Odyssey Community School

Odyssey Community School Educating Asheville's finest free-thinkers | PreK-12th grade

Odyssey is an independent PreK–12 school nestled on a lush, 5.8-acre forested campus in Asheville, NC. Rooted in creativity, arts integration, and whole-child education, Odyssey offers an innovative and nurturing environment for students to thrive—academically, emotionally, and socially. Our mission is to prepare students, families, and educators to lead with purpose, resilience, and an authentic

sense of self in the 21st century. Odyssey’s Integral Education model weaves together six key strands of human development: physical, emotional, mental, moral, spiritual, and aesthetic. By integrating these with the principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), we empower students to grow as compassionate, confident learners and engaged citizens.

Calling all helping hands! 🌿🛝Join us at Odyssey this Saturday for a Mulch Party! We’ll be spreading fresh mulch and stai...
08/26/2026

Calling all helping hands! 🌿🛝

Join us at Odyssey this Saturday for a Mulch Party! We’ll be spreading fresh mulch and staining the play structure, and we’d be incredibly grateful for your help.

📅 Saturday, August 29
⏰ 9-12p
📍 Odyssey Community School

Bring work gloves, shovels and wheelbarrows if you’ve got em, and wear something you don’t mind getting messy. Come for the whole time or just lend a hand for a bit - every bit of help makes a difference!

Thank you for helping us keep Odyssey beautiful. 💚

Our students recently spent the day volunteering at Veterans Healing Farm lending their hands to a place rooted in heali...
08/26/2026

Our students recently spent the day volunteering at Veterans Healing Farm lending their hands to a place rooted in healing, connection, and purpose. 🌱

Veterans Healing Farm supports the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of Veterans and their families throughout WNC - using the restorative power of nature and community.

We’re grateful our students had the opportunity to serve, learn, and experience what can grow when we care for the land and one another.

Our 7th + 8th graders hit the trail with Amy & Tavi for a hike up Lookout Mountain in Montreat - climbing, exploring, la...
08/24/2026

Our 7th + 8th graders hit the trail with Amy & Tavi for a hike up Lookout Mountain in Montreat - climbing, exploring, laughing, and taking in one pretty spectacular Blue Ridge view.
Sometimes the best place to learn, connect, and grow is outside.💚

Kindergarten: where a classroom becomes a family, a cardboard box becomes a whole world where everyone fits in. 💛
08/20/2026

Kindergarten: where a classroom becomes a family, a cardboard box becomes a whole world where everyone fits in. 💛

08/19/2026

Welcome back, Odyssey! 🌈🎨💫 Yoshi especially has missed you!!

The halls are brighter, the walls are more colorful, and every corner of campus has been filled with a little extra love and imagination. But yesterday, we finally got the thing that makes this place magic: our students and families!

What a joy to see everyone back on campus and to catch up over a cup of Bridge & Tunnel Coffee Co.

Here’s to a great year!

Odyssey Families! We’re excited to invite you to our Back-to-School BBQ, August 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Odyssey ...
07/30/2026

Odyssey Families! We’re excited to invite you to our Back-to-School BBQ, August 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Odyssey picnic area!

Come celebrate the new school year with food, fun, and community. We’ll be serving up burgers, hot dogs, and veggie burgers, with plenty of sides, watermelon, and games to round out the evening.

This is one of our favorite new Odyssey traditions, and we can’t wait to see everyone there. Bring the whole family, and don’t forget a water bottle, picnic blanket, or lawn chair if you’d like to get comfy.🫶

07/29/2026

After a week of designing worlds, creating characters, writing adventures, and fine-tuning game mechanics, our campers invited their families to the table to play the games they had built from scratch.
Watching kids become creators, and then watching parents step into the worlds they imagined, is exactly the kind of learning we love to see.
Huge thanks to Phenry for leading such a creative, joy-filled week!🎲✨

07/21/2026

🎬 Lights. Camera. Action.
This week, our filmmakers weren’t just acting in a movie - they were creating one.
From brainstorming ideas and writing scenes to operating cameras, directing shots, and stepping in front of the lens, our Film Camp campers experienced every part of the filmmaking process. Along the way they learned to collaborate, solve problems, think creatively, and bring a story to life.
We can’t wait to see the final cut. 🍿✨

A handful of slime.A swing used in a way only a preschooler would think of.A bug worth investigating.A patch of warm san...
07/08/2026

A handful of slime.
A swing used in a way only a preschooler would think of.
A bug worth investigating.
A patch of warm sand beneath the summer sun.

These are the moments that fill our days at Odyssey Summer Camp - and they’re the ones children remember long after summer ends. 💛🌿

Address

90 Zillicoa Street
Asheville, NC
28801

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

Telephone

+18282593653

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