Innovative education programs

As a longtime leader in Atlanta's secular homeschool community, I've had the chance to meet so many amazing kids who struggle with learning disabilities, mental health struggles, or just not fitting into the right boxes. Many of my students are ADHD, on the spectrum, gifted, dyslexic, queer, and/or just kind of a lot. I love these kids fiercely and over the years have developed dozens of courses, workshops, programs, and communities where all kids can stretch and thrive.

My basic approach is simple:

Create spaces where it is safe to make guesses, messes, and mistakes. I insist that students speak kindly to others and to themselves.
Co-conspire with kids. Making it cool to like what you like can help kids shift the way they think about themselves and give them phrasing to use when their peers don't get it.
Model curiosity, kindness, and never-giving-uppedness

Here are some of my favorite programs based on these ideas.

Bullying Prevention

This bullying prevention approach was the result of extensive research, reaching out to experts, and working with parents and students.

Logic Creative Labs Handbook

Content for a nonprofit educational program designed to help kids stretch and grow into confident, tenacious, creative and kind citizens.

The Science of EVERYTHING (Elementary, Upper elem/Middle school class, full year)

This class builds on each topic to give kids context for deeper understanding

Science of Color (High school, full year)

This high school class takes a deep dive into the world of color

Think Like a Scientist (Middle school, one semester class with optional labs)

Middle schoolers love when adults make giant, messy, dumb mistakes. In this class we learn about history's worst scientific blunders

Real Chemistry for Kids (Upper elementary, Middle school, full year)

Using vivid analogies and familiar materials, this chemistry class is so much more than fizz boom

Imaginary Inventions (all ages, 4 - 6 week class)

This class might be the best thing I've ever created