Wondering what we're all about?
Has your kid ever expressed hating school?
Maybe they are bored, or worse - bullied for being somehow different than their peers.
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At Pride Learning Academy, they can be their full self, receive personalized curriculum tailored to their own learning style and special interests, and experience a school day where they are actually learning and growing to their fullest potential while having FUN!​
Mission
To help kids find genuine self-love, confidence, and passion for learning through supporting their special interests and unique skills and assisting them in creating a caring educational community
Vision
A school kids actually want to come to - teeming with color, kindness, art, music, warm-lighting, sensory accommodations, and a supportive community; parents connected with teachers to help children grow into their truest selves; inquiry-based curriculum with activities to build academic skills and grit while maintaining maximum engagement; joy and fun at the center of it all
Follow us on TikTok!
With student and parent consent, Mx. Wilder posts videos to TikTok to share updates with supporters who have been here since the early days of this vision. Some parents have asked to not show their child's face online, so that is always respected. If you want to see more about what our day-to-day looks like, please check out the account!
What would an average day look like at Pride Learning Academy?
At Pride, there's no such thing as an "average day," because there's no such thing as an "average student." Each student is unique, and each student will take an active role in establishing their learning goals and their daily schedule. However, we do believe that routines and structure are important, and we want you to be able to have an idea of what a student's schedule could look like. See below for a few mock schedules to see some examples.
Sample schedule for 5-year-old with interests in:
Spongebob, Music, Legos, and Minecraft
8:30am
9am
9:30am
10:15am
10:30am
11am
11:30am
12:30pm
1pm
2pm
2:30pm
3pm
Arrival, Mindfulness Exercises
Student Choice Activity (music, legos, games)
Nature walk / Science topics
Break; Snack
Math-related lesson or center
Lunch
​Reading activity/ learning game
​​Peer-helper (receiving help from an older peer with a learning goal)
Outside time​
STEAM Activity (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math)
Play centers/ choice; clean up and prepare for dismissal​
Dismissal​
Mx. Wilder hand-crafted this Krusty Krab center when teaching in Chicago for a student who spoke primarily in scripted lines from Spongebob!
Sample schedule for 14-year-old with interests in:
Science Fiction, Art, Cooking, & Architecture
8:30am
9am
9:30am
10:15am
11am
12pm
12:30pm
1pm
2pm
3pm
Arrival, Mindfulness Exercises; Journal
Student choice activity (painting, sculpting, reading)
Nature walk / Science topics
​Break; Snack
Cooking goal work + Lunch
Math goal work (Algebra + Geometry with Architecture focus)
​Peer-helper (assisting another peer with one of their goals)
​Reading + writing goal work (self-chosen novel and self-guided book report project)
Art goal work (self-chosen paint practice); Clean up
Dismissal
