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

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.

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

we have to find academic experiences that represent neuro-divergent learners, kids who want to learn about gaming, who want to do stuff online, who dropped out of school.

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

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

The funding is not following children. We're trying to make better options for kids, for poor kids, middle class kids. Wealthy people have this choice, they opt out of their systems easily, why shouldn't all children have that choice?

Not only because of the capital, but because of the knowledge that comes by communing with the diverse group of people as opposed to everybody that thinks the exact same way that you might think.

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

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