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We are empowering the most neglected and forgotten children to see beyond their circumstances and reach beyond their dreams to a thriving life that empower others.

AI visualization of what we are working towards

I believe the children are our future, teach them well, and let them lead the way.—Whitney Houston

Our future depends upon the learning that happens today, not just for the children we know, but the children we don't know yet

But most education is not designed to solve the problems of today. This is the first difference between SchoolONE and other schools. We first and foremost focus our education on ensuring that what is learned is what is actually important for our student both survive in the conditions they live; AND thrive by co-creating a community that works for all.

Welcome to SchoolONE

We are a California Private School operated by EducateONE a California Public Benefit Corporation (Control ID B20250047732 with EIN 33-4868718) We are registered with California under CDS Code 31668946157374 and our Federal NCES ID is A2300227. More information about the legal status of our school can be found in our FAQ.

We don't treat students like widgets on a 19th century grade level assembly line

• No grade levels... Because they are a grossly inadequate fiction
• We don't fail kids... Because they aren't the failures, the education system is
• We don't teach the 3 R's... As 'riting & 'rithmatic are spelled wrong
• We don't teach to forget... Because it is a waste to learn useless facts
• We aren't luddites... Because the technology is here, and we must use it wisely

Instead we support student learning through 21st century ideas

• Containerized learning... We break learning down to self-contained modules that are relevant to where the student is and where they want to go
• Mastery learning... So that learners can always find a path to success, and do not continue until they adequately do
• Students develop competencies... All learning is about improving our knowledge and skills for the contexts we live in
• Project-based... Because actions speak louder than words
• We embrace AI... But we don't outsource our thinking to it

Our Programs

SchoolONE and EducateONE more broadly has multiple programs that may seem divergent from each other, yet all are working to build a holistic system to improve the world.

• Bright Futures for Rohingya Refugees—Supporting those in most need with the services that will keep them alive along with the education that will allow them to thrive.
• AI Developer Diploma Alpha Cohort—An invitation-only program for students to earn a California High School Diploma focused on AI Development.
• Actually Useful AI Training—Short professional development sessions to make AI actually useful.
• Master Educator—A post-graduate level program for our volunteer educators to earn Master Educator, NBPTS, and CHEP certifications.
• Homeless Prevention Short-Term Microloans—Instead of putting most of our money in a bank, we use it to keep people from being homeless and from being preyed upon by "payday lenders".
• Learning Gap Private Tutoring—Master Educators providing low-cost or free private tutoring for at-risk American kids.
• Digitools Diploma for Developing Economies—Quality Technical Secondary Education and Software for less than the the cost of Netflix(tm) (Coming Soon!)

For Existing Participants

• 🏫 Learning Management System
• ℹ️ School Information System
• ⟰ Educate①ℕΣ Open Library

We know what happens when desperation festers