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
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
8am
8:30am
9am
9:30am
10am
10:30am
11am
11:30am
12:30pm
1pm
2pm
2:30pm
3pm
Arrival, play center choice
Whole group yoga + mindfulness exercises​
​Reading + writing goal work (Learning games)
Music goal work (via learning apps and interactive play)
Math goal work (Sequencing - Spongebob/Krusty Krab play center)
​Break/reward (Watch Spongebob episode)
Lunch
​Play centers/ choice
​​Peer-helper (receiving help from an older peer with a learning goal)
Nature walk​
Minecraft or Lego building activities
Play centers/ choice​
​Reflection on the day, tracking goal progress, prepare for dismissal
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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
8am
8:30am
9am
10am
11am
12pm
12:30pm
1pm
2pm
3pm
Arrival, self check-in, journal
Whole group yoga + mindfulness exercises​
​Reading + writing goal work (self-chosen novel and self-guided book report project)
Art goal work (self-chosen paint practice)
Cooking goal work + Lunch (recipe choice and cooking steps done with peer)
Math goal work (Algebraic equations)
​Peer-helper (assisting another peer with one of their goals)
Nature walk
Architecture + engineering studies
​Reflection on the day, tracking goal progress, prepare for dismissal
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