Alpha School partners with Guidepost Montessori to open K-3 elementary micro schools, expanding AI-powered model

Alpha School, which offers AI technology alongside in-person teaching, has announced plans to open new elementary micro schools in nine locations later this year through a partnership with Guidepost Montessori.

New Alpha Schools are due open in Charlotte (NC), Raleigh (NC), Folsom (CA), Palm Beach (CA), Chantilly (VA), Lake Forest (CA), Austin (TX) and Plano (TX) this autumn. 

The partnership with Guidepost Montessori will allow Alpha to reduce the typical one- or two-year timeline usually required to open new schools.

"The demand for Alpha's educational model has exceeded all expectations," explains MacKenzie Price, Co-founder at Alpha School. "This partnership with Guidepost allows us to grow faster than ever—without compromising the core elements that make Alpha special. We're giving families immediate access to a school where children fall in love with learning, build academic mastery while learning life skills from a very young age."

Students at Alpha Schools typically spend just two hours each morning learning core academic subjects using personalized, AI-powered tools. In the afternoons, they spend time developing real-world skills such as critical thinking, public speaking and entrepreneurship. 

Alpha School says is partnership with Guidepost Montessori will allow it to launch micro schools that help it retain its small-group, personalized learning experience while expanding quickly in response to demand. 

"Families everywhere are realizing that academic excellence doesn't have to come at the expense of joy, purpose, or curiosity," adds Price. "At Alpha, we're transforming early education by helping young students build strong reading and math foundations in just two hours a day. The rest of their time is spent exploring hands-on, play-based workshops that teach creativity and collaboration while leaning into students' personal passions. It's a model that keeps kids engaged, confident and genuinely excited to come to school."

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