The New York Times
A School With 7 Students: Inside the ‘Microschools’ Movement
featuring Kingdom Seed Christian Academy, Tri-Cities Christian School, C.H.O.I.C.E. Preparatory Academy, and VELA
Meet The Founders
Parents. Educators. Community leaders. Serial entrepreneurs. VELA is a community of visionary founders building sustainable businesses that revolutionize education. Learn more about their stories.
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.”
Amber Okolo-Ebube, Leading Little Arrows
Meet VELA Founder Amber Okolo-Ebube who created Leading Little Arrows in Texas not only for learners, but also for parents. “We want the parent to feel like they can stay in this lifestyle.”
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.”
Cara Frantz, Envision Homeschool Collective
Cara Frantz, the Founder of Envision Homeschool Collective, tapped into a hidden passion to create a mixed-age learning environment on a thirteen acre farm in rural Oregon. “They’re taking ownership in their education and then, at the end, they see how it all fits together.”