The Forge

Dedicated Fridays. Open afternoons. Students don't simulate the real world. They build in it, and graduate with a portfolio that proves what they can do.

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Why The Forge

Most schools simulate. We build.

Core academics are done by lunch. The afternoons are theirs, and every Friday is dedicated to the Forge and the arts. That is where preparation becomes proof: students take on real clients, real briefs, and real deadlines, the kind that don't move because a student wasn't ready. They ship work that lives in the world, not in a folder.

By lunch

Core academics done, Monday through Thursday.

Fridays

Dedicated to the Forge and the arts.

Real

Clients, deadlines, and a portfolio to show for it.

Inside The Forge

Build. Then launch.

Innovator Labs

Build Real Things.

Students take on real client projects with real deliverables. The brief is real, the deadline is real, and the work ships. No hypotheticals, no make-believe customers.

Startup Incubator

Upper School

Launch a Venture.

Upper School students build and launch actual ventures, product, customers, and all. They own the outcome, defend the decisions, and carry the result.

The Output

Graduate with proof.

A transcript says a student showed up. A portfolio says they can build. Every X• Prep student leaves with real work they can put in front of a college, a coach, or a client.

Upper School ends with a public capstone defense. Real audience, real questions, no safety net. The same standard that runs every X• Prep afternoon, defended out loud.

K Through 12

The standard scales.

K–5

Lower School

Make and show.

Students build small and present in public. They learn early that finished means shown to someone real.

6–8

Middle School

Own it.

Real projects with measurable results. Growing ownership, less hand-holding, the first real client briefs.

9–12

Upper School

Ship it.

Client work, the Startup Incubator, and a public capstone defense. The standard, defended out loud.

The Invitation

Build something before you graduate.

The Forge is not an elective. It is what every X• Prep student earns by mastering the morning: open afternoons and dedicated Fridays to build something real. The seat is open, but it is not for everyone.

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MON – THU8:00 AM – 1:00 PMMastery coursework + real-world projects
FRIDAY9:00 AM – 12:00 PMInnovator Labs · Startup Incubator
AFTERNOONSStudent-directedAthletics · build in The Forge