Our Purpose

Treffert Way is a K-8 Charter School that is part of the North Fond du Lac School District. We are a school for ALL students.

There is a personalized learning plan for each student that is designed and built off of student strengths, passions and interests.
Students and families have voice and choice over how students demonstrate their learning. We work together to achieve shared goals.
Building healthy and strong relationships, through Social Emotional Learning, is at the foundation of everything we do. This culture builds leaders in preparation for the future.
We explore authentic growth opportunities where students can learn and practice skills while interacting with the community.
We support individuals in learning strategies to assist them in interacting with others and their environment successfully.
Student learning is relevant and transferable.

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The Treffert Approach

Strength Based Learner Centered: We hold the core belief that all students have strengths and talents. Our aim is to build upon each student’s skills and interests by assisting them in developing goals to reach their potential. We support learners in developing new skills and participating in developmentally appropriate activities across environments. 
Nurturing Relationships: Building healthy and strong relationships is at the foundation of all we do. Consideration of past and present relationships leads us to taking a trauma-informed approach to generate authentic and mutually respectful relationships.
Sensory Aware: We identify and understand differences in how the world is experienced, perceived and processed. We support individuals in learning strategies to assist them in interacting with others and their environment successfully. This includes opportunities to learn and practice empathy, resilience, self-regulation and build environmental awareness.
Natural Environment: We utilize everyday events to cultivate authentic growth opportunities for our learners both academically and socially/emotionally.
Systems: We understand the best outcomes occur when we invest in relationships with learners, staff, families, and community partners and when we listen, learn and work together to achieve shared goals. 
Accurate Assessment: We recognize each student for who they are, supporting them with an individualized, comprehensive educational experience developed by our multi-disciplinary team of educators and the student.