About Us

All of the students together for a picture

Our Story

Endeavor Charter School was imagined and created by a group of Watertown Unified School District educators in 2014. They envisioned a school where a student’s voice and choice would guide learning. Their goal was to challenge the status quo in education and do things differently so that every student could create his or her own path through education.

The designers of Endeavor were motivated to create a school where students could develop into independent learners and thinkers, mastering essential core knowledge and essential 21st Century Skills while at the same time becoming engaged members of the community.

After a year of visiting schools, getting training and planning, the Endeavor teachers were ready to welcome their first students. Endeavor opened in the 2014-2015 school year with 40 students. 

Although the core mission and values of Endeavor have stayed the same, Endeavor has evolved and been different every year.

According to Hayley Leinstock, class of 2018, “It [Endeavor] changes every year because the people are the school not the building.”

A student working on her laptop

Learning Done Differently

In Endeavor, we believe that students learn best when they are given the voice and choice to guide their own learning. It is our philosophy that when people learn to communicate, think critically, collaborate, create, problem solve and innovate, they learn how to learn.

Two students in their library smiling and laughing

Governance

Endeavor is a public school authorized and supported by WUSD. Endeavor Charter School and Watertown High School are the two high schools in the WUSD. Endeavor is not a program, rather it is its own school that is overseen by a separate governance board made up of community residents, parents, and business leaders.

A group of five students with their presentation of Computer Science

FAQs

  • What is a charter school?

  • Is Endeavor the right fit for ME?

  • Will I still be able to get scholarships for college?

Answers to these and many more FAQs!

Group of Teachers

Staff

Students are supported by highly-qualified educators who have been specially trained in Personalized Learning and Project Based Learning. They are experts in the fields of English, math, science and social studies.

Photo Gallery

Get a taste for a day in the life of Endeavor Charter School Students and Faculty!

The teachers in a zoom call
Two students working together in the laptop
Student working on a laptop
Student working with a post-it notes
A student and her teacher
A group of people in the school's gym
Girls holding up a sign with "Party like a Princess"
A student using a VR
Students recollecting donations
A student pointing at a camera
Two teachers together
Students making lunch tables

Endeavor Charter School is part of Watertown Unified School District.