• 296: Microschool Moments Year 4 Reflections: Growth, Challenges, and Resilience – From Home to Church, Surviving a Flood, Doubling Enrollment, and Building a Stronger Microschool Community

  • Sep 24 2024
  • Length: 32 mins
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296: Microschool Moments Year 4 Reflections: Growth, Challenges, and Resilience – From Home to Church, Surviving a Flood, Doubling Enrollment, and Building a Stronger Microschool Community

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  • Welcome to our special series, Microschool Moments! Join us as we take you on an inspiring journey from our humble beginnings in a living room to the thriving microschool we are today. Each episode is packed with stories of transformation, reflections, and practical advice for anyone on a similar path. In this episode, I take you through a reflective journey of Year 4 at Lighthouse Learning, filled with incredible growth, overcoming challenges, and exciting new opportunities. We moved from my house into a church, survived a flood, doubled our enrollment, hired new staff, and embarked on some much-needed fundraising efforts. This episode is packed with the lessons we learned, the community we built, and the resilience we discovered along the way. If you’re an aspiring microschool founder or educator, this is a story of perseverance and passion you won’t want to miss! Key Points: Moving Out of My House Reflecting on the emotional and logistical shift from home to church.How the new space helped us expand and grow. Starting in the Church Navigating a shared space and making the church our school home.First milestones and the excitement of a bigger space. Going Through the Flood The shocking moment of discovering the flood.How we handled the crisis, kept the school running, and came out stronger. Doubling Our Enrollment What led to our enrollment surge.Challenges that came with rapid growth and how we adapted. Hiring New Staff The exciting process of bringing new educators into our community.How leadership and management evolved with a larger team. Fundraising Efforts Why fundraising became necessary.How the community came together to support our vision. Year 4 Lessons Personal reflections on leadership, resilience, and community.Encouragement for fellow microschool leaders facing challenges .Microschool Masterminds. teachersletyourlightshine.com/masterminds We also invite you to join your new FAVORITE online community full of resources, templates, videos, LIVE Q and A, Group Coaching and New Monthy Content Centered around your Educational Entrepreneurship Needs! Microschool Masterminds, designed to help you start or grow your micro school by maximizing your time, optimizing your finances, and mastering your marketing. Whether you are a seasoned microschool owner or a teacher with a dream, Microschool Masterminds provides a dedicated space to share resources, collaborate with fellow educators, and access expert guidance. Join us as we embark on this journey together. Your dreams are about to take flight. No more fears, no more hesitations. Microschool Masterminds is here to fuel your journey. It's your time. Your destiny awaits. Let's soar together into a future of limitless possibilities. VELA Organization: https://vela.org/ Join our Mastermind Program! www.teachersletyourlightshine.com/masterminds Launch and Scale Your Microschool or Homeschool Hybrid by Maximizing Your Time, Optimizing Your Finances and Mastering Your Marketing! With our program, you'll confidently navigate the journey of starting or growing your educational venture, equipped with the tools and support needed to achieve lasting success! www.teachersletyourlightshine.com/masterminds Join Our Facebook Group for a supportive community and the “best place on the corner of the internet” https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherletyourlightshine Book a Clarity Coaching Session: www.teachersletyourlightshine.com/coaching Get started on your dream school right now! Get all the documents you need to jumpstart, market and enroll students! www.teachersletyourlightshine.com/shop We have step-by-step instructions to help you write powerful marketing brochures, enrollment forms, introductory packets, and so much more! You’ll also find easy-to-use templates made to simplify your creation process, as well as beautiful real-life examples used by my micro-school, Lighthouse Learning, to give you creative inspiration when designing your very own forms. You will be able to seal the deal with peace and clarity when you hand deliver your new handbook and contract. Tune in to today's episode to find out more and head over to our shop to purchase your documents at teachersletyourlightshine.com/shop
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