Build Your Education is a
A Curriculum Development Company
Group Learning Curriculum specifically designed for Micro-education group learning environments.
Welcome to Build Your Education
Who is Build Your Education?
BYE was developed (and is being developed) to fill a need in the micro-education space - specifically mixed-aged group learning environments!
The BYE program is developed with a few guiding principles: Inquiry-based, Project-based, and to develop research & critical thinking skills of students.
How did BYE begin? When something doesn't exist... you build it. There was a need to have an adaptive curriculum for homeschooling cooperatives and micro-schools. I partner with micro-education programs to develop curriculum for free so long as it can be offered to other education programs. Over the years, I've developed an exceptional array of options and I'm happy to (finally) start bringing it to other educators to serve the educational needs of students at all learning levels.
What's the why behind BYE? As the founder, I firmly believe that the micro-education space needs to be provided with a quality curriculum. One that allows for flexibility, affordability and offers the best outcomes. I believe families and children deserve a curriculum that allows them to develop critical thinking and research skills in a well-organized manner. I believe families and educators deserve a better curriculum aligned with and adaptable to fit their unique learning environments. As the founder, a homeschooling mom, co-op owner and educator, I am uniquely positioned to bring such a product to market. The curriculum I've developed has been sitting in my files and I've finally found the courage to make it available to others.
Who is served by the BYE curriculum?
- Homeschool Families
- Homeschooling cooperatives
- Micro-schools
- Hybrid Schools
- Learning Pods
- And many others in a mixed-aged group learning environment.
Where are we and where are we going?
Let's learn more about our vision and future growth:
Phase I: We have the lesson plan (base) plans & curriculum developed for:
All Books are printed (perfect bound) in 8.5 x 11
- Math & language Arts K-8: Status- Completed
- Science: Status -In Progress
- History: Status - In Progress
- Geography: Status - Completed
- Vocabulary - Status - Completed
- Bible: Status - Lesson Plans Completed
What's next:
Phase II: In Progress
- Website: Status - Done
- Publish all Curriculum on KDP: Status - In Progress
- Create KDP Covers for each book: Status - In Progress
- Begin publishing completed books to Amazon KDP for purchase: Status - In Progress
- Student Workbooks - In Progress
- Student annual agendas: Status - Not started
- Begin limited distribution for feedback and refinement of base lesson plans and workbooks. Status - In progress
Phase III: 2025-2027
- Create resources and videos for each lesson to coordinate with student workbooks.
- Curate a list of literature to compliment all curriculum
- Build and develop an LMS for families and other educational programs to access and use our resources digitally. These will serve as supplemental videos and resources for lessons.
- Revisions based on stakeholder feedback
- Attend conventions to speak with stakeholders for feedback and prospective sales.
Phase IV: 2025-2030
- Development and Testing of an AI Tutor for Math (first) and Language Arts (second).
- Status: Early stages of planning
- Seeking Grants to build a Math AI Tutor. Language Arts & Reading tutor to be developed after Math.
Fundraising Overall: We are seeking grants and fundraising opportunities to finish the final buildout of our curriculum to serve this marketspace. Preliminary budget estimates a $2,561,225 would be needed to achieve our goals of building out a product line to support families and micro-education programs.
Distribution Channels:
- BYE books will be offered in 8.5" x 11" print versions via Amazon. Links will be available soon. Pricing Goal Structure: $79 per lesson plan book, $19.99 per student workbook. Some variations will be necessary depending on the print costs of each individual book.
- AI Tutor: A Web App, $5-10 per month per student and licensing for school districts and micro-education businesses. Will be priced a la carte (Ie Math Tutor $5-10, Language Arts & Reading Tutor $5-10).
- LMS: Will vary depending on who is using it: Schools & Micro-education businesses and would be anticipated to charge $5-$10 per student per month (minimums required); Homeschooling families $9.99 per student per month
- Approved Vendor status with various state ESA programs to allow for families to access our content using their education funding accounts.
- Goal: Affordable pricing to allow families to access curriculum and resources. As a homeschooling mom of multiple children, I can attest to the fact that homeschooling families are one income families and must have access to affordable, quality educational opportunities.
Final Words - This is a very lofty goal, mission and vision. I do have the framework (plans, systems & processes) established to accomplish these goals. These plans would include the budget expense of hiring relevant and necessary professionals to execute each area for success. I hope you'll see the vision and opportunities this would present to the micro-education space and join me by donating to achieve our fundraising goals.
Have a question? Email me at: buildyoureducation@gmail.com
Partner Schools - You can appear here too! Just email US!
This curriculum is off to a great start! Using it as a base has really helped our program this year. -JSH
