Coyote Willow Family Magnet K-8 School

Coyote Willow Family School (CWFS) is an alternative K-8 program offered by Albuquerque Public Schools (APS).  Students attend a public school program that combines a half-day or 80% of classroom instruction with a half-day or 20% of home-based instruction.  This unique arrangement helps parents take an active role in the education of their children.  Students develop their own knowledge by actively engaging in problem-solving lessons and community activities.

CWFS’s multi-age, open-ended curriculum is designed to help students take responsibility for their learning process. 

The program’s use of both the classroom and home environment encourages students to grow into self-initiating, life-long learners.  The student curriculum is a rigorous, hands-on, integrated, self-directed approach to cooperative learning.  Parents attend a monthly class designed to help them share responsibility for assessing and educating their student(s).