Isn't it distracting? Nope. We do it on purpose. If you visit a Promontory Academy session on any given afternoon, the first thing you will probably notice is the music. It is almost always on. Quietly, in the background, but on. And the question that follows, almost without exception, is: isn't that distracting? The honest answer is: it would be distracting if it were the wrong music. So we are careful about which music. This is not a stylistic choice. It is a deliberate on

When visitors see students at TPA reaching for buckets and barrel drums twice a week, the natural assumption might be that this is a break from learning. It is not. It is learning, and the research behind it is substantial. For well over a decade, neuroscientists and education researchers have been building a compelling body of evidence linking rhythmic training to cognitive development in children. The findings touch on mathematics, reading fluency, executive function, atten

We believe deep down that the most important skills we can help a student develop are the ones no algorithm can replace. We feel it is crucial that students be able to look thoughtfully at information, not just objectively but also critically. Lacking this kind of analytical thinking, students (and adults) can easily be swayed to believe whatever an external source is telling them is truth. This way of consuming information relegates the individual to 'lemming' status. It