SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

Teach Your Kids: LinkedIn | Website | X | Instagram | Substack | Facebook | TikTok

Manisha: LinkedIn | X | Instagram | Facebook

Alycia Wright: Cultural Roots Homeschool Cooperative | LinkedIn

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Teach Your Kids Podcast Episodes

• The Homeschool Haven: Why Parents Are Choosing Brooklyn Apple Academy

Teach Your Kids Blog Posts

• Mastery Hours: Core Subjects for Your Power Hours

Curriculum

• The Asian American Education Project
• Asian American History Curriculum
• Resilient Panda: Discovering Asian American History With Kids

AI/Coding Resources

• CodeSpark Academy
• Scratch | ScratchJr

Educational Communities

• Canary Academy Online
• Brooklyn Apple Academy
• Gather: A Forest School

Related Resources

• African American Civil War Memorial Museum 
• National Museum of African American History and Culture
• The Orton-Gillingham Approach

Time Codes

00:00:00 — Manisha Snoyer introduces the podcast, focusing on homeschooling, learning, and whole child development​​

00:02:44 — Alycia Wright joins the conversation, discussing her collaboration with Manisha and their roles as Vela founders​​

00:03:19 — Alycia shares her initial experiences with her children's education and her decision to homeschool

00:08:20 — Discussion on compromising ethics and personal integrity in the homeschooling environment​​

00:10:00 — Alycia details her decision to create her ideal homeschooling environment due to the lack of suitable existing options​​

00:11:47 — Alycia describes the process of starting Cultural Roots Homeschool Co-op, responding to a global interest in building homeschooling communities​​

00:15:52 — Early days of Cultural Roots are described, including the cooperative's structure and activities​​

00:18:40 — Alycia discusses the practical challenges of hosting homeschool groups at home​​

00:21:50 — Alycia emphasizes the importance of sharing experiences within the homeschooling community​​

00:29:20 — Cultural Roots' partnership with community college for sports and cultural activities are highlighted​​

00:31:53 — Alycia discusses how Cultural Roots incorporates student feedback into class choices​​

00:34:20 — Alycia talks about the focus on fundamental skills in her homeschooling approach, such as reading, writing, and spelling​​

00:37:20 — Manisha and Alycia discuss the importance of coding and technology skills in education​​

00:44:55 — Alycia addresses the balance between caring for oneself and caring for children in intentional parenting​​

00:49:20 — Manisha and Alycia discuss the cost-effectiveness of homeschooling and potential taxpayer savings​​

01:05:44 — The episode concludes with Manisha offering scholarships for the podcast's online community, emphasizing the commitment to providing equal access to personalized education for all children

This podcast is made possible through a generous grant from the Vela Education Fund

VELA Education Fund is catalyzing a vibrant alternative education ecosystem. VELA provides trust-based funding to entrepreneurs, fosters community-building and knowledge-sharing, and increases visibility through storytelling that promotes cultural awareness and acceptance of the out-of-system space. Today, VELA serves the largest community of out-of-system education entrepreneurs in the country, with over 2,000 community members. About half of VELA’s community members operate small learning environments, and the other half are ecosystem and community builders offering direct services and support across the out-of-system space. Learn more at 

velaedfund.org

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