Resources

Writing from the workshop.

Short, practical pieces on the parts of a launch founders most often get wrong. No listicles, no hype — the same thinking that shapes every engagement.

NAIS Independent School · Summer 2026

Research Insights: A New Framework for Parent Engagement in Independent Schools

Peer-published research adapting Joyce Epstein's Six Types of Parent Involvement framework for tuition-based independent schools. Based on qualitative interviews with three independent school principals.

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Journal of Transformative Learning

Redefining High School Education: The Journey of The Lynnhaven School

An account of applying Progressive Education Theory in a modern private high school, drawing on Dewey and Kolb to build a decolonized, competency-based curriculum.

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Richmond Family Magazine

Education Start-Ups

Richmond Family Magazine profile on independent education entrepreneurs — including The Lynnhaven School — reshaping the local schooling landscape.

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Lynchburg Magazine

From Mess to Ambassador

Lynchburg Magazine feature tracing the founder's journey from student to school builder — the origin story behind two schools and, now, the Studio.

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