Pendleton Heights Community School
PH Community School is a one-room schoolhouse in Northeast Kansas City designed to nurture the growth of middle school-aged students (11-14 years old).
The middle school years are a liminal, transformative time in a child’s life when they experience many changes to their bodies and begin to develop a sense of who they are and their place in this world, a time when their relationships— with themselves, their peers, and their community take on new meanings.
At PH Community School, we embrace this time of becoming by asking questions, imagining new possibilities, engaging in community- and nature-based learning experiences, and celebrating our own transformation!
What is a radical education? It means grasping things at the root…
A radical education is an understanding that in order to make sense of our world and solve its problems, we must be curious and go deep, see the interconnectedness of all our systems (e.g. natural, social, political, economic), and use every tool available (science, math, history, reading, writing, art) to find answers and solutions.
A radical education begins with the lived experiences of its students and their community.
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A radical education…
Emphasizes learning the histories of those whose stories have been erased from the dominant culture.
Is intersectional and interdisciplinary and allows students to understand how their unique experiences connect to others’.
Begins with students’ own questions and interests.
Centers problem-solving through advocacy research and implementation.
Amplifies students’ voices in community spaces.
Dr. Jennifer Lacy
Founder & Educator
With over 10 years of teaching experience in public education in the Kansas City metro and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Dr. Jen Lacy creates interdisciplinary, design-based learning experiences rooted in the lived experiences of her students.
Each day, she and her students engage in a praxis in which they reflect and act upon their world. In the process, they and their community are transformed.