GUIDE
Microschools
Guide 2022 Microschools In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new form of alternative education, microschools, has begun to form all over the country. In the North Austin, Leander, Cedar Park and Georgetown areas, there are seven schools that o er this unique style of education. According to Nature’s Schoolhouse owner Nicole Tomayko, microschools are an alternative to public schooling and an extension of homeschooling. In microschools, students learn at their own pace, and many in the Austin area do not have specic grades, but rather group students according to age and where they are in their education. Microschools are di erent from Montessori schools because microschools do not have to follow the Montessori curriculum, Tomayko said. Instead, microschools can choose various philosophies and curriculums that best t their students’ needs and learning styles.
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Innovation Learning Lab
Nature’s Schoolhouse
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COURTESY INNOVATION LEARNING LAB
COURTESY NATURE’S SCHOOLHOUSE
1 Apogee: An Acton Academy Ages: 4 1/2 18 Cost: $1,200 per month Capacity: N/A 12129 RM 620, Austin https://apogeecedarpark.org 2 ESTEAM Academy Ages: 3 18 Cost: Ranges from $550-$1,115 per month for
two days to ve days per week Capacity: 120 students (total school) 12 Lake Drive, Round Rock 3103843391 www.esteamacademyrr.com 3 Innovation Learning Lab Ages: 5 18 Cost: Ranges from $350-$1,000 per month for one day to ve days per week
Cost: Ranges from 11 payments of $750 or $8,250 for the year-$1,175 a month or $12,925 for the year for three days to ve days per week Capacity: current enrollment is 18 elementa- ry students and 18 preschool students Inside Northpoint Church, 1320 Arrow Point Drive, Ste. 201, Cedar Park 2544214412 www.invictusleander.org
Capacity: 30 students with 5 10 students per class
Inside Freedom Life Church, 1775 Bagdad Road, Cedar Park 5126553101
https://innovationlearninglab.com 4 Invictus: An Acton Academy Ages: 3 1/2 11 with plans to add middle and high school ages
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