Endless Opportunities to Pursue Your Passions
Child-initiated, hands-on, and evidence-based learning
Have you ever watched a young child play and wondered what’s happening inside their heads? What synapses are firing? What learning connections are being made? Young children are experiencing a language explosion and intentional play can help preschool and kindergarten students channel that. Structured play can hone a child’s language, math and social skills. Our “oral language block,” for example, is a period each school day when our kindergartners are invited to plan, do, and review a fun activity of their choice. Think of it as “choose-your-adventure” time, a way of connecting students at an early age with a “where am I going” mindset and the tools to get there.
A complete education to cultivate greatness in every child.
Want your child to be able to solve problems and think critically and creatively? It starts with a strong foundation in the basics and is unleashed by student-centered instruction and personalized attention. The elementary years are when students internalize the joys of learning, develop interests, and build character. With our competency-based elementary curriculum, students aren’t just checking boxes. They’re demonstrating mastery of a topic before moving on to the next level. A focus on early literacy, history, math, science, and project-based learning sets us apart. Our integrated arts instruction and before and after-school enrichments make it possible for students to cultivate their creativity and explore their interests.
Encouraging the remarkable brain growth of middle schoolers
In our middle schools, every student is an artist, an athlete, and an explorer. After all, how do you know if you have a talent for sports, playing the flute, or playing the lead in a musical, unless you try? The middle school years are a time for making discoveries and stretching cognitive abilities for abstract thinking. Our schools adhere to the principles of the “middle level philosophy,” which includes having grade-level teachers work as teams to support each student’s academic and emotional needs. Teachers work on helping students learn independently while setting personal goals.
Can a school be all things to all students? Our high schools do it every day.
Looking for hands-on, project-based learning in science and technology? How about top-ranked music, dance, and theater programs, or high school courses that will earn you college credit? Maybe football, mountain biking, or esports is your jam. As Utah’s newest school district, Canyons was created to give families more choice and more of a voice in their child’s education. If your student has an interest, there’s a place to cultivate it at one of Canyons’ six high schools, which are a draw for students from around the region. As the culminating experience of an education in Canyons, our high schools focus on preparing students for college and careers. We don’t just talk about leadership. Our schools nurture it. Elementary and middle school students complete a character education program and, in high school, serve as school ambassadors, and the leaders of clubs and athletic teams.
The Canyons School District Board of Education has approved a common curriculum for core courses that all teachers are expected to use as their primary resource to teach the state standards. Curriculum maps are collaboratively developed to accompany adopted curriculum for the purpose of:
Great teachers make for great schools, and in Canyons we are fortunate to work with the best in the business. More than half of CDS’s 1,700 faculty members have a master’s or doctoral degree, and many hold adjunct teaching positions at local colleges and universities. Our schools are home to published scientists, professional artists, successful business owners and public office holders. They love what they do and their reach extends beyond the classroom through their service on state, regional, and national Boards, commissions, and professional associations.
Of faculty hold advanced degrees
Utah Teachers of the Year
Holding leadership posts for professional, community organizations (2023-2024)
Huntsman Award Winners
Utah Coaches of the Year
9361 S. 300 East
Sandy, Utah 84070
801-826-5000
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