Rooted School Cleveland
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Community at Rooted

A Place to Belong

Every student deserves to be known, heard, celebrated, and connected.

At Rooted, belonging is built through strong relationships, shared work, and meaningful experiences. Students become part of a community that supports them inside the school and connects them to people and opportunities beyond it.

Built Through Shared Experiences

A sense of belonging is created with intention. At Rooted, students become part of a community where meaningful relationships help them grow with confidence and purpose.

Foundation

Advisory

STUDENTS ARE KNOWN.

Students belong to a small advisory community with the same advisor and classmates over multiple years. It is a place to build relationships, check progress, celebrate success, and work through challenges together.

Students Experience
Daily check-ins Goal setting Peer support Shared celebrations
Students Develop
Belonging Trust Responsibility Self-awareness
Every Classroom

Classroom Collaboration

STUDENTS ARE HEARD.

Students learn with and from one another. Through team projects, discussions, presentations, and shared problem solving, they practice contributing ideas, listening to others, resolving differences, and taking responsibility for the group's success.

Students Experience
Team projects Group discussions Peer feedback Shared problem solving
Students Develop
Communication Collaboration Empathy Accountability
Schoolwide

Milestones and Traditions

STUDENTS ARE CELEBRATED.

Students, families, and staff come together for exhibitions, family events, milestone celebrations, and shared traditions that build pride and lasting memories.

Students Experience
Exhibitions of learning Family events Milestone celebrations School traditions
Students Develop
Pride Confidence School spirit Connection
Beyond Our Walls

Students Are Connected

Students build lasting relationships with professionals through internships, engineering design challenges, technology mentors, college partnerships, and community organizations. Those connections grow over time into a network of adults who know students' strengths long before graduation.

Students Experience
Clinical internships Engineering critiques Industry mentorship College partnerships
Students Develop
Professional confidence Workplace communication Career opportunities Lasting connections

A Community That Opens Doors.

The relationships students build at Rooted begin long before graduation.

Students build lasting relationships with advisors, families, healthcare professionals, engineers, college faculty, and community leaders through authentic projects, internships, exhibitions, and shared experiences. By graduation, they have built a network of adults already invested in their success.

Advisors The trusted adult who knows every student's story, helps them set goals, celebrates growth, and stays with them throughout their journey.
Families Partners in every conference, exhibition, celebration, and milestone, connected to students' growth from the first day through graduation.
Professional Mentors Doctors, engineers, designers, technology professionals, and skilled trades experts who coach students through authentic projects and real workplace expectations.
Cleveland Hospitals, manufacturers, colleges, nonprofits, and local employers become classrooms, mentors, internship sites, and future opportunities.
Every Relationship. Every Conversation. Every Connection.
Builds toward one goal.

College Acceptance.
Full-Time Job Offer.

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