EmpowerEd

🤝🌿 Collaboration isn’t just encouraged at EmpowerEd - it’s how learning happens.

At EmpowerEd, students don’t learn in isolation or within rigid grade levels. They learn together, across ages and experiences - just like in the real world.

✨ Through collaboration, students:
🧠 Support and strengthen each other’s learning (scaffolding in action)
🗣️ Build strong communication skills with peers of all ages
🤝 Develop confidence working in diverse groups
🌱 Gain real-life skills that extend far beyond the classroom

And collaboration doesn’t stop inside our walls…

🌍 We extend learning into the community every week:
📍 Friday field trips + community service
🥾 Educational hikes with local experts
🌾 Hands-on learning at local farms
🎨 Experiential arts and science learning at local businesses

Students don’t just learn about their world -
They actively engage with it.

🌿 At EmpowerEd, collaboration + real-world experience = meaningful, lasting learning.

🚨☀️ Summer spots are filling up at EmpowerEd!

If you’ve been looking for a program that feels:
🌈 Inclusive
🤝 Community-driven
🧠 Supportive of mental & emotional well-being
🎨 Creative and engaging

This is your sign.

Our summer program offers a unique, holistic environment where kids can:
✨ Learn through experience
✨ Connect across ages
✨ Be fully themselves

💥 Limited spots available - we keep our groups intentionally small

📩 Don’t wait - check the link in the comments or email [email protected]

NowEnrolling

🌍 A strong academic environment begins with belonging.

At EmpowerEd, inclusion is intentionally woven into the structure of our school - not treated as an add-on.

We create a learning environment where:
🌈 Students’ identities, pronouns, and self-expression are respected
🌎 Diverse cultures and belief systems are explored with curiosity and respect
🤝 Every learner is supported within a safe and welcoming space

This foundation allows students to engage more deeply in their academic work, collaborate effectively, and develop a broader understanding of the world around them.

🌿✨ What if summer could support your child’s growth—not set them back?

At EmpowerEd, summer is a time for:
🧠 Building confidence
💛 Strengthening emotional awareness
🤝 Developing meaningful friendships
🌎 Exploring the world in hands-on ways

We focus on the whole child - not just academics.

Your child won’t just pass the time…
They’ll grow, connect, and thrive.

☀️ Our summer program is designed for school-aged kids in a collaborative, mixed-age environment.

📩 Learn more + sign up through the link in the comments or email [email protected]

🌈 A truly effective learning environment is one where every child feels seen and respected.

At EmpowerEd, inclusion is foundational to our educational model.

We:
✨ Respect and affirm each child’s chosen pronouns, identities, and self-expression
🌎 Honor diverse cultures, beliefs, and worldviews
🤝 Create a safe, welcoming environment for all learners

By fostering this level of respect and awareness, students develop not only academically - but also as globally conscious, empathetic individuals.

🌿✨ Learning extends far beyond the classroom.

At EmpowerEd, experiential learning is a key component of our program.

📍 Weekly Field Trips:
Students engage with their community through educational outings, service opportunities, and recreational experiences.

🍎 Community Lunch:
Learners collaborate across ages to plan, budget, and prepare meals - developing practical life skills and teamwork.

Through these experiences, students:
🌎 Build real-world understanding
🤝 Strengthen community connection
🧠 Apply learning in meaningful, hands-on ways

This approach creates learning that is not only academic - but relevant, embodied, and lasting.

😅 Tired of summer programs that feel like more of the same?

If you’re looking for something more intentional for your child this summer… this is it!

At EmpowerEd, we offer a program that:
✨ Supports emotional well-being
✨ Encourages creativity and curiosity
✨ Builds real-life social skills
✨ Gives kids space to be themselves

No rigid structure. No one-size-fits-all learning.

Just a supportive, engaging environment where your child can actually enjoy summer while still growing. 🌿

☀️ Now enrolling for summer!

📩 Learn more in the comments or Email [email protected]

💙Our school visited D.C. Lamphere Studio and had a wonderful experience!

Special thanks to Randal Iverson, Dale and Jane for the video and their amazing hospitality!

Check it out! 🎥

Lamphere Studio For The Arts - Elementary School Visit This is "Lamphere Studio For The Arts - Elementary School Visit" by Randal Iverson on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

UPDATE: All positions for the coming school year have been filled.

✨ This isn’t your typical classroom… and we’re not looking for typical educators. ✨

At EmpowerEd in Rapid City, learning looks different—because we believe it should.

🌎 Students collaborate across ages
🤝 They engage with the community
🧠💛 Growth includes emotional, mental, physical, and intellectual development
🌈 Diversity in identity, culture, and belief is welcomed and valued

We’re hiring full-time & part-time educators who are:
✨ Creative thinkers
✨ Adaptable leaders
✨ Collaborative humans
✨ Passionate about reimagining education

📩 Apply: Send your resume to [email protected]
+ a cover letter sharing why EmpowerEd speaks to you.

🌱 Come be part of something meaningful.