Academy
The Future is Bright!
21st Century Learning For 21st Century Kids!
Colossal Academy is a STEM based online micro-school and homeschool learning community. The focus of Colossal Academy is to on providing 21st Century skills through experiential learning, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, teamwork, creativity, and a growth mindset. Each week students are exposed to real-world and practical applications of their learning. Real-world applications include: coding, surf and skateboard science, drafting, design, cooking, robotics, and website development.
At Colossal Academy, the aim is to make meaningful and engaging classroom time. Students are directly involved in the learning outcomes through project-based learning. At Colossal Academy, we respect the individual’s intrinsic motivation and find avenues of interest to link to stand learning with their interests. In an empowering and gentle way, students gain self-confidence and ultimately unite the home, community, and academic life into one.
It is important for adolescents to be given responsibility in order to gain more autonomy. At Colossal Academy, students practice practical life skills as a part of their everyday routine. Students are responsible for keeping their learning environment tidy and granted the opportunity to build, sew, cook, clean, and find ways to explore their unique interests, whatever they may be. Through gentle guidance, students gain self-confidence and ultimately unite the home, community, and academic life into one.
About us
What We Offer
Personalized Approach
Each child is different. Each child comes into learning at different stages and different times.
Engaging Online Learning
STEM Kits, Game-Based Learning, and hands-on learning projects keep students engaged.
Vision
An online hybrid learning environment that students are excited to sign onto.
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Tuition Fee
Colossal Curriculum
(Daily Check-ins)- Daily check-ins
- Differentiated learning
- Grades K-8
- STEM-Focused Extracurriculars
Full Hybrid Program
(Live Classes)- All live instruction
- Weekly Hands-on Kits
- Weekly in-person Meet up
- Live Montessori Art on Wednesdays
- Project-Based Learning
- Small-Group Instruction
- Skateboarding and Surf included
Year Experiential Learning Fees
Year’s Art Supplies
Hands-on Learning Kits
STEM
Non- Refundable
One-on-One
Virtual Tutoring- Colossal Academy offers one-on-one tutoring K-12
Home School Consultancy
- Trying to piece homeschooling together?
- Meet to get a semester coordinated for your child
What Parents Says About Colossal
Tamara
Parent
Colossal Academy is a great way of learning. The teachers are awesome and they really enjoy working with kids. They have done an amazing job in teaching my kids German as a native language. They have acquired more and more grammar, reading and writing skills since we started the course with her. Everything is matched according to the kids skills and needs.
Max Fam
Parent
Colossal Academy provides a fantastic learning experience! Reenie is simply the best at what she does and will make sure your kids receive the educational tools they need to succeed.
Kathy Robles
Parent
My son and I had the great opportunity to have Ms. Shiren as a teacher, here in Mexico City! My son not only enjoyed her classes but she motivated him in so many ways–not many teachers do. To this day he remembers the fun he had in her classroom- I most certainly recommend her and Colossal Academy!
@unlikelycharming Ms. Jeannie showed the kids how to create their own self-watering system. Since there’s no running water at the farm the greatest adventure has been to learn about water and how necessary it is to all living beings. Colossal Kids are learning how to reconnect with nature in balance with their screens. These truly are LIFE SKILLS!
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#containergardening #colossalacademy #microschool #montessorimiddleschool #middleschool #farmschool #agriculture #permaculture #nature #getdirty #sweat #hydrate #handsonlearning #projectbasedlearning #pbl #interdisciplinary #wildschooling #naturebased #naturebasedlearning #solutions #lifeskills
Today a neighbor farmer helped us plant baby bok Choy.
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#farmschool #permaculture #montessorimiddleschool #skoolie #microschool #bokchoy #getdirty #soflo
@unlikelycharming taught the student how to spot a pest, what to responsibly do with them, and how to cover the crop with mulch to help them grow.
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#sustainability #permaculture #skoolie #farmschool #microschool #montessorimiddleschool #ibmyp #pestcontrol #sustainability #farming #colossalacademy #skoolie #magicschoolbus #education #pbl #experiential #thefutureisbright
Today we worked if firing the wood for our compost toilet outhouse. #farmschool #montessorimiddleschool #permaculture #skoolie #microschool #farmschool #shousugiban #allhandsondeck
@unlikelycharming educates on the importance of bees. The greatest contribution of bees and other pollinators is the pollination of nearly three quarters of the plants that produce 90% of the world’s food. A third of the world’s food production depends on bees, i.e. every third spoonful of food depends on pollination.
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#colossalacademy #pollinators #bees #outdoors #farmschool #farmeducation #microschool #savethebees🐝 #permaculture #skoolie
In the context of art as a tool for change, students are exploring and reflecting on how a visual aid, in this case a poster at a protest, can be used to express an idea💥
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#art #protestart #artasatool #21stcenturyskills #microschool #podschool #socialjusticeeducation
Today the students used their upper body to strengthen and trust. Benefits include:
Strengthen core muscles
Strengthen hand and finger muscles for better fine motor control
Weight bearing is heavy work so activates proprioceptors for organization. #upperbodyworkout #coreworkout #capoeira #training #colossalacademy #outdooreducation #physicaleducation #microschool
Today’s #outdoorpe class incorporated many different and new muscle groups. #capoeira is not for the faint hearted and these kids persevered through a tough workout.
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#colossalacademy #outdooradventures #outdooreducation #capoeira #angola #microschool #lifelessons #lifeskills
Happy Birthday #audrelorde .
“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
― Audre Lorde.
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#thefutureisbright #courage #strength #blackhistorymonth #blackwriters #poet #power #revolutionary
Such a beautiful bunch of students! Today we got to enjoy eating the tumeric that was just harvested. #farmschool #skoolie #microschool #permaculture #caravanlearners #colossalacademy #schoolbusschool #homeschool
They worked so hard today! Thanks @unlikelycharming for the in-depth lesson on bees! It was fascinating lesson! #farmschool is taking shape.
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#skoolie #farmschool #microschool #permaculture #caravanlearners #pollenators #caravanlearners #schoolbusschool #colossalacademy #farmlife #garden #schoolgarden #permaculture #bees #savethebees🐝 #skoolieschool #montessori #homeschoolpod
Taking a look at the green house. I’m think that this should be a butterfly garden. #farmschool #microschool #permaculture #pollenators #butterfly #greenhouse #repair
Teacher Darleen is teaching a great unit on #art as a tool for change. February 16th through March 11th, we will have a unit titled “Movements of Resistance: Art as a tool for change”. In this unit, through the lens of art, students will be called to reflect on and question the power of art in social justice movements. Students will be exposed to historical and contemporary examples within the greater context of #blackhistorymonth and #womenshistorymonth. Within this unit, students will be asked to engage their own creative power in order to express their perspective within a social cause that is important to them.
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#bethechange #art #arthistory #colossalacademy #blackhistory #teachersofinstagram #skoolie #microschool #farmschool #socialchange
Continuing our school house bus! Using inspiration from #skoolie to get this bus looking pretty! #schoolbusconversion #microschool #farmschool #permaculture #caravan #hybrid
We got a bus! #colossalacademy is going to build the bus to be a classroom. We are excited about this leg of our journey and are ready for every tip and trick!.
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#skoolie #skoolieconversion #schoolbusconversion #caravanlearners #busconversion #mobileschool #farmschool #hotspot
Thanks @fruitsncahoots for blessing our basket with passion fruit! Yum!! #exoticfruit #passionfruit #tropicalfruit #soflo #fruitsncahoots #colossalacademy
#farmschool with @unlikelycharming today. Students learned about keeping track of what goes in the ground. They tended to their radishes, planted carrots and zinnias. We are learning #balance of the earth through #permaculture. It’s exciting times. .
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#experientiallearning #microschool #permaculture #farmschool #teacher #earthschool #caravanlearners #smallbusiness #entrepreneurship #seeds #fruits #soflo
Happy Year of the Ox! Check out this @ted https://www.ted.com/talks/shaolan_the_chinese_zodiac_explained. What’s your sign? .
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#tedtalks #microschool #chinesenewyear #yearoftheox #dumplings
Practicing for our #chinesenewyear #yearoftheox! And to think I was considering buying them instead of cooking them. #sogood #dumplings #colossalacademy
@cts.rapidset was the students’ medium today on the STEAM project— mini skatepark. As we explore the material cement and concrete we will continue to design and draft up our dream skate park. #skatepark #skate @surfskatescience #pushkick #physics #engineering