Aurora Borealis Charter School serves families in the general Kenai-Soldotna area, which includes Nikiski, Sterling, and Kasilof. By incorporating high academic and behavior expectations with a spiraling, skills and knowledge based curriculum and direct instruction, Aurora Borealis provides students with the foundation necessary to live successfully, contribute to their communities, and to be responsible citizens.

It is the goal of ABCS to provide a research-based preparatory education through whole group, subject-centered direct instruction, with textbooks used in the classroom. Emphasis is placed on language arts (phonetic reading, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary), penmanship, Latin, mathematics, history, science, geography, technology, art, and physical education.

Character education, with strong emphasis on citizenship, values, self-discipline, and patriotism is an integral part of the Aurora Borealis education.