Academic rigor for the world students are entering.
A modern college preparatory school in Houston integrating intellectual depth, executive functioning, wellness, leadership, and real-world readiness.
What Endeavor offers
Intellectual Depth
Seminar-driven learning that develops critical thinkers.
Executive Functioning
Built-in systems that help students plan, focus, and thrive.
Wellness
Emotional health and character development.
Leadership
Students lead, serve, and make a meaningful impact.
Real-World Readiness
Practical life skills for a changing world.
Houston as Classroom
Houston becomes an extension of the classroom.
Located at 1500 Sunset Boulevard, Endeavor Prep sits within one of the city's richest educational corridors. Houston becomes an extension of student learning through intentional place-based educational experiences.
Near Rice University
Close to the Texas Medical Center
Minutes from the Museum District
Surrounded by parks, culture, and civic opportunity
Our Location
1500 Sunset Blvd
Rice University
Texas Medical Center
Museum District
Founding Team
Complementary leadership. Shared vision.
David Garner
Co-Founder & Head of School
Educational leader and strategic operator with experience bridging academic leadership and executive business practice.
Dr. Josie Paul
Co-Founder · Wellness & Student Development
Deep expertise in adolescent development, emotional wellness, family systems, and practical life readiness.
Charles Gipson
Co-Founder · Athletics & Performance
Leadership in physical development, performance culture, discipline, resilience, and student motivation.
Opening August 17, 2026
Endeavor Prep is welcoming founding families seeking a rigorous, modern, relationship-centered school experience.
About Endeavor
A school intentionally built around adolescent development.
Endeavor Preparatory School was created because students deserve more than fragmented educational experiences.
Why we built Endeavor Prep
Education works best when it is intentionally designed around relationships, intellectual challenge, developmental growth, and meaningful purpose.
Too often, students experience school as a disconnected collection of academic demands, isolated support systems, and competing expectations. Academics may be strong, but executive functioning is assumed rather than taught. Wellness may be discussed, but not embedded into daily school culture.
Leadership may be encouraged, but rarely developed through intentional practice. Practical life readiness is often overlooked. Modern digital fluency is inconsistently addressed.
Endeavor Preparatory School was created to address these realities. Our founding team brought together expertise in school leadership, adolescent wellness, performance development, and practical life learning to build a school intentionally designed around how adolescents actually grow.
"This is not a school built around trends. It is a school built around students."
Mission
Endeavor Preparatory School empowers students to pursue excellence with purpose. Through rigorous academics, executive functioning development, wellness integration, leadership formation, community engagement, practical life learning, and relationship-centered educational design, we cultivate capable learners and principled leaders prepared to thrive in school, in community, and in life.
Vision
We envision a school where students are deeply known, intellectually challenged, emotionally supported, physically engaged, and intentionally prepared to lead with integrity, confidence, and purpose. We believe education should develop not only academic competence, but also independence, resilience, discernment, responsibility, and meaningful readiness for an increasingly complex world.
Our Philosophy
More than academics alone.
Adolescence Is Formative
These are years in which students are actively shaping identity, habits, independence, academic confidence, emotional resilience, social relationships, and practical readiness. Schools should intentionally support this developmental work.
Why Grades 6–12?
Middle school and high school represent one of the most important developmental stretches in a young person's life. A coherent 6–12 model allows Endeavor to create continuity across these formative years, building culture, shared expectations, and long-term relationships over time.
Integrated, Not Fragmented
Our differentiators include rigorous college preparatory academics, executive functioning as a signature pillar, embedded wellness, leadership through contribution, weekly community service, practical life readiness, entrepreneurial thinking, and AI literacy integrated thoughtfully throughout.
Why Endeavor
A modern preparatory school designed for how students actually learn.
Students deserve better educational design — built around them, not the other way around.
A Different Educational Model
How Endeavor compares.
Dimension
Traditional Schools
Endeavor Preparatory School
Academic Focus
Often focused primarily on academics
Integrates academics with whole-student development
Support Model
Often reactive support structures
Proactive, embedded developmental support
Executive Functioning
Assumed, not explicitly taught
Signature pillar — intentionally taught and embedded
Flexibility
Often limited; system-first design
Intentional adaptability with strong accountability
Wellness
Often disconnected from academics
Woven into daily school culture
Leadership
Encouraged, rarely developed intentionally
Developed through service, responsibility, and contribution
School Scale
Larger; students can become anonymous
Small by design — every student is known
Technology
Inconsistently addressed
AI literacy and digital fluency woven throughout
What Makes Endeavor Distinctive
An integrated model.
Rigorous College Prep
Serious academics with high expectations and discussion-rich classrooms.
Executive Functioning Pillar
Explicitly taught and embedded throughout school culture.
Embedded Wellness
Developmental support woven into daily school life.
Leadership Formation
Built through contribution, service, and meaningful responsibility.
Weekly Community Service
Not a checkbox — a formative school practice every week.
Practical Life Readiness
Culinary skills, entrepreneurship, budgeting, and real-world problem-solving.
AI & Digital Literacy
Thoughtful, modern preparation for a technology-shaped world.
Flexible Pathways
Smart adaptability without reduced rigor or accountability.
Houston Place Learning
Rice University, TMC, Museum District as active learning environments.
Relational School Culture
Every student is known, every contribution matters.
Personalization with real school community.
Some families appreciate highly individualized academic models because they offer flexibility and personalization. However, these environments may not provide the broader student community, leadership experiences, peer relationships, traditions, and school culture that many adolescents need.
Endeavor Prep combines meaningful personalization with the richness of a true school community.
"Personalized learning should not require sacrificing school community."
Small By Design
Launching as an intentionally smaller school allows Endeavor Prep to cultivate strong relationships, clear culture, and a deeply connected founding community.
Students are known. Families are known. Culture can be built intentionally. Growth will be thoughtful rather than purely transactional.
Ready to explore further?
Schedule a conversation with our founding team or explore the Endeavor model in detail.
Our Model
One coherent educational model.
At the center of the Endeavor model is student development — surrounded by essential pillars intentionally designed to support it.
Academics
Academic rigor for the world students are entering.
Endeavor Preparatory School delivers a rigorous college preparatory education designed to cultivate intellectual curiosity, disciplined thinking, strong communication, and meaningful real-world readiness.
Students are challenged to think deeply, write clearly, engage thoughtfully, and take increasing ownership of their learning.
Endeavor Prep combines the intellectual expectations of a strong college preparatory program with the personalization made possible by a smaller, highly relational school environment.
"Academic rigor is not defined by passive compliance or excessive workload. It is defined by meaningful challenge, disciplined thinking, and preparation for increasingly independent academic work."
What this looks like
→ Discussion-rich classrooms and inquiry-driven instruction
→ Writing across disciplines and interdisciplinary thinking
→ Meaningful academic accountability and close faculty mentorship
→ AI literacy and digital fluency integrated thoughtfully
→ Modern research practices and responsible digital citizenship
→ Serious preparation for college and beyond
Technology Approach
Technology should enhance thinking, not replace it. Students develop critical evaluation of information, ethical AI awareness, and productive technology use.
Executive Functioning
We teach students how to learn.
Executive functioning is one of the strongest predictors of long-term academic success, independence, confidence, and leadership. Yet many schools assume students naturally develop these skills.
At Endeavor Prep, we believe executive functioning should be intentionally taught rather than assumed. These are life skills, not optional extras.
Executive functioning at Endeavor is not treated as a separate intervention program. It is intentionally embedded into the culture and instructional design of the school.
"Academic potential requires effective habits."
Embedded, Not Outsourced
Students encounter executive functioning development through academic coaching, teacher expectations, planning systems, reflection routines, accountability structures, advisory relationships, and practical applied learning experiences.
Practical habits for independent success.
Planning & Prioritization
Students learn to break large assignments into manageable steps, plan backward from deadlines, prioritize competing responsibilities, and create realistic action plans.
Organization
Students learn to manage physical materials, organize digital resources, build dependable workflow systems, and create consistent academic structures.
Time Management
Students learn to estimate workload accurately, allocate time intentionally, avoid procrastination, and manage competing priorities.
Task Initiation
Students learn to begin challenging work effectively, overcome avoidance behaviors, and develop productive work-start habits.
Self-Advocacy
Students learn to communicate clearly with teachers, request support appropriately, clarify expectations, and take ownership of academic needs.
Reflection & Metacognition
Students learn to understand how they learn best, evaluate strategies, make intentional adjustments, and become reflective learners.
Resilience
Students learn to recover from setbacks, revise plans, persist through challenge, and respond productively to failure.
Flexible Pathways
Rigor without rigidity.
Students live real lives. Some balance outside commitments. Some thrive in personalized structures. Some need thoughtful adaptability while maintaining strong academic expectations.
Endeavor Prep was intentionally designed with flexibility in mind. We believe thoughtful flexibility can coexist with strong accountability, serious academics, and meaningful relationships.
"Flexibility should not mean lower expectations. It should mean smarter educational design."
Who may benefit?
→ Students balancing meaningful outside pursuits
→ Students needing scheduling adaptability
→ Students who thrive in smaller personalized environments
→ Students seeking rigorous academics in a more responsive model
Individualized Scheduling
Conversations around scheduling that honor student realities without compromising academic expectations.
Blended Academic Support
Blended supports where appropriate to maintain engagement and progress.
Pathway Customization
Mission-aligned customization that serves the individual student's educational journey.
Accountability Structures
Students remain accountable for engagement, deadlines, communication, and ownership throughout.
Important
Endeavor's flexible model is relationship-centered, not permissive. Flexibility requires responsibility.
Wellness
Wellness is part of how students grow.
Student wellbeing should not be treated as an afterthought. At Endeavor Prep, wellness is intentionally integrated into school culture through relationships, routines, emotional development, reflection, and trusted adult support.
Adolescents thrive when they feel known, safe, connected, supported, respected, and emotionally capable. Wellness is not separate from learning — it influences focus, resilience, confidence, relationships, and academic performance.
"Healthy students learn better."
What wellness includes
•Emotional regulation•Self-awareness•Stress management•Reflective practices•Healthy routines•Belonging & connection•Confidence-building•Trusted adult support
Wellness Leadership
Dr. Josie Paul
Dr. Paul brings expertise in adolescent development, emotional wellness, family systems, relational support, and practical life readiness. Her leadership ensures wellness is woven into daily school life.
Family Partnership
Strong schools partner with families. Healthy adolescent development works best when schools and families collaborate intentionally. Endeavor values open communication and shared partnership.
Athletics & Performance
Movement. Discipline. Resilience.
Physical development matters. Endeavor views movement, discipline, resilience, and healthy performance as important dimensions of adolescent growth.
Movement supports focus, confidence, stress regulation, discipline, resilience, and wellbeing. Physical development should be part of a healthy educational experience.
Located near parks, green space, and outdoor resources, Endeavor can intentionally leverage Houston's environment to support movement, conditioning, performance development, and experiential physical programming.
"Performance is not defined solely by competitive athletics. It includes discipline, consistency, effort, resilience, challenge, physical confidence, and personal growth."
Athletics Leadership
Charles Gipson
Charles Gipson builds a culture where physical development is not isolated from broader educational growth. Students benefit from intentional opportunities to develop discipline, resilience, and confidence through movement and performance experiences.
Student Life
A school community where students belong.
6–12
Grades Served
2026
Opening Year
HTX
Houston, Texas
100%
Relationship-Centered
Known as people, not just students.
In larger environments, students can become anonymous. Endeavor's intentionally smaller scale creates stronger relationships and more meaningful community life.
Students are known personally. Their strengths are recognized. Their contributions matter. Their growth is visible.
Student life at Endeavor
→ Advisory relationships and trusted adult mentors
→ Clubs and collaborative events
→ Community traditions and shared identity
→ Leadership opportunities and student voice
→ Service experiences and celebrations
→ Closer friendships and deeper belonging
Leadership, Service & Applied Learning
Leadership begins with contribution.
Leadership at Endeavor is not defined by titles. It is developed through responsibility, initiative, service, collaboration, and meaningful contribution.
Weekly service as school culture
Community service is intentionally embedded into the weekly rhythm of the school. Students engage in meaningful opportunities to contribute to the broader Houston community.
Service helps students develop empathy, humility, civic awareness, responsibility, leadership, and perspective. This is not an occasional graduation checkbox — it is a formative school practice.
"This is not an occasional graduation checkbox. It is a formative school practice."
Practical Life Skills
Education should prepare students for life, not simply coursework. Endeavor intentionally incorporates practical applied learning experiences that build confidence, independence, and competence.
A TEA-certified program introducing students to food service, hospitality, and the Houston culinary industry through hands-on learning.
Certified by the Texas Education Agency · Grades 6–12
Dr. Josie Paul · Pastry Chef & TEA-Certified Instructor
The Course
Learning by doing. Cooking by understanding.
Taught by Dr. Josie Paul — a Pastry Chef certified by the Texas Education Agency — this course immerses students in the food service, hospitality, and tourism industry with an emphasis on customer service and Houston's thriving culinary scene.
Through classroom labs, community events, field trips, and guest speakers, students develop the skills and confidence to pursue careers in one of the fastest-growing industries in the country.
Students don't just learn to cook — they learn to create. Through hands-on labs and real-world experiences, students produce professional-quality work that reflects both technical skill and creative vision.
Field trips, community service events, and industry speakers bring the Houston hospitality world into the classroom and give students a genuine window into what a career in this dynamic, service-oriented industry looks like.
"The culinary program prepares students for entry-level careers and for pursuing majors in hotel and restaurant management, culinary arts, and hospitality."
A founding team whose expertise spans school leadership, adolescent wellness, practical life readiness, and performance development.
Building a school requires more than operational execution. It requires vision, credibility, developmental understanding, and a deep commitment to students and families.
Founding Team Members
David Garner
Co-Founder & Head of School
David Garner
Co-Founder & Head of School
David Garner is an experienced educational leader, strategic operator, and school builder with a professional background that uniquely bridges academic leadership and executive business experience.
With extensive experience leading a college preparatory institution through periods of significant growth and redesign, David has built deep expertise in school innovation, operational strategy, and organizational leadership — navigating both expansion and meaningful institutional complexity.
His work has included enrollment growth, strategic planning, executive functioning program design, flexible academic model development, faculty leadership, school operations, and long-term institutional positioning.
David's educational philosophy centers on transformational leadership, strong relationships, intellectual rigor, and intentional school design that prepares students not only academically, but developmentally and practically for life beyond school.
His vision for Endeavor reflects a belief that students deserve schools intentionally designed around how adolescents actually learn, grow, and prepare for an increasingly complex world.
Dr. Josie Paul
Co-Founder · Wellness, Applied Learning & Student Development
Dr. Josie Paul
Co-Founder · Wellness, Applied Learning & Student Development
Dr. Josie Paul brings deep expertise in adolescent development, emotional wellness, family systems, and practical life readiness.
Her work reflects a belief that healthy development, emotional awareness, confidence, and practical competence are essential components of student success.
At Endeavor, Josie's leadership helps ensure wellness is meaningfully embedded into the culture of the school rather than treated as a disconnected support structure. Her work will also help shape practical life learning experiences that develop independence, confidence, and real-world readiness.
Students may engage in applied experiences related to culinary skills, entrepreneurship, communication, collaboration, and practical problem-solving as part of Endeavor's broader developmental model.
Her presence strengthens Endeavor's commitment to developing capable, healthy, confident young people.
Charles Gipson
Co-Founder · Athletics, Performance & Leadership Development
Charles Gipson
Co-Founder · Athletics, Performance & Leadership Development
Charles Gipson brings leadership in physical development, performance culture, discipline, resilience, and student motivation.
His work reflects the belief that movement, challenge, discipline, and performance can meaningfully shape adolescent confidence, resilience, and leadership.
At Endeavor, Charles helps build a culture where physical development is not isolated from broader educational growth. Students benefit from intentional opportunities to develop discipline, healthy habits, resilience, and confidence through movement and performance experiences that complement Endeavor's academic and developmental mission.
Ready to connect?
Schedule a conversation with our founding team to learn more about Endeavor Preparatory School.
Admissions
A relationship-centered admissions experience.
Admissions begins with conversation, thoughtful exploration, and mutual fit.
Admissions Process
Admissions as conversation, not transaction.
We believe admissions should reflect the values of the school itself: relationships, thoughtfulness, clarity, honesty, and shared expectations. Families deserve meaningful conversations, not simply forms.
1
Initial Inquiry
Families complete a brief inquiry form to begin the conversation. We want to learn about your family and your child's needs.
2
Conversation
A member of school leadership meets with the family to explore goals, questions, and school fit. This conversation is the heart of our admissions process.
3
Campus Visit
Families visit the school environment and experience the Endeavor culture, community, and learning environment firsthand.
4
Application Submission
Families submit application materials, records, and relevant supporting information for our team to review.
5
Review & Decision
Admissions decisions are communicated thoughtfully and clearly. We are committed to honest, respectful communication throughout.
Tuition & Investment
An investment in your child's future.
An Endeavor Prep education reflects an investment in rigorous academics, personalized relationships, executive functioning development, wellness integration, leadership formation, and future-ready preparation.
Grades 6–8
$27,500
Per year · Middle School College preparatory academics, executive functioning, wellness, leadership, service & applied learning
Grades 9–12
$29,750
Per year · Upper School Full college preparatory program, advanced academics, leadership development & real-world readiness
Accreditation
The global gold standard of school accreditation
Endeavor Preparatory School is pursuing accreditation through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), which is recognized by the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission. We anticipate accreditation by the summer of 2027.
Academic Calendar
The 2026–2027 school year
Key dates, holidays, breaks, and check-ins for our inaugural year. View the full calendar below or download a copy to keep.
If you are seeking a school where your child will be known, challenged, and supported, we invite you to reach out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about Endeavor Prep.
Answers to the questions families most often ask about our school, model, and admissions process.
Frequently asked questions list
Endeavor Preparatory School is pursuing accreditation as part of its intentional institutional growth plan. As a newly launching school, academic, governance, and operational systems are being intentionally built to meet strong independent school standards.
Endeavor Prep serves grades 6–12. A coherent grades 6–12 model allows us to create continuity across these formative developmental years, building shared culture, long-term relationships, and intentional growth progression over time.
Endeavor Prep opens August 17, 2026. We are currently welcoming founding families. If you are interested in becoming part of our founding community, we encourage you to schedule a conversation now.
Grades 6–8 tuition is $27,500 per year. Grades 9–12 tuition is $29,750 per year. Tuition reflects an investment in rigorous academics, personalized relationships, executive functioning development, wellness integration, leadership formation, and future-ready preparation.
Endeavor offers thoughtful flexibility where appropriate while maintaining rigorous academic expectations and strong accountability. Flexibility should not mean lower expectations — it should mean smarter educational design. All flexibility decisions remain rooted in academic integrity and student development.
Endeavor offers thoughtful personalization, but differs meaningfully by providing a full school community experience including peer relationships, leadership opportunities, student life, service culture, and broader developmental programming. Personalized learning should not require sacrificing school community.
Students develop modern digital fluency and AI literacy in thoughtful, age-appropriate ways that strengthen critical thinking and responsible technology use. Technology should enhance thinking, not replace it. Students learn ethical AI awareness, digital discernment, critical evaluation of information, and responsible digital citizenship.
Student life includes belonging, leadership opportunities, advisory, service, traditions, clubs, celebrations, and close school community. Endeavor's intentionally smaller scale creates stronger relationships and more meaningful community life — students are known personally, their strengths are recognized, and their contributions matter.
Families provide student transportation through parent drop-off and pickup. Endeavor is located at 1500 Sunset Boulevard in Houston, Texas 77005.
Students may bring lunch or participate in approved order-out options. Additional details will be provided to enrolled families.
We invite you to schedule a conversation or complete our inquiry form. A member of school leadership will connect with you to explore goals, questions, and school fit. Admissions begins with conversation — not paperwork.
Still have questions?
We'd love to talk. Reach out and a member of our founding team will be in touch.
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Begin the conversation.
We would love to learn more about your family and share the Endeavor vision.
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Choosing a school is deeply personal. We believe the right process starts with an honest conversation. Schedule a time to speak with our founding team, ask your questions, and determine whether Endeavor is the right fit for your child.
