Founder-Led Microschools for a
More Human Future
We also help families discover small, personalized learning environments where children can be known, challenged, and supported.
Why Microschools Matter NOW
Small, locally rooted microschools can respond with greater flexibility, personalization, and human connection. Changemaker microschools combine meaningful academics, real-world learning, whole-human development, and the freedom to adapt education to the students and communities they serve.
Personalized Learning & Student Agency
Students learn in small environments where educators can understand their strengths, needs, interests, and goals. With thoughtful guidance and clear expectations, learners make meaningful choices, develop independence, and take greater ownership of their education.
Powered by Community
Changemaker microschools are independently owned and shaped by their Founders and local communities. Families, caregivers, mentors, and community partners can play an active role in learning, helping students build meaningful relationships and connect education to the world around them.
Experiential Learning
Students connect academic learning to hands-on projects, real-world questions, experimentation, and problem-solving. By creating, collaborating, and applying what they learn, students develop knowledge and skills they can use beyond the classroom.
Mind Body Soul
Mind Body Soul is Changemaker Education’s signature whole-human development framework. It helps students build self-awareness, emotional intelligence, nervous system regulation, healthy habits, resilience, meaningful relationships, purpose, and a commitment to their communities.
Culture of Trust & Choice
Students and educators thrive in environments grounded in trust, mutual respect, belonging, and meaningful choice. With freedom comes responsibility, giving learners opportunities to use their voices, take appropriate risks, learn from experience, and contribute to their school community.
Microschools Create New Possibilities
Microschools bring education back to a more personal scale. Students can be known deeply, families can become meaningful partners, and Founders can create schools shaped by their vision and community.
For Students & Families
Small, learner-centered environments give students more opportunities to be seen, supported, challenged, and celebrated. Families can build stronger relationships with educators and play a more active role in their child’s learning community. Visit our blog to learn more about the benefits of microschooling with practical ideas and advice.
For Educators
Educators, parents, and community leaders can turn their vision for education into an independently owned microschool. Changemaker provides coaching, practical infrastructure, enrollment guidance, curriculum resources, and a community of peers to help bring that vision to life.
See What It Really Takes to Launch a Microschool
Starting a microschool takes more than a powerful educational vision. It also means making thoughtful decisions about your school model, legal structure, facilities, finances, enrollment, marketing, operations, curriculum, and community.
Our free Microschool Founder Launch Guide gives you an inside look at the journey and the support Changemaker Education provides before and after your school opens.
Inside the Launch Guide, you'll explore:
Build Your Microschool in Community
Personalized Coaching & Practical Support
Move from vision to launch with personalized coaching, strategic advising, operating tools, enrollment guidance, and practical resources shaped around your school and community.
With a Focus on the
Mind, Body, and Soul
Use Changemaker’s signature whole-human development framework as a curriculum foundation for students and as a source of reflection, growth, and leadership development for you as a Founder.
Founder Ownership & Community
Own and lead a school that reflects your distinct vision while building alongside a national community of Founders who share ideas, solve problems, and support one another.
What Education Leaders Say About CEO, David K. Richards
Changemaker Education CEO David K. Richards has spent decades helping educators strengthen their leadership, launch schools, and turn ambitious ideas into action.
I met David when I was stuck in a dysfunctional school system. After our first call, I knew we would do great things together! He helped me take my idea to a successful microschool launch with clarity and support. Now, I love going to work each day, empowering our students to thrive in a nurturing environment. David's coaching will help you get clear on the steps you need to take, make you a better person, and make your dream come true!
David has coached me for several years, and I recommend him without hesitation. He has an uncanny ability to see your greatest strengths and lead around that in the conversation, while also gently nudging you toward your growth edges. I also appreciate that he is deeply committed to equity. David helped me go from Principal to being a successful operator of my own small school.
David is an education pioneer who helped me believe in my vision by inspiring, supporting, and coaching me. We worked through my fears with his authentic and non-judgmental style. His deep experience launching schools, combined with his encouragement to follow your heart, and his practical business advice is unparalleled. If you're looking to build a microschool with heart, David’s coaching is essential.
Could You Be a Microschool Founder?
If you are an educator, parent, or community leader imagining a more human approach to education, your vision may be the beginning of something your community needs. Explore your readiness, strengths, and next steps with our free three-minute quiz.
