Likely we can all think of adults who we connected with when we were a kid. What was it about the interactions that bolstered the relationship?
Learning Together in a Time of Crisis
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”
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
What kind of school visits a Buddhist temple, hosts a podcasting class, and learns Elvis Presley on the guitar during downtime? Alcove does.
Ken and Blake on Liberated Learners and the Broader Alternative Education Ecosystem
Want to better understand the landscape of options in alternative education? Thinking about starting a Liberated Learners center? Check out Blake Boles’ recent interview with Ken Danford.
It’s an EPIC Opening
EPIC Life Learning Community, the newest Liberated Learners center, opened on Sept 3rd in Carrollton, TX (near Dallas).
Ken’s New Blog
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
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 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
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.
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