Our Approach

BLI Community School is a network of intentionally small K-12 private schools. Our educational model blends academic classes and enrichment programming into a 6.5 hour school day. Academic time is structured and includes ELA, math and student-centered science classes. Enrichments classes change quarterly and include classes in the arts, athletics, and STEM.

Each campus enrolls an average of 50 students arranged in four cohorts: primary, ages 5-7; elementary, ages 8-10; intermediate, ages 11-13; and secondary, ages 14-18. Progress is measured by teacher observation, bi-annual norm-referenced assessments https://www.nwea.org, and quarterly class projects. Instead of traditional grades, BLI partners with https://mastery.org/ to provide families with progress trackers and competency based transcripts.

In 2025 BLI Community Schools became a Drexel Fund Portfolio school. Both BLI and Drexel believe that neither income nor zip code should be barriers to educational opportunity. Drexel invests in mission-driven schools that are pioneering approaches and filling gaps in the community. https://drexelfund.org/