At The Leelanau School, we offer day and boarding students in grades 9-12 an educational experience where integrated learning support, individualized attention, small classes, and a commitment to whole-person wellness are at the center of what we do.Students discover and develop their strengths as both students and citizens with the guidance of engaged faculty committed to cultivating a school where students know and embrace themselves as learners – no matter how they learn.
A BETTER WAY TO LEARN
Leelanau’s rich, supportive environment is a community where teachers love to teach and the focus is on how to learn, rather than what to learn. We are a haven for intelligent and creative students: the bright, the talented, the inquisitive who may also feel unchallenged, restless, and anxious.
Academics
Music, Visual Arts & Theater
At The Leelanau School creativity is encouraged and students are welcome to explore each arts discipline. Parents are often amazed that their “non-singing” child has a beautiful voice or that their camera shy child feels perfectly comfortable on the other side of the lens!
You don’t have to come with a talent, we will help you discover and develop your talents.
Health, Wellness, & Nutrition
In the north country now it is spring and there
is a certain celebration. The thrush
has come home. He is shy and likes the
evening best, also the hour just before
morning; in that blue and gritty light h ... See MoreSee Less
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What inspires your joy? It often starts with kindness! #NationalInspiringJoyDay #abetterwaytolearn #theleelanauschool ... See MoreSee Less
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"As a teacher, I let the river and the lake do a lot of the work and let kids explore. Everybody is born with wonder and curiosity but the trick is to keep that - or bring it back if it ever gets lost ... See MoreSee Less
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You are the best. Simply. The. Best.
Brilliant!
April is International Guitar Month. Over the decades, students familiar and new to the guitar have found a musical home at Leelanau under the guidance of extraordinary teachers, among friends, and ap ... See MoreSee Less
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So many amazing guitar students that I had the privilege to teach. And so fun to see Nathan Rogers carrying the torch so wonderfully.
Tremendous school
Yay!
"It's crazy how much the dogs help the new students make that transition to boarding school. They can be vulnerable with the dogs before they are vulnerable with everyone else." —Jess Fales, Residence ... See MoreSee Less
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“I have a learning disability so learning does not come easy for me. I have to work for it every day. So when I came here as a student, that's really what they worked on with me: how to become a bette ... See MoreSee Less
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Good work, Rob. You should be proud.
Very proud of my son and love The Leelanau School
Not a better school anywhere
"We're wired to learn. That's just survival. And when you ask people about their most powerful learning experience, they hardly ever talk about a cinder block classroom. They’ll talk about a fishing a ... See MoreSee Less
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This is one of my favorite Rob pictures from Senior Exploratory!
Pretty great quote too!
"This is such a warm and nurturing environment where differences and talents are really celebrated. We really try to create a safe space where they can let their guard down and be themselves, where th ... See MoreSee Less
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Parent/Teacher Conferences.
Suitcases Packed. 
Fresh Snow. 
It must be SPR
NG and Spring Break! Safe travels to our students and families. Adventures ahead. #abetterwaytolearn #springatlast #t
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