Cassidy Younghans is a Self-Directed Education advocate and facilitator. She was a public school teacher for 5 years before changing her path to focus on Self-Directed Education. She interned at various Self-Directed Education learning spaces including Houston Sudbury School and North Star before founding EPIC Life Learning Community with an amazing team in September 2019. …
Michael Strong is most recently the founder of expanseonline.co, a virtual secondary school program. He is an experienced school creator whose projects include Moreno Valley High School, a charter school in New Mexico ranked the 36th best public school in the U.S. by Newsweek; Winston Academy, a school for highly gifted students in Florida who …
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Michal Leshem is a Cyber Technology Expert with over 15 years of experience in an elite Intelligence unit of the Israeli Defense Forces. She managed large-scale complex development programs and product integrations that delivered breakthrough results, for which she has received the prestigious Israel Defense Prize from the president. In the past few years, Michal …
Maureen O’Shaughnessy, EdD, is the founding director of Leadership Preparatory Academy, a nonprofit progressive micro-school in Washington State. With a master’s degree in educational administration and a doctorate degree in educational leadership, she has an extensive understanding of the components needed to transform the education system. Dr. O’Shaughnessy is the author of Creating Micro-Schools for …
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In this interview, Sarah Moore of Dandelion Seeds Positive Living shares her story as a worldschooler and a playful parent. Her credentials include publications and speaking engagements all over the globe, undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, certificates in Child Honouring Course from the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring and completing the …
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For this episode, our host, Shannon Falkenstein, speaks with Anne Olderog, an Acton Founder who has an impressive wealth of knowledge on education. She is also a Partner at Vivaldi, leading projects on growth/innovation strategy, positioning and brand architecture. She works with education companies such as Blackboard or McGraw-Hill to ensure that today and tomorrow’s …
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Inspiring children to find a calling, explore their path and change the world. Website: https://www.actonbergen.org/ Email: actonbergen@gmail.com Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ActonAcademyBergenCounty/ https://www.instagram.com/actonofbergen/ School Pictures School Information Date Started September 2019 What grades do you offer? Kindergarten-6th What makes your school unique? We are a learner-driven community where the focus is on the learners take ownership of …
Learn to learn. Learn to Do. Learn to Be. Website: www.actonacademyverona.org Email: info@actonacademyverona.org Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/actonacademyverona School Pictures School Information Date Started September 2017 What grades do you offer? We don’t use grade levels. We serve ages 6 – 14 currently and expand each year!. What makes your school unique? We believe that each child …
Your child is destined to be a world-changer. Website: www.actonconcord.org Email: headofschool@actonconcord.org Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/acton_academy_concord/ School Pictures School Information Date Started October 2019 What grades do you offer? We don’t use grade levels, we serve ages 6 – 12 currently, but will serve all school ages starting the 2021 school year. What makes your school …
Worried about joining or starting a microschool or homeschooling? It’s certainly a big step, and with so many factors to consider, it can be scary! We’ll address some of the biggest concerns that we hear from parents like you. Do we have what it takes? Will my child have any friends? For most, this is …
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