The Options High School, a high school alternative that operates as part of the Littleton Public Schools, serves Littleton high school students who need a more intimate educational environment in which to succeed. Options offers a smaller student-to-teacher ratio with a full academic schedule that allows students to obtain a high school diploma from their home high school, even though the learning takes place in the Options locale. The school helps students to find part-time employment, offers a shorter school day to allow students to work and provides daycare to young mothers who study at Options.
Eagle Academy Alternative Night High School of Littleton offers a night high school option to students aged 16 to 21 who wish to study at night for their high school diploma. Upon filling out an application form, a school counselor assesses the requirements that the student must fulfill to complete needed credits and attain a high school diploma. Students must complete a minimum of 25.5 credits and 20 hours of community service to graduate. The school's goals include providing students with the tools and skills to continue on to two- and four-year colleges and universities, vocational schools and the military.
The Littleton Charter Academy aims to provide students and their families with a curriculum alternative that emphasizes basic core knowledge to kindergarteners through eighth graders. The school integrates technology and organizational skills into the curriculum and encourages the development of critical thinking and problem-solving. In addition to an emphasis on reading and math, the academy teaches history, geography, world cultures and American heritage. Other subjects, taught from kindergarten onward, include art, music, physical education and applied computer skills. Students begin learning Spanish in the first grade.
The Montessori Peaks Academy of Littleton teaches students from age third through eighth grade methodology advanced by Maria Montessori. The Montessori method provides students with the materials and opportunities they need to manipulate objects. These manipulations allow the students to create visual impressions of a concept, promoting internalization of the subject matter. The Montessori method encourages students to structure their own curriculum with the goal of becoming self-learners. Peaks Academy follows this ideology, envisioning the academy students developing the skills to cultivate their natural desire to learn new material.