Cool Schools: Downtown charter school encourages students to take ownership of their education

Published: February 9, 2024

Downtown Denver Expeditionary School was featured as January’s 9News Cool School!

The K-5th DPS public charter school opened in 2013. Founded by parents, community members and business leaders, the school of about 250 students practices the curriculum of Expeditionary Learning, where students dig deeper into projects both inside and outside of the classroom.

Watch the feature from photojournalist Byron Reed at 9NEWS.