Changes to LL Membership

world map showing pins for centers and inquiries to the LL network

Liberated Learners has adjusted its membership criteria and annual fee to encourage existing Self-Directed Education programs to join the network.

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.

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.

BigFish Inspiration

Diane and Madi on stage at TEDx Portsmouth

On the stage at TEDxPortsmouth, Diane and Madi offer stories about the founding and first two years of BigFish Learning Community.

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).

In This Together: Thoughts on Blake Boles’ AERO Keynote

Blake Boles delivering the 2019 AERO keynote address

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.

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.