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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

The Yass experience has given us “permission” to do exactly that.

going against the common core and focusing on what we know is important for kids really works, and having a network of people now that also agree was super huge.

When we originally applied, we simply provided supplemental support services to homeschooling families. Now, we are growing into an education network that provides community, coaching, and curriculum nationwide.

and I couldn't be more grateful for what it's done for us, and helping us serve more students and families.

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