About SchoolHouse
What's a microschool?
The microschool is the reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse, where class sizes are small groups of 5-8 students and there are mixed-age level groupings.
What is SchoolHouse?
SchoolHouse brings the best parts of education to your home with excellent teachers, small class sizes, and a personalized curriculum. We provide all the tools you need to ensure that your children receive an enriching experience with greater flexibility and more personalized attention than traditional schools can offer - all in a safe and inspiring home learning environment.
Why does the teacher matter so much?
Think back to the best education experiences you've had, chances are you're thinking of a teacher. Research supports that teachers have the largest impact on student satisfaction and educational outcomes. SchoolHouse enables parents to choose the teacher that is right for them.
Who are the teachers?
We hire only the best teachers using a rigorous screening process. For every 1 teacher that we hire, we interview approximately 20 candidates. Our teachers have on average 8.5 years of teaching experience, often have advanced degrees, and come highly recommended by colleagues.
Where is the school located?
Learning can happen anywhere there is enough space for the students and the teachers. So far, our pods have taken place in backyards, around kitchen tables, in playrooms, and in community spaces.
What curriculum do we use?
Each class is uniquely responsive and learns to match the learning style, pace, and interest of each student. We support for every type of curriculum and certified learning method. We work with families to help them find what method best suits them, whether that's a Montessori approach, project-based learning, or STEM focused.
Health and Safety
Safety is our highest priority, for your family, the students we work with, and the teacher. We ask all teachers to follow all CDC, state, and local guidelines as it relates to COVID. Beyond that, each pod creates its own health agreement prior to starting, which we have all students, families, and teachers sign-off on.
Anne V.
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Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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Near Brooklyn, New York
Anne V.
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Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
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Near Brooklyn, New York
After receiving her BA in history, Anne enrolled in the ACE Teaching Fellows Program through Notre Dame. She taught second grade for two years in New Orleans while pursuing her Master’s of Education and elementary teaching license. Anne is experienced in teaching diverse groups in self-contained classrooms, including a year teaching a small group of nine students.
Teaching Philosophy
Anne’s educational philosophy is heavily influenced by the Montessori method. She believes in a holistic child-centered approach to learning. Anne believes every child can learn and will want to learn within the right environment, and that it is her job as an educator to develop her students’ minds and hearts so they become the best and fullest versions of themselves. She is a hardworking and dedicated teacher who believes in her students and strives to be a role-model for them in learning and life.
Upcoming Classes
1 hour tutoring (online)
Available Weekdays 4pm - 6pm. Minimum commitment 2 hours per week for 4 weeks.
Online tutoring to support academic development and growth. Focused on building understanding - not just finishing homework. Customized to your needs and schedule. Online tutoring over Zoom or Google Hangouts.
How it works
What is Schoolhouse?
We started SchoolHouse with the intention of helping people start microschools because we saw that it was a better way to learn. That’s been our focus from the beginning and we’ve built the team with that purpose.
We are a team of teachers, school leaders and parents who are simply school nerds. We want to build the best schools in the world, only smaller and in your home..
Teacher Screening Process
We screen and vet every teacher thoroughly and accept between 5-7% of applicants. This is to ensure a high quality education across every SchoolHouse school.
We recruit teachers from a variety of backgrounds including private, public, and charter schools. We interview and offer competitive packages and small class sizes to attract top professionals.
Regarding Covid-19
Safety is our highest priority, for your family, the students we work with, and the teacher. We ask all teachers to follow all CDC, state, and local guidelines as it relates to COVID. Beyond that, we have all families and teacher in a pod agree on certain health guidelines and COVID protocols at the beginning of the pod so that there is not any ambiguity about what is expected.