Illustrative photoSteppingstone School
Grades and ages
Grades PreK-8
Enrollment
11 students
Students per teacher
4.2 per full-time teacher
Tuition
$21,000 per year full-time (2026-27); part-time K $16,800
About Steppingstone School
Steppingstone School has taught gifted children since 1981 in Plymouth, Michigan, and in 2018 we moved back to downtown Plymouth into the Plymouth Arts and Recreation Center. Our neighbors there include a glassblowing studio and the Michigan Philharmonic, and many students stay after school for swim, dance or art classes in the same building.
We serve gifted students from early kindergarten through grade 8. Instruction is individualized and self-paced, using acceleration, compacting and flexible pacing, so a student can work years ahead in math, moving into pre-algebra, algebra, geometry and pre-calculus, while practicing handwriting at the right level. Beginning readers learn with the multisensory Orton-Gillingham method before moving to a basal series and Junior Great Books. Every student studies Japanese, and physical education has included swimming, ice skating and cross-country skiing.
Full-time tuition for 2026-27 is $21,000, with a part-time kindergarten option. Need-based financial aid is awarded as grants through FAST, and extended day runs from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Student fit
Who this school serves
Grades and ages
- Private
- Preschool (Ages 2-5)
- Elementary (K-5)
- Middle School (6-8)
Learning needs supported
- Gifted and talented
Specialties
- Gifted education
- Acceleration
- Orton-Gillingham reading for beginners
- Japanese language
Learning and support
Curriculum and therapeutic services
Services and supports
- Extended day
- Summer camp
- SMART Center
- Social Studies Expo
- Part-time kindergarten
Programs
Programs at Steppingstone School
Other programs and supports
- Extended day
- Summer camp
- SMART Center
- Social Studies Expo
- Part-time kindergarten
School facts
Practical details for families
- Students per Teacher
- 4.2 per full-time teacher
- School Day
- 7 hours
- School Year
- 176 days
- Student Body
- Coed
- Religious Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
Tuition and funding
Tuition: $21,000 per year full-time (2026-27); part-time K $16,800
- Financial aid
- Tuition loan programs
Enrollment
11 students
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Location and directions
Map
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