What if the world was your child’s classroom?
Talk to experts who can help give you a little extra support when you need it or customize your child’s learning plan, track progress and build their portfolio.
Connecting with a family can be such a valuable way to learn about what a typical week looks like, resources and activities that available to you and most importantly - to make new friends. Here are some amazing families that have offered to make themselves available to you to learn about independent learning and see if it’s the right path for you.
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Discover the new wave of learning
Every child is unique. We believe children learn best (and families thrive) when they are free to fully pursue their passion and interests and engage with others in a healthy social setting.. We are here to support you every step of the way from finding teachers,, enrichment classes, social activities, project-based learning, entrepreneurship, college counseling and more.
Modular Learning
Social. Intellectual. Successful.. Great for you. It is incredible where a child’s unbridled curiosity can lead them. In self-directed education, children and teens are free to pursue their interests and passions without limitation. This approach to learning allows children to progress at a much rapid rate than direct instruction because children learn best when they study topics they are curious about and do projects that they are passionate about. ,The autonomy and lifelong love of learning that self-directed education inspires encourages children go on to lead meaningful careers and perform above and beyond their peers at university, volunteer work, in independent projects or wherever their life may take them.
Connect with passionate educators
Find experts who love teaching, in any field, to guide and support your child’s learning journey. Our teachers are more than instructors, they are role models and guides to cultivate a lifelong love of learning in your child.
Suzy is a scientist at caltech who teaches homechoolers in her lab in her spare time. She was drawn to modular learning because of her own daughter’s journey.
Aristotle is a nerdy dude who is looking for one child or a pair of siblings to foster into intellectuals through an inquiry-based approach to learning. Languishing from the bureaucratic boredom at Oxford, he decided to move to SF and become a mobile modular professor to young children whose minds are more ripe anyway.
An Award-winning oil painter, George has recently been delighted to welcome 3 grandchildren into the world. Frustrated with the lack of arts in public schools, he decided to devote his talents to cultivating the next generation of great artists. In addition to teaching his own grandkids, ages 6, 7, and 8 he welcomes other children into classes in his atelier.
Originally a poet from Paris, Francine moved to the Bay to follow true love. Now, she applies her multiple talents as a writer, illustrator and playwright to instructing French to the chidren of San Francisco.
Meet inspiring families
Learn about families who are personalizing their children’s education in completely unique ways, learn what a typical day looks like - and connect with a family whose approach resonates with you for mentorship, friendship and collaborative learning.
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Make meaningful connections
Customize or enrich your child’s learning plan with group classes and social activities curated by other parents, local businesses, cultural organizations and more. Special attention is paid to cultivating diverse, inclusive social environments designed to support each child’s personality, social style and unique contributions to the group. (One of these could be something regular we hold )
Connect with local families. Learn how they are doing modular learning and get inspired! Reach out to a family whose approach and values resonate with you to organize a playdate, join a class, learn more about their experience or just say hi!
Play is a universal, cross-cultural and necessary attribute of childhood, essential for development and essential for learning. Experts who study it say that play is intrinsic to children’s natures, but still needs support and attention from the adults around them.
Forest School is an inspirational process, that offers ALL learners regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a woodland or natural environment with trees. Forest School is a specialised learning approach that sits within and complements the wider context of outdoor and woodland education.”
Third.Haus is a space for kids to both realize and release their passions through curiosity, commitment, and patience. Each creative session is co-created between kids in the studio and our professional artists, musicians, makers, builders, and creators. Through mentors’ expertise, love for creating, and passion to share their talents, kids in our studio are exposed to and inspired by many different forms of creative expression. All kids in our studio will have the opportunity to define what it means for them to be a storyteller, builder, producer, performer, communicator, and designer.
HUFS|SF hosts a joyful meetup every Friday with learners of all ages at the boathouse and is a wonderful way to get introduced to the independent learning community in the city of San Francisco. “The intention for HUGS Friday play day is to be a thriving gathering of diverse ages and peoples where community members actively participate by attending regularly or volunteer to be a play day greeter or volunteer hosting/ facilitating activities/ crafts/ clubs/ skill sharing within the HUGS play day itself. Let's connect, cross pollinate, collaborate, and co-create! “
If you’re looking for a supportive homeschooling community in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area, you’ve come to the right place! The San Francisco Homeschoolers group is an all-inclusive, enthusiastic community focused on fun, friendship, and support for all homeschooling and unschooling families in the Bay Area.
Engage with your community
Modeling is such an important piece of the learning process as almost no one will have a greater influence on your child than you. Teach your child to be a proactive member of their community, responding to what they learn by making a positive impact locally and globally. Helping families find opportunities for civic engagement is a critical component of what we do at Modulo.
“According to David Kolb, experiential learning is a process by which knowledge results from different combinations of grasping and transforming experiences. We can grasp experience two different ways; through concrete experience and abstract conceptualization.” -Very Well Mind . Learn more about Experiential Learning and get inspiration for activities you can do with your child to support learning through direct experience.
Museums are wonderful resources for learning, especially in a big city like San Francisco - and the Randall is one of our favorites! Take classes, talk to the docents and explore. “The Randall Museum is a natural history museum, science museum and arts center in one, offering hands-on learning through exhibits and classes in science, nature and art to all ages. The museum has many fun things to do with kids and adults alike, including live animal encounters and drop-in activities.”
Service-Learning is one of the key types of Experiential Education, according to John Dewey’s framework for hands-on learning. Volunteering is a wonderful way to teach your child skills such as Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility - the San Francisco Food Bank is a great place for your family to start helping out as a family! The SF Marin Food Bank states on its website “Your time and dedication are important resources in the fight against hunger. Shifts are offered at our warehouses in San Rafael and San Francisco. Projects typically involve sorting fresh produce, packaging bulk foods, assembling grocery boxes for seniors, and sorting donations from food drives. During weekdays, our minimum age is 11. On Saturdays, our minimum age is 8, and on Sundays, it is 4 years old.” Learn more about different places you can take your child to volunteer here.
What better way to start appreciating music than take advantage of the matinees and workshops offered by SF Jazz. “The stunning SFJAZZ Center may look all grown up, but the truth is that we love it when little music lovers fill up their seats. And while all ages are welcome to any show at the center, we throw an extra-special monthly matinee aimed right at families…Select Family Matinees are followed by interactive workshops in the Joe Henderson Lab for matinee ticket holders. Capacity is limited to 50 participants and reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign-ups take place at a table in the lobby on the day of the concert.” Can’t make it? No Worries! All family matinées are live-streamed!”
“At the core of the original Nature Nurture class, ROOTS provides children with a Safe, FUN and Respectful opportunity to connect with the Earth and their peers in our signature size class of six children and two teachers. Children meander at their own pace in our all-outdoor three-hour class through hands-on experiences and adventures, while being gently mentored by Nature Nurture trained teachers as they enhance, learn and practice the fine art and ever-important life skill of honoring all living things, including others and themselves. Hikes and adventures for ROOTS children include Presidi-Go bus rides to Presidio beaches, forests, nursery, stables and more!” -
Considering Modular Learning?
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Modular learning is for every family, whether you are a stay-at-home parent, single parent or working family. We help you customize and develop your child’s learning plan according to your family’s values our resource. Our aim is to give every child the chance to reach their full potential socially and academically through individualized instruction and community-based support - so we may raise a society of critical thinkers and engaged citizens who are prepared to thrive and contribute meaningfully to a rapidly evolving world.
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