In a traditional classroom, subjects are presented each year, and everyone moves in lockstep. How well you learn this material based on the yearly timeline is recorded as a grade. In our studio, learners work on their Core Skills (reading, math, grammar/spelling) based on their own timeline. They create daily, weekly and session goals to keep in step with their...

The idea of no assigned homework in Elementary School can be misunderstood. There is plenty of time to accomplish all school-based elementary academic goals at the studio. There is no need to do additional schoolwork at home.*No homework makes after-school sports and activities easier to manage. Personal interests have breathing room, whether athletic,...

People move. Rarely does anyone live in one city for their whole life. And even if you stay in one place for a lifetime, there will still be coming and going around you. It creates an indisputable fact: you'll meet a changing cast of fellow travelers on your journey. At our studio, when one of our learner's Hero's Journey takes them somewhere new, it's...

Congratulations! You've accepted the call to adventure. The start of a Hero's Journey! You are ready to welcome responsibility for your choices and learn the lessons your choices bring, both comfortable and uncomfortable.Some major players on your path will be three monsters: resistance, distraction and victimhood. These are tricky monsters. They will...

 A self-governing studio sounds very foreign to those of us who spent K-12 being told how things were going to work. We assume young people won't be able to make tough calls, identify problems and fix them. But they are actually very, very good at this. Better than most adults, actually. They have a natural sense of justice and what is fair. Why wouldn't...