#210, Building a Faith-Based School Curriculum with Trudy Wischropp

#210, Building a Faith-Based School Curriculum with Trudy Wischropp

From School Success Podcast by Mitchell Slater

March 2, 2026 Β· 27 min Β· Season 1 Β· Episode 210

About this episode

Trudy Wischropp shares her journey of transitioning from public education to founding a faith-based microschool.

"𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒕 π’šπ’π’–π’“π’”π’†π’π’‡, 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 π’Šπ’•'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’“π’†π’‚π’π’π’š 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’–. 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 π’Šπ’” π’‚π’”π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒇 π’šπ’π’–, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’• π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’ƒπ’Šπ’ˆ 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑯𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 π’‚π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” π’‘π’“π’π’—π’Šπ’…π’†." - π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘¦ π‘Šπ‘–π‘ π‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘ , πΉπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ Armor Academy After 24 years in public education, Trudy Wischropp felt a pull toward something different. In this episode, she details the journey of purchasing a historic one-room schoolhouse, the struggle of surrendering a steady paycheck, and the reality of launching a microschool with just three students. A must-listen for any educator feeling the urge to build something of their own. 🎧 -- π‘‡π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦'𝑠 π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ co-π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘―π’†π’“π’›π’π’ˆ π‘­π’π’–π’π’…π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ and ClassReach . ClassReach is your ultimate partner in streamlining school management. Designed with schools in mind, their user-friendly software simplifies administration, enhances communication, and empowers educators to focus on what matters mostβ€”student success. Discover tools to manage grades, attendance, scheduling, and more, all in one place. Visit…

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