When we originally applied, we simply provided supplemental support services to homeschooling families. Now, we are growing into an education network that provides community, coaching, and curriculum nationwide.

and I couldn't be more grateful for what it's done for us, and helping us serve more students and families.

including public recognition from our Governor and partnership conversations with other education innovators from around the country.

from all different demographics, all different states, all different service provider types that you can learn from.

It has helped me raise the ceiling on what’s possible.

I don’t think I’ve been in a room as supportive as the Yass Prize Semifinalist room in Miami.

in innovators who are doing this type of transformational work, so that others can learn from it and replicate it, so that you can actually grow yourselves.

The funding is not following children. We're trying to make better options for kids, for poor kids, middle class kids. Wealthy people have this choice, they opt out of their systems easily, why shouldn't all children have that choice?

focusing on what we know is important for kids really works, and having a network of people now that also agree was super huge.

We believe very much that microschools should be bottoms up, they come from the community. They're founded by educators who know their community really well. And they want to design a learning environment for the kids in that community.