(from The 74) The Wildflower chain of micro-schools takes Montessori’s model a step further, operating as one-room schoolhouses, led solely by teachers, that aim to make personalization a definition rather than a description of education. Each location supports three grade levels, and although the majority of students are under age 6, ages range from 14 months to 17 years old, depending on the school. Tuition at many Wildflower schools ranges from $15,000 to $22,000.
Founded by Google's former head of personalization, the Wildflower network has grown to encompass 11 schools in Massachusetts and Puerto Rico, with more to open in Colorado, Rhode Island, and Minnesota. The Wildflower Foundation raises millions of dollars from donors like the Walton Family Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to partially fund the schools and to provide startup grants for teachers who want to open a school of their own, following Wildflower’s open-source model.
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