Liberated Learner centers are well known for serving teens, but in fact there are a number of LL centers with younger children.
Cultivating Relationships with Young People
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.
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.
In This Together: Thoughts on Blake Boles’ AERO Keynote
Blake Boles gave an important keynote address at this year’s AERO conference. The main point that resonated with me was the idea to look at the SDE community from the perspective of families stuck in traditional schools and not be caught up in squabbling between SDE models.
Resolving Conflicts by Bringing People Together
When something’s amiss, who solves the problem, and how?
Blake Boles on Liberated Learners, Agile Learning, and Sudbury
In the world of self-directed learning, there are few schools or programs that fully empower teens to pursue their own interests without any external requirements from the program itself.
Building Community
We all rely on others for emotional sustenance as well as most of our basic physical needs. The best (easiest) way, I believe, to meet those requirements is through collaboration while participating in community.