The Learnery is our microschool to teach personalised education to families and professional educators. Built with Apprenticeship, Beauty, Craft, Design, our pedagogy will help Singapore meet human resource challenges of the 21st century and beyond.
Our Social Mission is to offer premium education to the ones left behind, or the ones who have nowhere to go. We are open to everyone but in particular, we wish to work with :
Homeschooling families who seek a long-term community for growth and social outreach.
Families of neurodivergent children whose caregivers are willing to take responsibility for their children’s education. We will build up your child’s education with you. We are willing to journey with you for the years ahead.
School children who suffer school refusal and learning trauma. We will work closely with your parents, therapist(s), school leaders, social workers, and agencies to get you safe and healed so that you can pick yourself up without harm.
We offer financial assistance for low income families on a case by case basis.
Design your education
according to your quest.
10% of our General Track reaches families facing adversity.
50% of our Specialised Track reaches students with trauma.
Enjoy a premium pedagogy
unlike anywhere in Singapore.
The Learnery offers 8 programs around…
- Director Care
Each member of the Little U community will be looked after by a Program Director - High Quality Interactions
Enjoy intellectual and socio-emotional stimulating conversations with learners of like-minded values - Warm Culture based on Homeschooling Approaches
Members seek to learn with one another in familial learning environments that are safe and respectful - Emphasis on Self-Directed Learning and Co-creation
High value on interest-based learning journeys towards a personalised portfolio - Neurodiverse Environment
We welcome, and hold space for all children and families willing to join us
GENERAL TRACK
for all families
(Preschool | Village | ParentED International | Guest Speaker Series)
- All ages and backgrounds, preschool to adults
- Strong Community Support
- Opportunities to learn together through Co-ops, Classes, Events and Outreach
SPECIALISED TRACK
Learn how our high school works
for teens
(Boutique | L.A.D Studio | Teen Groups)
- High Quality Teaching
- Strong Humanities Based Curriculum
- Small Class Sizes (not more than 1:10)
- Build a customised high school transcript* that showcases 16 interest-based projects
*We partner Mastery Transcript Consortium® (MTC) for a personalised MTC Learning Record towards higher education. Singapore students may use their transcripts to apply for universities, polytechnics and educational institutions around the world.
COURSE DURATION
2.5 years to 4 years, depending on your ability and projected goals
for professional educators
(Observo*)
- Get trained in CBE and Trauma Informed Education
- Small Cohorts
- Part time or full time study (2 years to 4 years)
- Field practice with homeschooling families and youths in Little U
- Final field work based on the demography of your choice
- Build a customised work transcript that showcases your CBE training
*currently by invitation to selected Little U members
What sets The Learnery apart from other microschools?
Expect Kindness and Respect within the Community.
We train our leaders in Trauma Informed Care, covering :
- Child development, attachment and the effects of early adversity
- The neurobiology of trauma
- Types of trauma (e.g., historical trauma, racial trauma, complex trauma)
- Experiences of particular groups of students (e.g., LGBTQ youths, youths of colour, refugees, youths who have special needs)
- Relationship between culture and trauma (e.g., culture-specific experiences and responses)
- Secondary traumatic stress and vicarious traumatisation
- Child and adolescent mental health
- Resilience across development
- Core principles of trauma sensitivity
- General trauma-sensitive practices
- Trauma-informed crisis intervention and de-escalation strategies
- Culturally responsive practices
- Strategies for engaging youth and families
- Strengths-based approaches to working with youth
- Self-care strategies
- Restorative practices
- Positive behavioural support
- Mental health first aid
Expect Real Life Learning.
All our 8 programs are based on Competency-Based Education (CBE) :
- We value Curriculum Creation with the Learner, instead of a top-down learning approach.
- We focus on project-based learning. This allows the learner to explore his interests within a mid to long-term time frame to acquire relevant skills.
- Our assessments are skills-based. Both academic and vocational skills are equally desirable, and respectable. What matters is if the skills fit the child and family’s learning disposition, pace, and desired solutions.
- CBE is closest to how the real world works. We believe our graduating families and learners will be recognised by institutions and employers (following the demands of the 21st-century workforce).
Expect Self-Care.
Our Calendar is designed around Self-Care :
- Remember 4 + 2, 4 + 2. For every 4 months of community activities, we rest 2 months. This allows families of schooling and unschooling children to take needed holidays.
- We make our leaders rest. No work meetings happen during the breaks. If they do happen, we work towards reducing them for the future. We do not believe in pushing our minds over our bodies. Both the mind and body must align to have an optimal living experience.
- Little U community members are welcome to organise their own meet ups during breaks. This is completely organic!
Want to Join The Learnery? Enrolment opens twice a year.
Enrolment opens twice a year for both Tracks.
Term 1 – Begin with us in January
Nov 1 – 20 – Admission period. Pls fill in the relevant form for General Track and Specialised Track
Nov 21-31 – Formal Onboarding
Dec 1 – You’re officially in! Take a month to prepare for the new term.
Term 2 – Begin with us in July
May 1 – 20 – Admission period. Pls fill in the relevant form for General Track and Specialised Track
May 21-31 – Formal Onboarding
Jun 1 – You’re officially in! Take a month to prepare for the new term.
The forms are open all year round for those interested in our tracks. But our admissions team will only respond to your forms during the dates above.