Delray Beach Educational Center Space of Mind Expands Campus with New Community Center, Offers Personalized Curriculum as Well as Virtual Options
DELRAY BEACH, FL, June 16, 2020 –Delray Beach based Space of Mind (SOM), a modern schoolhouse, has just expanded its campus with a new 6,400 square foot community center building, The Hub. SOM also provides the only live taught, customizable, virtual program in the county. The new building will enable the schoolhouse program to accept up to 80 full-time students, all staying socially distanced on over 10,000 square feet of campus space. The students benefit from personalized teaching, enrichment activities and a standards-based curriculum for students grades 1-12. The Hub will also add adult, family and community programming to the activity roster.
Space of Mind also offers a variety of private in-home learning and virtual learning options tailored to meet the needs of individual families, groups of families and students, especially those looking to explore homeschooling as an option. Having pioneered Social HomeschoolingTM over the last ten years, Space of Mind has now launched a new ecosystem that deconstructs our existing and outdated education system and offers more flexibility, customization and community engagement
“Between COVID, school shootings, bullying and overall stress, many parents and students are looking for a new approach to school. The Space of Mind Schoolhouse is a hybrid school program—founded on the principles of homeschooling, but delivered in a social environment, which allows for students to learn in groups and environments tailored to their needs and interests,” said Ali Kaufman, founder and CEO of Space of Mind. “Our curriculum is project-based and experiential and totally customizable. Additionally, we are a college preparatory program and have a 100% acceptance rate for college-bound students. Homeschoolers have a nice advantage in the college admissions process, too. Our Schoolhouse program embraces different teaching styles and programs specifically created to lift students to their fullest potential.”
Some of the Space of Mind benefits include:
• 3:1 ratio of kids to coaches for on-site academic programs (with individual support also integrated into the program)
• Individualized Student Coaching Roadmap (assessments, goals and learning plans) that guides a personalized curriculum
• Vanguard creative arts program that immerses students in their creative passion through entrepreneurship
• Social and emotional skills are taught in conjunction with academics, life skills and creativity
• Exposure to unique wellness and creative activities, including SCUBA, yoga, meditation, surfing, paddle boarding, martial arts and more
In addition to offering programs for all mainstream learners, SOM personalizes its curriculum to additionally serve those with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Visual and Auditory Processing Challenges, Anxiety, Dyslexia, Giftedness and the like. Online courses are taught live in small groups that are tailored by learning style. Assignments are customized to the individual student by SOM’s curriculum team, delivered using the Altitude Learning curriculum platform and are based on SOM’s personalized assessments and Coaching Roadmap to include family engagement components and measurements against state standards, as well. Private coaching, study halls, afterschool activities and parent support is also available.
“Our curriculum is collaboratively developed by our interdisciplinary team of coaches and integrates all academic disciplines, so students are not learning subjects in a silo. We customize activities to each student’s learning style, level and interests, so whether a learner is visual, verbal or kinesthetic, he or she is grouped with like minds. With four main age groups ranging from elementary to high school, students learn from and teach one another, providing a more effective practice environment and a real-world assessment tool for our educators,” said Ms. Kaufman. “Our goal is to prepare our learners to have the tools they need to succeed in a 21st century environment, including social and emotional wellness, communication skills and the ability to ask for – and receive – help. Of course, knowing how to step away from technology and take a break is also crucial.”
In addition to traditional academics delivered in a non-traditional way, Space of Mind offers a host of online camps and ongoing virtual classes and workshops for children, adults and families in multiple disciplines, including visual arts, music, theater, engineering, culinary arts, gardening, science, technology, entrepreneurship, meditation, yoga, fitness and community service. Private and group coaching is also available to improve attention, organization and anxiety management skills for all ages.
About Space of Mind
Space of Mind (SOM), a modern schoolhouse, is based in Delray Beach, FL, and has been revolutionizing education through Social HomeschoolingTM and creative programming for students, families, educators and communities since 2004. Now available to students in elementary through 12th grades, as well as post-high school graduates and even adults, SOM is a boutique educational experience for our global and social world. Programs focus on individualized home education curriculum, extra-curricular enrichment and college admissions, as well as private and group coaching, classes, workshops, events and travel. SOM’s flexible and personalized online, home-based, community-based and on-campus environments foster academic, social, emotional, life skill and creative development for all kinds of learners at every age. Space of Mind graduates have a 100% college acceptance rate with almost 40 graduates attending top schools nationally. www.myspaceofmind.com
Space of Mind is located at 102 North Swinton in Delray Beach, Florida. For more information, please visit findspaceofmind.com or call 877-407-1122.