Micro schools are emerging as one of the most talked-about innovations in education. In this conversation recorded during SXSW EDU, Clay de Souza speaks with Ali Kaufman, founder of Space of Mind, about the growing movement toward micro schools and alternative learning ecosystems....
A new program for young adults in Delray Beach is helping them bridge the gap between school and adulthood. Space of Mind’s Launch Pad program trains them in the essential skills they need as they approach the next phase of their lives. ...
A Boca Raton man is among the first participants in a new Delray Beach–based program designed to help young adults navigate life after school. William Zucker of Boca Raton has joined Launch Pad, a residential program recently introduced by Space of Mind and its Community...
Space of Mind and its Community Classroom Project have introduced a new residential program, Launch Pad, to help young adults bridge the gap between academic life and adulthood....
Community Classroom Kitchen joined forces with South Florida’s culinary heavyweights and the Palm Beach County School District to build a pilot hospitality program that helps young food lovers turn passion into skill - and skill into real opportunity....
I recently attended VELA’s annual conference (VELACon) in Washington, DC, a gathering of hundreds of microschool founders, researchers, policy experts, and education innovators. VELA’s President, Meredith Olson, opened the event with a reminder of the movement’s rapid growth: more than 4,500 VELA founders are now...
Tune in to a powerful, solutions-driven conversation about youth mental health, education, and the growing physician shortage. Join host Meredith Hirsh for an in-studio Working Healthcare interview with Ali Kaufman—founder of Space of Mind and the Community Classroom Project—as they explore how America’s mental health...
Today's guest is Ali Kaufman, a longtime education entrepreneur who began offering tutoring services more than two decades ago and has since built a thriving hybrid homeschool program, Space of Mind, in Delray Beach, Florida that today serves dozens of K-12 students with both full-time...
Ali Kaufman was recently interviewed on The iDesign Lab Podcast. At iDesign Lab, they tackle everything from interior design to the fascinating realms of fashion, architecture, branding, business, product development and even the artistry behind motion pictures and music industry. Our conversations are infused with...
A new commercial kitchen comes with a plan to train food service workers of the future. The 1,000-square-foot space, part of the Hub at the alternative school Space of Mind in Delray Beach, is set up to give students and adults a chance to work...