Learning Together in a Time of Crisis

Laptop showing zoom call with notes in a notebook below

Across the LL network, centers are moving their programming to an online platform, often offering many of the formerly in-person activities and opportunities in a new online format, as well as adding a number of new options.

Bay State Shares “Sam’s Story”

Two boys sitting on the stage, collaborating

The stories of young people at Liberated Learners centers who came from a conventional school environment where they struggled to fit in are always deeply moving.

Alcove Learning Opens in LA

Two kids engaged in their own pursuits at Alcove Learning

What kind of school visits a Buddhist temple, hosts a podcasting class, and learns Elvis Presley on the guitar during downtime? Alcove does.

It’s an EPIC Opening

3 children sitting on a branch in a tree with a 4th on a bench looking up

EPIC Life Learning Community, the newest Liberated Learners center, opened on Sept 3rd in Carrollton, TX (near Dallas).

Ken’s New Blog

15-year-old reading Ken Danfords book, "Learning is Natural, School is Optional"

Ken’s on a roll with some great posts on his newly launched blog. My favorite is a satirical thought experiment, a la Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal.

Learning is Natural, School is Optional

Five happy North Star Teens, from cover of Learning is Natural, School is Optional

That’s the North Star slogan, adopted for Liberated Learners centers, and now the title of Ken Danford’s new book: Learning is Natural, School is Optional: The North Star approach to offering teens a head start on life.

Abot Tala—To the Stars

The hustle and bustle of kids on Abot Talas opening day

The newest Liberated Learners center, Abot Tala, opened in Manila, The Philippines, on April 1. It was only a dream last summer — 9 months later, reality.

The Self-Driven Child: Making it possible

Teen drawing on a hand-made pattern

The goal of Liberated Learners centers is to support teens to leave traditional school and to start living the lives that they want for themselves now. The approach begins with having kids take more direct control over their lives.