We don’t want you to rinse, wash, repeat. We want you to build and sustain.

It's actually mind blowing. I really see myself as an education entrepreneur, but this expanded me.

It has helped me raise the ceiling on what’s possible.

including public recognition from our Governor and partnership conversations with other education innovators from around the country.

It’s thanks to organizations like the Yass Prize that our children are going to have a better tomorrow.

I don’t think I’ve been in a room as supportive as the Yass Prize Semifinalist room in Miami.

We believe very much that microschools should be bottoms up, they come from the community. They're founded by educators who know their community really well. And they want to design a learning environment for the kids in that community.

And through that, we were able to open up our second campus in the city of Wichita.

The Yass Prize has empowered our youth, families and community by bringing great visibility to our efforts.

It's given us an opportunity to start critical discussions with our congregations, parents, community leaders and members, about the laws that govern education in Pennsylvania.

I'm in the process of going through the construction of a 20,000 square foot $11.5 million dollar building dedicated to career and technical education for the students in the Philadelphia region.