Apprenticeship Exploration School

01/07/2026

Is your student ready for a high school that connects learning to life after graduation?
AES offers hands-on learning, career exploration, and pathways to success.
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12/19/2025

Discover what an incredible opportunity our high school construction craft laborer pre-apprenticeship program is and share it with the young people in your life. We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 school year. Enrollri.org/charter.

10/07/2025

AES students continue to make their mark in our community by working alongside municipal workers to repair sidewalks in the City of Cranston. Watch for this medallion to know where we’ve been.

I'm so proud of the crew who went out today and look forward to many more days of work ahead. By the way, check out how many girls we had on the crew today!

This is just one of the many ways that our preapprenticeship program prepares students for their apprenticeship.

08/20/2025

Our own Ms. T was honored to present alongside Commissioner Infante-Green, Director of Labor and Training, Matt Weldon, and Superintent Jeannine Nota-Masse.

01/05/2024

01/05/2024

Attention parents of high school students: The Apprenticeship Exploration School is a small charter high school located in Cranston, RI with two career and technical education programs.

Tuition-free and able to accept students from anywhere in the state, the Apprenticeship Exploration School offers students the opportunity to earn their high school diploma while preparing for high wage, high demand jobs in both the construction and tourism fields.

Visit the Apprenticeship Exploration School’s Open House for prospective students and families on January 11, 2024 at 4 Sharpe Dr in Cranston from 6:00-7:30pm to learn more about how a small school environment with career training in high wage, high demand fields can help your student.

Applications for the 24-25 school year are being accepted now through March 14, 2024. Apply online at enrollri.org/charter.

Earn a high school diploma while engaging in career training in high demand high wage industries.

01/03/2024

Mayor Hopkins visited AES to award construction students and staff with Mayoral Citations for the city sidewalk project.

02/01/2022

Calling all students and staff! We need your yearbook photos. Please send any photos you would like to see featured to Mrs. Lovejoy.