Ep 225: The Flaws of Public Schools & The New Education Model with Gillian Berard & Jenna Baggott

About this episode

Alec Zeck discusses the flaws of public schools and the new education model with Gillian Berard and Jenna Baggott, founders of Infinity Academy.

This podcast is made possible by our listeners and viewers. If this show has brought you value, you can support it by becoming a member of The Way Forward , our platform designed to help you find the health and freedom community (people, practitioners, schools, farms, and more) near you. Your membership directly supports the podcast and the work we do. The public school system has been damaging our children… but it doesn’t have to be this way. In this conversation, I sit down with the founders of Infinity Academy, a project-based and nature-rooted school that was created after years of questioning the assumptions behind institutional education. Gillian, the school’s Curriculum and Instructional Lead, spent more than a decade teaching in public education and repeatedly felt that something about the system wasn’t working. Her work now focuses on project-based learning designed to nurture curiosity, critical thinking, and intrinsic motivation in children. Jenna, a Registered Nurse and wellness educator, co-founded the school after recognizing similar systemic problems in healthcare and education. Her work helps integrate nature, hands-on learning, and whole-person wellbeing into the…

People in this episode

Host: Alec Zeck

Guests: Gillian Berard, Jenna Baggott

Topics covered

• public education
• alternative education
• project-based learning
• child development
• wellness education

Keywords

• public schools
• education model
• project-based learning
• child agency
• wellbeing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Infinity Academy

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