Inside a Youth-Run Microschool in Virginia

Inside a Youth-Run Microschool in Virginia

July 7, 2026 · 36 min · Season 5 · Episode 394

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Kym Kent interviews Catina Sweedy about a unique, youth-led microschool in Virginia.

Special Summer Episode! Kym Kent, an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at the Education Entrepreneurship Lab, is the guest host for today's LiberatED Podcast ! Listen in as she interviews Catina Sweedy, a staff member at the Embark Center for Self-Directed Education in Leesburg, Virginia. Catina tells us about this unique, youth-led microschool for tweens and teens. *** Sign up for Kerry's free, weekly email newsletter on education trends at edentrepreneur.org . Kerry's latest book, Joyful Learning: How to Find Freedom, Happiness, and Success Beyond Conventional Schooling , is available now wherever books are sold!

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