gave a multimedia presentation on drugs and alcohol abuse)
           And a two day project every year where you can literally create, explore, or do whatever you wanted as long as it benefited yourself or others in some way! For one of these projects, my friend and I hosted and judged a creative writing contest complete with prizes and printed copies of the winning stories. 
                We did many, many more projects but there isn't space to write about them all here!

3. The schedule! 
The schedule can actually be kind of hard to work, as it is a college type schedule and you have to shuffle around classes and try to fit them together. Think Tetris. But the end result is awesome because we have these things called collaboration periods. Those are where you have no class. You can work on homework (which is highly recommended by the facilitators), on groupwork, or you can just hang out with friends. You can even make the ten minute walk to WinCo foods and get yourself some snacks/lunch. 

In summary, Compass Academy is one of the most unique and forward thinking schools in the entire nation. Go Lions!

      
      
      
 8 years ago (09-07-2017)

This school follows the New Tech model of high school. It is celebrating its 4th successful year in our community. Structured more like college (M,W,Th/ T,Th,F etc. class days) with the student creating their own schedules. They are project based and have collaboration hours throughout each day to work on group projects. Some of the core classes are combined such as World History and Art. They would have two team teachers in these type of classes. Our students have been successful in bringing more than one new business to our town through their business research ideas.

 9 years ago (05-06-2016)

Being apart of the first graduating class (Class of 2015) at Compass Academy, which was amazing, I felt that the staff and the environment were different then a traditional high school! In a good way. I loved Compass and I am grateful for the fantastic director and the amazing teachers that have made me who I am today.

If you love computers, group work, socializing, and having a blast. Compass is the place to go!

Thanks for the best high school experience!

 9 years ago (17-01-2016)

Compass is a fun school to go to. You get many different experiences there, including going to Idaho State University to show off your skills, eating square ice cream after going to Rainy Creek, making a WWII museum, and much more! You get a personal computer with loads of programs, extra collaboration hours to get work done early, and you get more help than you would at a normal school. Some downsides include your computer crashing  and deleting all your work, and getting used to your collaboration hours. Other than that though, the school is pretty awesome.

 9 years ago (18-05-2016)

On a scale of potato to supernova it's more of an old umbrella, but not quite a chimney.

 8 years ago (26-05-2017)

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