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Discover the power of discipline and confidence by learning martial arts.
Monday – Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm
As this program is being built from the ground up, this schedule will constantly be optimized.
Starting schedule:
Greet friends, free play, chat, and relax. A perfect way to ease into the day.
Gather for the pump-up song, pledge of allegiance, and morning announcements.
“School” Block. Use any homeschool curriculum that works for your child and your family. Your child’s education can be customized and enhanced in a variety of ways. Get them excited to learn, and let’s get the hardest work done first so we can have fun the rest of the day!
*Here’s one easy and affordable curriculum option that covers all 5 core subjects and tracking requirements ~ Time4Learning @ $30/mo
*Helpful homeschool resources ~ Homeschooling In Nebraska
“Play & Explore” Block (Part 1). Freedom to play, explore their passions, and develop their unique gifts. These moments of undirected play are the building blocks for life skills they will use every day.
*More info here ~ https://healthypsych.com/let-them-play/
“Lunch & Learn” Block.
Priority #1: Create an atmosphere where students are encouraged to slow down and enjoy their meal. Gone are the days of rushing lunch for more recess. Get both!
Priority #2: Make it interesting. We will discuss a wide variety of interesting and practical topics to pique their curiosity and develop their critical thinking.
*We will get our news from “The Week: Junior” magazine: https://www.facebook.com/theweekjuniorus
*And we will cover complex topics like Internet Safety, Inflation, Tribalism, Alternative Education, Prefrontal Cortex Development and the Ethical Challenges of Generative AI Technology, just to name a few.
*Lunch will come from home. Additional options will be explored as the program evolves. Monthly birthday pizza party and special food events TBD.
“Play & Explore” Block (Part 2). More time for 100% student-led topic exploration with the freedom to build social skills, emotional skills, physical skills, and every other kind of skill imaginable.
“Special Activity” Block. Optional community-building activities. Including (but not limited to): movies, science lessons, edible crafts, reading a popular book series together, or anything that’s inspiring, fun, or cool.
*Lots of inspiration coming from “Highlights” Magazine ~ https://parents.highlights.com/
“Play & Pickup” Block 100% student-led play and relaxation to wrap up an excellent day.
As an added bonus, Good People Academy enrollment includes access to Jumpin’ Jax bounce houses and the fitness equipment at Champion Sport Karate.
From Lindsey: “I don’t believe in contracts because this program is about educational empowerment. I want you to choose this program each month because it is the best schooling option for your child.”
From Lindsey: “Accreditation to me means ‘a school that checks boxes.‘ These check-boxes make schools hyper-focus on reading and math scores and tragically neglect the soft skills that are in high demand.
‘Accredited’ schools teach kids what to think. The students who can sit still and repeat that info on their test get labeled as ‘good students’ based on that narrow definition of success. Perhaps you’ve seen the funny show “Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?” It’s great… except those ‘smart’ 5th graders will grow into those same ‘stupid’ adults. Adults aren’t stupid. They just traded that brain space for life skills outside of fact memorization and test-taking. It’s a funny show, but the fact remains that the current top-down, assembly-line education model doesn’t serve our kids… it serves the adults checking the boxes.
Let’s be brave and get involved in our kids’ schooling. We can jump off the education assembly line together. Let’s forge a better path where we can focus on the skills that will actually help our children thrive as adults. Let’s teach them how to be powerful and effective servant leaders.”
The idea was first coined in a 1970 essay by Robert K. Greenleaf called “The Servant as a Leader.” Over the last five decades, this concept of servant leadership has proven highly effective, and it’s easy to see why.
Top Ten Characteristics of Servant Leaders:
Let’s hyper-focus on these skills, and allow math and reading skills to develop naturally (they will). Soft-skill prioritization is the polar opposite of the current school system. Servant Leadership skills are what the rising generation needs to thrive in a turbulent world.
The homeschool movement is growing rapidly, and there are many benefits to traditional high schools. Our children will develop a solid foundation during their formative years, and then they can graduate into any program that suits their needs. The sky is the limit!
First, you’ll have to register with the school system or apply to the school you are interested in. Then, they will ask for your child’s homeschool transcript to show the level of ‘check-box’ schooling they’ve completed. Then, your child will likely need to take whatever standardized test that the school uses to confirm grade placement.
Big idea: If your child learns how to learn, he can go anywhere in the world and find a way to thrive.
It’s humbling when we, as parents, realize that we cannot succeed for our children, and we cannot even begin to predict what challenges they will face. The best gift we can give our kids is a “toolbox” of universal skills and our unconditional love. Then they will be equipped and secure as they tackle whatever comes their way.
Possible scenarios:
There are many paths to success. Let’s teach our boys to be Good People who love learning. Then we get to sit back and cheer them on every step of the way!
