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What is the Win Room School House?
Win Room School House brings the one-room school house model into the Modern Era.
The traditional academic model is obsolete, and yet people have continued to succeed with or without school. At Win Room School House we have pulled the secrets of success into an exciting educational culture available to all students and families.
Win Room School House boosts confidence by inspiring students to set and achieve goals, setting their own pace for life-long learning.
While students in the public school system struggle to find relevance in their education, Win Room members are not only prepared for the future, but they are allowed to succeed.
The traditional academic model is obsolete, and yet people have continued to succeed with or without school. At Win Room School House we have pulled the secrets of success into an exciting educational culture available to all students and families.
Win Room School House boosts confidence by inspiring students to set and achieve goals, setting their own pace for life-long learning.
While students in the public school system struggle to find relevance in their education, Win Room members are not only prepared for the future, but they are allowed to succeed.
How Win Room School House Works
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Self-Directed Learning
Self-Directed Learning Students begin their membership with an informal interview to map out their interests, ambitions and goals. Guides function more like Life Coaches than like Teachers, and assist in creating a plan to reach these goals. Upon arrival and departure each day, students notate their progress in their Success Journals. The Success Journal is a tool that can be used immediately and into adulthood to achieve goals and measure personal success. Students are grouped K-5th grade with up to 10 students per teacher. With the age span, students become teachers and practice partners. Students are encouraged to have 2 to 4 hours per day of learning time. Students and parents are allowed to create their own best schedule with flexible arrival and departure times. Students may take advantage of the extended day and bank “vacation” time or advance into the next grade level. Relevance
Relevance When a student reviews his/her goals each day the curriculum needs to be relevant. At Win Room School House students are learning the foundational basics of writing, reading and math in order to track and reach their goals. Members propel into learning art, language, science and more, as these topics apply to their interests Success Mentors
Success Mentors We believe that students are positively influenced by spending time with successful community mentors. Each student is matched with a mentor who exhibits a level of success in finances, physical health, and/or emotional well-being. Our mentors keep us connected to the community and ensure that Win Room School House students are equipped with the knowledge, skills and connections to be successful this year and into adulthood. Mentors: Students spend time with their Success Mentors at school and in the community, sharing ideas, working on projects, and even getting on-the-job training. Self-Governance
Self-Governance Win Room School House instills an atmosphere of emotional safety and mutual respect. Students are taught and empowered to use self-governance to solve problems individually and as a group. Meaningful Curriculum
Curriculum To experience success this year and beyond, students need a strong foundation of writing, reading and math, fueled by their unique interests and goals. Emphasis is placed on daily math lessons to ensure children can pass the ACT or SAT and enter college if desired. Learning Trajectory
Win Room School House Learning Trajectory Win Room School House is a year-round program offering continuous learning and a sustainable schedule. Students move from grade level to grade level in different subject areas according to their interests and goals, and not according to age or time of year. With a sustainable, consistent schedule, students are allowed to excel rapidly and enter college early or focus on business and creative ventures. Student INTERVIEW
Interview: Students are interviewed upon enrollment and throughout the year so staff and mentors have a clear understanding of interests, goals, strengths and weaknesses, and how best to encourage and assist. The Interview also ensures educational benchmarks are being met. sUCCESS jOURNAL
Success Journal: When goals and interests are the engine driving a student’s education, there are no limits to what can be achieved. The Goal Book ensures that progress and learning are properly documented. |
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"My kids have become happier and more responsible since joining Win Room."
-Mom of 6
Meet the Founder
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – W.B. Yeats
Angela Smithee, Founder
Mompreneur Angela Smithee believes that all children have a desire to learn, grow and excel. Smithee has over fifteen years of experience in teaching and coaching children. Her focus in the classroom is instilling intrinsic motivation while challenging kids to think bigger.
Smithee was a star student growing up, but realized her junior year of high school that the "work hard, get good grades, go to college, get a great job" mantra was not a sure-fire method for success.
Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia brought on by Over-Achiever-itis she was forced to slow down and rethink her future. For the benefit of her physical health she chose to drop out of high school and attend college early. Not wanting to rack up any more student loans without a career in mind, Angela headed for the real world.
Seeing a need for computer-savvy professionals, Angela started freelancing as a web designer. Fifteen years later her freelancing has turned into a major web design agency, working with hundreds of small business owners, and employing a team located across the country.
Smithee employs recent graduates as well as high school students. She observes a startling disconnect between what students are learning in school and what they actually need to know to survive in the real world and business world.
It is Angela's goal to instill in children lifelong survival skills of creativity and confidence.
Smithee was a star student growing up, but realized her junior year of high school that the "work hard, get good grades, go to college, get a great job" mantra was not a sure-fire method for success.
Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia brought on by Over-Achiever-itis she was forced to slow down and rethink her future. For the benefit of her physical health she chose to drop out of high school and attend college early. Not wanting to rack up any more student loans without a career in mind, Angela headed for the real world.
Seeing a need for computer-savvy professionals, Angela started freelancing as a web designer. Fifteen years later her freelancing has turned into a major web design agency, working with hundreds of small business owners, and employing a team located across the country.
Smithee employs recent graduates as well as high school students. She observes a startling disconnect between what students are learning in school and what they actually need to know to survive in the real world and business world.
It is Angela's goal to instill in children lifelong survival skills of creativity and confidence.