Studio Aletheia
Studio Aletheia: Center for Sustainable and Applied Sciences
A K–12 framework built on a simple promise: students encounter the logic of complex systems early, through concrete experiences, and revisit the same ideas with increasing precision until they achieve mastery.
Foundations (K–4)
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KFoundationsKindergarten · Human Systems FoundationsCare, materials, and simple systems through observation, play, and guided design.Open page
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1HSS IGrade 1 · Human Systems Science IEarly systems thinking through patterns, needs, and everyday cause and effect.Open page
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2HSS IIGrade 2 · Human Systems Science IIBuilding and using systems, tools, structures, and stability through testing and improvement.Open page
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3HSS IIIGrade 3 · Human Systems Science IIISystems in motion, relationships, forces, and connected resources over time.Open page
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4HSS IVGrade 4 · Human Systems Science IVResource constraints, energy transfer, and designing solutions that keep systems stable.Open page
Systems Growth (5–8)
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5HSS VGrade 5 · Human Systems Science VEarth, space, ecosystems, and matter cycles, modeling how systems change and recover.Open page
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6IntegratedGrade 6 · Integrated Human Systems ScienceMulti-variable analysis of water, energy, health, and human impact using models and data.Open page
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7IntegratedGrade 7 · Integrated Human Systems ScienceFeedback loops, thresholds, and prediction, using evidence to refine designs and explanations.Open page
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8IntegratedGrade 8 · Integrated Human Systems ScienceRisk, uncertainty, and tradeoffs, making ethical decisions for complex systems.Open page
Mastery (9–12)
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9IntegratedGrade 9 · Integrated Human Systems ScienceKeystone technical fluency, modeling, validation, documentation, and disciplined inquiry.Open page
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10PathwaysGrade 10 · Human Systems Mastery PathwaysBiomedical, Engineering, or Computational focus, choosing a lane while keeping systems coherence.Open page
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11AdvancedGrade 11 · Advanced Human Systems MasteryHigher rigor, credibility, critique, and collaboration within Biomedical, Engineering, or Computational work.Open page
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12CapstoneGrade 12 · Applied Human Systems CapstonePublic defense of applied work, revision cycles, and ethical responsibility across pathways.Open page