LEADPrep is evolving, as all dynamic organizations do. With a decade of being a sanctuary for tweens and teens who wanted something different and more humanized than many larger schools,… Read More »
Category: Micro-school
Do You Know Your Educational Options?
Every child deserves to feel seen and heard so they can thrive. This proves to be difficult when a child isn’t in the right educational setting. But between so many… Read More »
It Takes a Village to Make Sure Our Kids Are More Than Okay
As a parent, you know that your kids aren’t okay. You’ve seen them struggle with online learning during the pandemic, can feel their anxiety when it comes to going back… Read More »
Our Commitment to Community: Seeing 2020
Community, that feeling of love and belonging. Of having a home and being welcome. Community is a priority at LEADPrep. We know learning happens more easily when students feel safe,… Read More »
Worried That Teachers Don’t Know Your Student?!
This has been a tricky start of the school year. After a rocky spring for many families, parents are worried their learners won’t be assessed and starting the learning process… Read More »
Embodying a Pedagogy of Care
LEADPrep students are seen, heard, valued…thriving. This pedagogy of care is intentional. Pedagogy is the science of teaching. Our LEADPrep pedagogical approach includes fostering student-teacher relationships that are reciprocal, with… Read More »
Distance Learning: LEADPrep Doesn’t Stop
Across the country, schools are closing their doors and moving to distance learning in the wake of COVID-19 and coronavirus. It’s a scary time for everyone. Some schools have a… Read More »
Teaching Insights from a Teacher Who Thrives in Our Micro-School
Our guest blogger is Casey Ikeda (on the right working with English teacher Jacob). Casey, a Seattle native, is in his second year teaching at LEADPrep. Although he went to… Read More »
Stepping out of Time for Intensive Active Learning
Most schools today, in the 21st century, employ the same type of schedules for education that were used way back in the 19th century! Micro-schools have the benefit of being… Read More »
Outdoor Education – Changing the Way Kids Learn
Desks, chairs, tests, homework, and classrooms are the traditional components all firmly labeled in our minds as the most obvious and mandatory aspects associated with education. Obvious, yes, but not… Read More »
