David had a great conversation with Christina Dougay who is the founder of Practical Education and Knowledge LLC (P.E.A.K.) a microschool in Houston, Texas.

With a background in both education and the mental health sector, she brings a unique perspective to creating safe, supportive, and engaging learning environments for children.

Driven by a desire to find an alternative to traditional public education for her own children and others in need, Christina strives to provide a positive, trauma-informed approach to learning. She believes that every child is capable of success, deserves to feel valued in the classroom, and should experience the joy of learning.

Christina invited her husband to join the podcast with her because they have been in this together since the beginning. They shared the origin story of how they were driven by the desire to create something better for their daughter, which drove them to launch with 3 students in their living room and grow to a larger space in a short amount of time.

Christina & Dusty are emblematic of the spirit and heart of the microschool movement. They have a great story to tell about how they took matters into their own hands and how it helped their own daughter while launching them into a journey of meaning and purpose to serve others.

There are tons of gems in here that you read about in the research about leadership and startups. They didn’t need to read that research, because they embody entrepreneurship and took one step at a time and made their vision come to life. Such an inspiring story!

You can learn more about their microschool here: https://www.practicaled.org/

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