BUSINESS FEATURE
BY ZACHARIA WASHINGTON
2022 EDUCATION EDITION
The center focuses on creative learning.
CLASSES AT LEANDER LEARNING CENTER
Irene pictured in the center’s art room.
ART • Character drawing • Anime art • 3D animation
SPANISH • Preschool Spanish • Spanish tutoring • Conversational Spanish MUSIC PRODUCTION • Record live instruments and voice • Record virtual instruments • Audio • Looping • Editing • Mixing and mastering • Eects • Music theory • Nashville Number System
Mike Irene owns and operates the Leander Learning Center, which opened in January.
The art room at Leander Learning Center.
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Leander Learning Center Local business encourages children to pursue creative arts I n January, owner and director Mike Irene opened Leander Learning Center, a creative learning environment where young
he was 6 years old and continued with music education throughout his youth and in college, where he studied at Berklee College of Music. He started a music school in 2011, which he rst ran from his home. Sta at Leander Learning Center oer customized tutoring plans for the students and build curriculum designed to meet the student where they are, Irene said. The center pri- marily hosts small-group classes, and Irene said the interactive aspect of classes is what parents like the most about Leander Learning Center. The learning center aims to be involved in the community, such as having students perform at the Old Town Street and the Old Town Christmas festivals. The center also
held food drives for Hill Country Community Ministries, a local nonprot organization that helps those in need throughout the county. Irene said he plans to start donating funds for every student who enrolls in Leander Learning Center in the near future. Irene said since the brick-and- mortar learning center opened in January, art classes have grown the most and have been the most successful. Additionally, he said he is working to improve the Spanish language tutoring program. “I love to see students discover new things about art and creating and about themselves, where they gure out they’re good at some- thing,” he said.
Leander Learning Center 1640 Highland Falls Drive, Ste. 802, Leander 512-528-3594 www.leanderlearningcenter.com Hours: Mon.-Thu. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., closed Sun.
students can freely explore and experiment with art, media arts, music and language. Irene, who also owns Leander Music School, established the learning center because he felt the need to expand to other areas of creative learning, he said. Leander Learning Center oers lessons on character drawing, anime art, music production and recording on a Digital Audio Workstation, music theory, 3D animation, and Spanish language. “We’re here to support creative learners,” Irene said. Irene began playing music when
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