VELA FOUNDERS ARE REDEFINING EDUCATION

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3,500+ Founders

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5 MILLION Learners Served

Traditional education sets the standard. VELA sets you apart.

VELA founders aren’t waiting for change.  They’re creating it.

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THE NEW FRONTIER

Founders like you are taking charge. This unstoppable movement is reshaping education, one bold idea at a time. Join us today.

A GROWING FORCE FOR CHANGE

Meet the VELA Founders reshaping education without permission. This is education powered by community.

Brettani Shannon, Options for Education

Meet VELA Founder Brettani Shannon, an ecosystem builder in Oregon whose work supports both families seeking alternatives to conventional schooling and the founders who provide them. “I started bringing people together and playing matchmaker.”

Kym Kent, eXtend Homeschool Tutorial

Meet VELA Founder Kym Kent who created eXtend Homeschool Tutorial in Maryland to provide homeschooling families with more educational freedom. “Homeschooling in community and homeschooling with excellence – that’s really what we do.”

Tobin Slaven, Acton Academy Ft. Lauderdale

Meet Tobin Slaven, Founder of Acton Academy Ft. Lauderdale, a microschool in Florida that challenges learners to take charge of their own education. “When they are engaged in their learning – when it’s learner-driven and they feel that ownership, it happens at a much deeper level.”

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