Flying Trees Academy

📚We had so much fun participating in Pete's Reading Club. We can't wait to do it again in the upcoming school year.

🐧 Our students got to experience the joy of reading for fun... while also counting the reading time toward their blended learning requirements. AND we got to meet Pete and attend a YSU basketball game! The students' favorite parts of the whole experience were when Pete did the "6-7" hand (er, flipper) gesture and shook his tailfeathers for them. 🎉

🌳 Peep us in this 2025-2026 recap video that Pete and his friends put together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPpBvuln6Yk. Thank you John Vargo and Youngstown State Penguins for offering this program to local schools!

Pete's Reading Club 2025-26 review Thank you to the members of the Youngstown State Softball, Track an...

What a great post! It adds a meaningful perspective to FTA’s point that the education model still being used in most schools is outdated. That model had its value at a certain time in history, but it isn’t the right fit for kids growing up in the midst of a technological revolution.

Our academic approach at FTA is built on teaching kids to ask questions, be curious, connect information across contexts, and learn HOW to learn so they’ll be prepared for college and the careers of the future. Why aren’t all schools teaching in a way that matches the world we’re living in?

read this if you have kids or grandkids 👆 INTELLECTUAL ADVANTAGE DAILY Children's Encyclopedia ➡ Children's Intellectual Development Report Top Educator Exposes the "Cognitive Window": Why Most 8-Year-Olds Lose Their Intellectual Edge (And the "Elite Secret" to Getting It Back) By David Sterling, Retired Academy Director April 01, 2026 at...

🍎 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 "𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 & 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻" 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗮𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺.

Have you ever thought: What if education was redesigned around how children actually learn? 🤔

Join Dr. Farris — developmental psychologist, professor, researcher, and founder of Flying Trees Academy — for a virtual Lunch & Learn exploring:
✨ Why education must evolve for the 21st century
✨ What research says about motivation, engagement, and learning
✨ How schools can better support curiosity, critical thinking, executive functioning, and healthy development
✨ What families and educators can do differently right now

This session may qualify as continuing education/professional development for current teachers.

Interested parents will also:
🌿 Learn more about Flying Trees Academy
🌿 Hear about our innovative educational approach
🌿 Learn about our admissions process
🌿 Have the opportunity to schedule a student shadow day

Families choose Flying Trees Academy because they’re ready to go against the grain and rethink what education can become. Are you ready to join our movement to transform education?

Limited spots remain for Fall 2026.

To RSVP for the June 2nd Lunch & Learn:
📧 [email protected]
📞 330-412-1912
🌐 FlyingTreesAcademy.org

The K-12 education model that’s STILL being used in almost all schools was designed during the Industrial Revolution. The goal was to prepare students for compliance and factory-style work, which made sense at that time.

But the world has changed dramatically since then. Shouldn’t education change too?

At Flying Trees Academy, students learn how to think critically, solve problems, regulate themselves, collaborate, and develop the skills needed to thrive in rapidly changing 21st century careers and life.

Join us for one of our upcoming information sessions to learn more about how to enroll your kids in our innovative, evidence-based school:

📅 Wednesday, May 20 at 9:30am
📅 Friday, May 22 at 1:00pm

📍 4570 Lockwood Blvd, Boardman OH 44511
🌐 FlyingTreesAcademy.org
📞 330-412-1912
📧 [email protected]

RSVP by text, phone, or email.

Flying Trees Academy Our innovative, evidence-based approach is transforming education for the 21st century! We combine rigorous academic expectations with support for students' personal development so they excel as learners AND as human beings.
Now accepting EdChoice!

We spent some time recently learning about the water cycle and different types of clouds. ☁️

We talked about how water moves through our world and how what we see in the sky is all connected to that process in real, everyday ways.

Then we brought it to life.

Students built their own cloud models using cotton balls, creating everything from fluffy cumulus clouds to thin cirrus clouds. It’s always fun watching something abstract start to make sense once they can actually build it with their hands.

We also had a little fun with it, cloud cupcakes and a small cloud themed surprise to take home.

At Flying Trees Academy, we try to make learning feel real and connected, something students can actually see, touch, and understand, not just hear about.

📲 Send us a message to learn more about joining our movement to transform education for the 21st century.

Flying Trees Academy is truly a one-of-a-kind school. We're designed for students who are:
👉 Curious
👉 Capable
👉 Ready to think deeply
👉 Proud to take ownership of their learning

We combine rigorous academics with a model that builds independence, not dependence.

In this group, that shows up in real time.

A simple hands on prompt becomes collaboration. Ideas are tested, debated, and refined. Students naturally step into roles: some lead, some build, some connect the dots. No one is passively following. Everyone is engaged in the process.

What starts as a lesson becomes so much more.

A completed body of work that reflects critical thinking, shared responsibility, and real academic engagement.

When learning is designed this way, students don’t just memorize facts and repeat them for tests.

They think. They lead. They thrive. They become the changemakers of tomorrow.

We still have some openings for the 2026-2027 school year. Reach out to us to learn more about our application process.

🎉 What a great day!! Our first Spring Carnival was an incredible success.

We enjoyed hours of smiles and laughter as kids had fun and parents got to enjoy a cozy afternoon inside.

Silent auction winners have all been contacted. Enjoy your prizes!

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who showed up - or chimed in from a distance - to support us! 💚

We were having too much fun to get pictures. If you took any, please drop them in the comments! 📸