Classes led by
dedicated teachers
Every week, your child will join a community of peers led by our trained teachers. Together, they’ll engage in intense practice, reflection, and discussion. They’ll learn how to articulate themselves with confidence.
Culture & Environment
Our teachers are skilled in creating constructive challenges that engage students and foster a positive environment.
Ownership & Mastery
Our diverse teaching team is handpicked for their expertise and dedication to providing a non-traditional, challenging, and engaging educational experience.
1 Teacher, 15 Friends
At Synthesis, we maintain a 1:15 ratio of teachers to students, ensuring personalized attention even in larger classes. Our classes meet once a week for 60 minutes, and students join from all over the world.
Active Learning
Our approach to teaching prioritizes active learning and helps students build their confidence and communication skills. Rather than providing answers, our teachers guide students through a process of exploration and reflection, allowing them to develop their own hypotheses and improve through iteration.
Classes that dive deep into
real-world concepts
In their weekly classes, students play games to explore important concepts about how the world works that schools largely ignore.
Risk
How to make wise choices by managing the possibility of suffering substantial loss
Team Dynamics
How people form high-functioning teams that are greater than the sum of their parts
Negotiation
How to work with other people to create win-win outcomes for all parties
First-Principles Analysis
How to create superior results by breaking down a problem into its components
Complex Systems
How to interact with systems that have many interconnected relationships
Second-Order Thinking
How to anticipate the consequences of your actions by mapping the possible downstream effects
On-demand PLAY every
Wednesday & Saturday
Students test their skills by putting everything they learned that week into action. They join pickup games with Synthesis students from around the world in an open format where they’re in the driver’s seat.
Synthesis outside of Classes
Students start when they want, and play for as long as they want. They’re automatically paired with a team, given a warm-up exercise, and placed right into a game.
Self-driven discovery
After each game, students reflect on their experience and identify strengths and areas for growth, turning play into personal insight.
Adult supervision
Teachers monitor the games live and are readily available to resolve any social or technical issues that may arise.
Note: New students must first complete our 13-week orientation program before they can join Play on Saturdays.
Interested in learning more?
Our enrollment specialists are available to answer any questions you have about your child’s future with Synthesis.
In 2014, Elon Musk asked me to start an experimental school with him at SpaceX.
The goal was to develop students who are enthralled by complexity and solving for the unknown.
Synthesis is the most innovative learning experience from that school. It is designed to cultivate student voice, strategic thinking, and collaborative problem solving.
I believe Synthesis builds these skills like no other education experience.
Until recently, Synthesis was only available to a handful of SpaceX families. Today, our community is worldwide and growing quickly. Excited for you to be a part of it.
CO-FOUNDER, SYNTHESIS
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