02/06/2026
Join us on Saturday, February 7th at our open house!
Come see, feel, and experience the Apiary difference. We can’t wait to welcome you! 💛
Meet Apiary - A better way to do school. Education as it should be: student-centered & rooted in curiosity In year one we'll be serving K-8th grades.
ALA is the only private, secular, accredited school in Iowa for grades K-12 that is offering a unique educational approach emphasizing hands-on learning, individualized instruction, and holistic development, while creating an internal service model to welcome all abilities.
02/06/2026
Join us on Saturday, February 7th at our open house!
Come see, feel, and experience the Apiary difference. We can’t wait to welcome you! 💛
02/02/2026
Whether we’re in for more winter or an early spring, Apiary students love taking their learning and playing outside! ☀️❄️
02/01/2026
Less than a week away! We’d love to see you there!
✨ Open House ✨
📅 Saturday, February 7 | ⏰ 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Come meet our team, explore our space, and experience what makes Apiary unique. Can’t attend? Private tours are available! 💛🐝
Apiary Leadership Academy is growing! Enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year is now open!
Whether you are just beginning to explore educational options or ready to dive deeper, we would love to connect, answer your questions, and share what makes Apiary a special place for children to grow and thrive.
Check out our website: www.apiaryleadershipacademy.org or join us at our open house!
✨ Open House ✨
📅 Saturday, February 7 | ⏰ 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Come meet our team, explore our space, and experience what makes Apiary unique. Can’t attend? Private tours are available! 💛🐝
01/28/2026
Why choose Apiary Leadership Academy?
Our students learn through hands-on projects, real-world applications, and meaningful life skills. They learn through play, through movement, and by spending time outside. They collaborate in mixed-age groups, building leadership, empathy, and confidence along the way.
We believe children learn best when they are engaged, trusted, and encouraged to explore the world around them. At Apiary, curiosity is honored, learning is joyful, and students are empowered to grow into capable, thoughtful leaders.
🌟Looking for a school that values depth, connection, and whole-child learning? We’d love to connect with your family.
01/16/2026
🩺✨ Learning From Real-World Experts ✨🩺
We loved welcoming Nurse Crystal to Apiary Leadership Academy! Students explored the human body in a hands-on, memorable way, by learning about our skeletons, joints, hearts, and lungs, and how they all work together to keep us healthy.
Nurse Crystal also shared real surgical tools and sutures, giving students a closer look at medical equipment and sparking thoughtful questions. One of the highlights? Using stethoscopes to listen to their own heartbeats and checking blood pressure—learning science by doing.
Thank you, Nurse Crystal, for helping make learning come alive! 🐝💛
01/15/2026
At Apiary Leadership Academy, we believe school should nurture curiosity, independence, and confidence.
Our Montessori-inspired, project-based approach honors each child as a whole person and invites them to learn with purpose, creativity, and joy. This is education designed with intention.
✨ Looking for an intentionally different learning experience? Send us a message or head to our website to learn more.
www.apiaryleadershipacademy.org
01/13/2026
🎉 Happy National Sticker Day! 🎉
We believe learning should be joyful, and stickers definitely help. To celebrate National Sticker Day, we’re giving away a set of Apiary Leadership Academy stickers to one lucky winner! 🐝✨
How to enter:
1️⃣ Like this post
2️⃣ Follow our page
3️⃣ Comment with your favorite kind of sticker (bonus points if it’s bees 🐝)
We’ll randomly select a winner and announce it soon!
Stickers, smiles, and a little extra joy—just one more way we celebrate creativity and curiosity at Apiary. 💛
01/11/2026
Apiary Leadership Academy is growing! Enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year is now open!
Whether you are just beginning to explore educational options or ready to dive deeper, we would love to connect, answer your questions, and share what makes Apiary a special place for children to grow and thrive.
Check out our website: www.apiaryleadershipacademy.org or join us at our open house!
✨ Open House ✨
📅 Saturday, February 7 | ⏰ 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Come meet our team, explore our space, and experience what makes Apiary unique. Can’t attend? Private tours are available! 💛🐝
We are loving our day of learning at ISU Nutcracker Ballet + STEM!
12/02/2025
💛🐝 This Giving Tuesday, we’re inviting our Apiary community to help us keep the hive thriving! 🐝💛
At Apiary Leadership Academy, every single day is filled with moments of curiosity, joy, and discovery, from hands-on STEM learning to building life skills that empower our students to soar. Your support makes these experiences possible.
✨ By giving today, you’re helping us:
• Provide enriching learning opportunities
• Strengthen our programs and resources
• Create a warm, safe, and inspiring environment for every child
No gift is too small! Every contribution creates a ripple of impact for our scholars, our classrooms, and our growing community.
If Apiary has touched your family, your heart, or your hope for the future, we’d love for you to join us in giving today. Together, we can continue building a place where students learn, lead, and shine.
💛 Thank you for believing in our hive.
11/20/2025
At Apiary, hands-on learning isn’t just something we talk about, it’s something our students do every day… even in the kitchen!
Through the practical life skill of cooking, our students are measuring and mixing, exploring science, practicing independence, and building community.
When students cook, learning becomes meaningful, memorable, and delicious! We’re proud to give our Apiary students opportunities to grow their minds and life skills- one recipe at a time 💛🐝
11/17/2025
It was a beautiful week last week at Apiary!
We are grateful for the wonderful student conferences we had. Thank you to our families for partnering with us, celebrating growth, and supporting each child’s learning journey 💛
We ended our week in the sunshine, launching water rockets and playing with our new gaga ball pit!