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Spark Community Schools

Mason Pashia

Aug 28, 2024

About At Spark Community Schools, we believe all children should have access to a quality education because a strong understanding of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies can lead to a successful and productive future. Spark provides a supportive environment with small class sizes, where students receive personalized attention…

Colossal Academy

Mason Pashia

Aug 28, 2024

About Colossal Academy is a relevance-based education model serving students in grades 6-12 through both our brick-and-mortar and virtual schools. Our mission is to provide education that emphasizes experiential learning with real-world applications, ensuring students’ outcomes positively impact their communities. Our vision is to foster entrepreneurial mindsets where students graduate…

The Early IT Microschool Powered by the PAST Foundation

Wyatt Pashia

Jun 26, 2024

About The University of Cincinnati (Columbus, OH) Early IT Microschool is powered by the PAST Foundation and will serve 100 economically disadvantaged, traditionally underserved and first-generation college-going students. Serving grades 9-12, it will prepare them for STEM employment, with the opportunity to explore their interests in information technology and related…

Ellemercito Academy

Mason Pashia

Jun 26, 2024

About Ellemercito Academy (Los Angeles, CA) is a non-profit using first-generation teachers to serve high needs K-12 learners. They offer real-world, highly personalized, and transformative education with an experiential, trauma-informed, and holistic learning approach. They focus on: high-needs learners, first gen teachers, real-world, highly personalized, and transformative education. Each student’s…

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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