Headwaters School
Headwaters School is an independent school in Austin, Texas serving students from early childhood through grade 12. Beginning with a Montessori foundation and progressing to the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme, we design vibrant learning environments across our three campuses.
We invite our students, guides, staff, parents, and trustees to be Peacemakers, Advocates, Creators, and Thinkers. Read more on our About page.
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Academics
Our students grow from a Montessori foundation in our Early Childhood and Elementary programs into an International Baccalaureate® Diploma Programme in our high school. -
Student Life
Advisories, cultural dinners, project week, musical performances, open mic poetry, Model UN, chess club, Heroes of the Past, student trips...life at Headwaters is full of unique opportunities to connect and learn! -
Athletics
All Middle & High School students have the opportunity to participate in our after-school sports program. Teams compete in a league with other schools in the Austin Private School Association and other local leagues.
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YEAR WE WERE FOUNDEDOur Middle & High School program was founded in 2001, followed closely by our Early Childhood & Elementary program in 2002. -
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Students on three campuses125 Early Childhood students, 190 Elementary Students, 93 Middle School Students, and 144 High School Students. -
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Full-time faculty and staff membersAcross all three of our Austin campuses. -
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Average years of experienceOur seasoned faculty & staff create a rich environment for our students. -
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Million in college scholarship offers since 2012Our College Planning program helps juniors and seniors choose the path that is right for them. -
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Athletic Teams in four SportsOur Middle and High School athletics program includes volleyball, flag football, basketball, and soccer. -
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International StudentsFrom seven countries including Brazil, China, France, Mexico, Russia, Senegal, and Vietnam. -
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Weeks of Summer CampsOn our Early Childhood Campus.
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Friends of the Fund Summer Series
Read MoreThe Friends of the Fund events will be casual and varied. This first summer series, hosted at Heather Vickers' Westlake home, will focus on wellness and a bit of indulgence. From yoga to barre, from mimosas to brunch. While an event or two more may be added to the list as we work through the schedules, the following dates are finalized and tickets are available for purchase!- Saturday, July 13 @ 9:30 a.m.: Yoga & Mimosas
- Saturday, August 17: 9:30 a.m.: Yoga & Brunch - Why not? School starts next week!
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Congrats to Wondemneh Pawlose '15
Congratulations to Headwaters alumnus Wondemneh Pawlose '15, who just graduated with a BA in International Relations, cum laude, from Goucher College.Read More -
Headwaters Student Thread | May 2019 | Issue 1
Welcome to the first edition of the Student Thread, Headwaters student newsletter! The Student Thread is a project from the High School Community Leaders and is curated by Elliot Pearson and edited by Louisa Baldwin. We’re so excited to share our first issue with you all and continue this in the upcoming school year.Read More -
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Ted Talks: Spring and All
Read MoreTed Talks
By Ted Graf, Head of SchoolSpring and All
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Ted Talks: School as a Jazz Band
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"Jazz players look for and notice instability, disorder, novelty, emergence, and self-organization for their innovative potential rather than as something to be avoided, eliminated, or controlled. Indeed, jazz bands are very much human systems living at the edge of chaos. To understand their social complexity requires cultivating an aesthetic that values surrender and wonderment over certainty, appreciation over problem solving, listening and attunement over individual isolation."
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October 2018 Student Spotlights
High School Model UN, Hamlet, Visitors from Mexico, and Headwaters Shark Tank!Read More -
Guide Feature: Alli Breznicky
Read MoreAlli Breznicky is the Lead Primary Guide in the Bluebirds Community on the SpringsCampus.
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Headwaters Calendar
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Springs New Family Event
Informal gatherings for families of new students to visit campus and begin building community. No RSVP requiredSprings Campus - 6305 Manchaca Rd., Austin, TX 78745 -
Creek New Family Event
Informal gatherings for families of new students to visit campus and begin building community. No RSVP requiredCreek Campus - 9607 Brodie Lane, Austin, TX 78748
Come Visit Us
At Headwaters, we value our unique, open-minded, and mutually respectful school culture as much as we value our engaging and challenging academics. We are looking for families who share these values and who are committed to and excited about continual growth and development.
Springs Campus
18 months to Pre-K