Tapestry Charter High School is an Expeditionary Learning School (ELS), emphasizing high achievement through active learning, character growth and teamwork. The high school, which grew out of the K-8 lower school, opened in the fall of 2006 with fifty 9th graders. It has continued to grow one grade per year, adding seventy-five students each year, and graduated its first senior class in the spring of 2010. 100% graduated! Ongoing professional development for teachers, provided through ELS school designers and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is a cornerstone of Tapestry’s program. Tapestry Charter High School also has a formal partnership with Canisius College’s Department of Education.
Our Vision
Tapestry Charter School is a vibrant community of learners and leaders.
Our Mission Statement
Weaving together the essential elements to inspire a lifelong passion for learning. 
Our Philosophy: High Expectations for All
- Rigorous Academics
- Teamwork and Social Justice
- Physical and Emotional Fitness
- Appreciation for the Arts
- Family and Community Engagement
- Real World Learning through Academic Expeditions
- Individual Learning Plans
- A School Culture of Caring
Our Goals
- All students will graduate with a Regents diploma or Advanced Regents diploma, with or without honors distinction.
- All students will be ready for college when they graduate.
- All students will develop maturity, self-knowledge, and confidence.
- All students will be known well and valued as individuals.
- All faculty and staff will be driven by the goal of student learning with no excuses for student failure.