The Grove Learning Collective

07/28/2026

Calling all educators and parents. If you’re looking for a dynamic and deep learning opportunity for how to best work with children with the goal of helping them optimally grow and mature, this is the training series for you. In the training we explore, discuss and integrate…

Radical Responsibility
Supporting Autonomy
Establishing Relationships
Developing Respect
Growth Mindset
Purposeful Paise

Dr. Khanh Tran will guide us through these and many other subjects. Join us as we learn about how psychology and child development can be integrated into how we teach and care for children.

When: Starting August 10th @ 5pm and every Monday after (unless noted)

Where: The Grove Learning Collective (855 Illinois St.)

Facilitator: Dr. Khanh Tran

Please email us at [email protected] to let us know you plan to attend or if you have any questions!

With the best science on holistic child development as our guide, The Grove provides an engaging and compassionate (K-12) self-directed learning environment; a space in which children thrive.

07/06/2026

The ESA scholarship application is now available. Please follow this link to apply.

https://edu.wyoming.gov/parents/education-savings-accounts/

If you are interested in enrolling your child at The Grove this fall, this scholarship will award families 7k in tuition support. It is on a first come, first serve basis so don’t delay.

For assistance applying please text or call 808-388-7575. We are available all week to help families apply. Just call or text to give us a heads up and we can confirm a time!

The ESA program was established by the Wyoming Education Savings Account Act in 2024, which was amended by the Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act this year. The program provides eligible students to receive $7,000 annually, beginning in the 2025-26 school year, for various educational expenses, includ...

06/11/2026

Play and autonomy are the ingredients that best support deep and lasting social/emotional skills. Here one student is teaching others how to best kill and gut a fish. First they are connecting with each other; learning to negotiate and trust one another. They then started discussing how the fish might feel. After concluding that it’s probably scared and in pain, they decided to do the process as quickly and carefully as they could to ease the fish’s experience.
As an educator with a health and wellness background, this is the ultimate example of cultivating the “soft skills” that are becoming more and more crucial in today’s world.

Interested? Come join our Summer Camp by registering here: https://forms.gle/YLdsJ8bBWBPegex2A

06/08/2026

Civics project exploring Democracy and self-governance, Knife throwing, Dungeons and Dragons, tag at Kendrick Park, 3-D printing… This sounds like fun opportunities that might fill an entire week. This was just one day @ The Grove Summer Camp.

We are still welcoming campers!
Click the link below to register

https://forms.gle/s5oChXbZ29z6kLsj9

Or check us out @ [email protected]

Location: 855 Illinois St.

808-388-7575

05/05/2026

The Grove Learning Collective will be running a “Summer Self-Directed Learning Camp” June 8th - July 30th, 2026; Empowering Kids Through Leadership, Responsibility, and Community!

At The Grove Learning Collective, we believe in the power of self-directed learning! Our summer camp is designed to cultivate leadership skills, foster responsibility, and build a sense of community among kids. Join us for an exciting summer filled with hands-on activities, creative expression, and outdoor adventures.

For more details and specific dates, please check out our registration form: https://forms.gle/NwiF9BjFRbuhjcvq9

04/22/2026

In their paper, “Grown Unschoolers’, Evaluations of their Unschooling Experiences,” Dr. Peter Gray and Dr. Gina Riley found that self-directed learners as adults commonly demonstrate self-direction and take initiative in their learning, are self-motivated, and are very adaptable; concluding that self-directed learners “learn how to learn.”

May 2nd, we will have our final spring Open House and discuss all the benefits a space like The Grove can provide for your child’s long term outcomes.

- Saturday May 2nd
-10am
-855 Illinois St.

04/08/2026

April Open House coming up! On April 18th at 10am we will be presenting our philosophy, the science of learning and development, and how this looks in our space. Think your child might benefit from self-directed learning? Come join us!

04/03/2026

Miss our March Open House and hoping you could attend? That’s okay! We have two more scheduled for the spring.

Our next Open House is April 18th @ 10am.

Come learn how The Grove approaches learning by following the deepest and most well founded science on creating a truly holistic learning environment!

03/26/2026

Open House this Saturday at 10am. If your looking for a learning environment your kid looks forward to on a daily basis (fostering and cultivating a foundation of mental health and meaningful engagement) come learn more to see if we are the right fit!

-855 Illinois St.
-grovelearningcollective.org