{"id":980,"date":"2025-12-23T19:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/?p=980"},"modified":"2025-12-23T21:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T21:50:27","slug":"102-innovative-learning-at-wondered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveyourschool.org\/westvirginia\/2025\/12\/23\/102-innovative-learning-at-wondered\/","title":{"rendered":"102. Innovative Learning at WonderEd"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-18407623\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2032756\/episodes\/18407623-102-innovative-learning-at-wondered.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-18407623&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>Show Notes\/Brief Summary\/Blog Post:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode of the We Have Hope podcast, Kim Dully interviews Allison McKee, the owner of WonderEd, a micro school that emphasizes project-based learning. They discuss the innovative approaches to education that WonderEd employs, including community engagement, student choice in curriculum, and the importance of parental involvement. Allison shares her journey from traditional public schooling to founding her own micro school, highlighting the challenges and rewards of this transition. 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