come to the building. Small enough that nobody disappears.
Page 2 The school
How one small school works.
School choice starts here: a family picks this room, and the education money can follow the child into it. We sometimes call a school a node. That only means one school in the group.
is there every day. Your child comes back to the same person.
helps the teacher, helps choose the lessons, and helps spot what your child loves.
At the building
The everyday room.
Children come for a full day. There is a workshop, a science bench, and a garden. The teacher runs the week. On the parent day, families are in the room with them.
- One teacher, every school day
- Parents help choose the lessons
- They name what your child loves, so the school can grow it
At home
The same school, from the kitchen table.
Some children learn at home. They still have that same teacher. They talk on a video call, the way a phone call works, except you can see the face. They still join trips and can visit the building.
- The same teacher, on a video call
- Trips, sports, and helping the neighborhood
- Days at the building when you can come
Learn First, then a path
Basics first. Then a real skill.
Math, reading and writing, science, and how people live together come first. After that, your child follows a path, including the thing they love.
A path
The shop
Wood, metal, and engines. You make a thing, and it works.
A path
Living things
Animals, plants, and gardens, including ones that grow in water.
A path
The studio
Drawing, computers, and pictures. You also learn how the helper works.
A path
The little shop
Sell something you made. Learn the price, the cost, and how to write the money down.
The helper One per child
A computer that remembers your child.
Each child gets a helper that talks with them and gives practice. The schools share the machines it runs on. The teacher and the family set the rules around it. It remembers what your child can do. If they move to another school in the group, that memory goes with them. People stay in charge.
- One helper, one child
- Practice when they are ready
- Memory that travels
Shared Across the schools
Small school. Big shared life.
One little school does not build every club alone. Children from different schools can join the same days.
- After-school clubs
- Trips
- Music
- Shop class
- Art
- Helping the neighborhood