A new vision for childhood education.
Welcome to Modulo. We are so glad you are here! Modulo is a new approach to childhood education. Rather than taking place in one setting with one set of resources, Modular education is built from a mosaic of resources, drawing from a variety of different organizations and sources. Through a combination of 1-1 tutoring, enriching social experiences, educational childcare and expert support we make it easy for families give their children an exceptional education that allows the whole family to thrive.
Mastery Learning
How Mastery Learning Helps Every Student succeed
Find curriculum
We’ve vetted over 300+ secular, mastery-based resources to support learning. Search by learning style, strength and interests to get personalized recommendations in any subject.
The best mastery apps
Find apps to help personalize your child’s independent learning in science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics and more.
Schoolhouse.World
Schoolhouse.world is an initiative to help provide quality, free online tutoring to anyone and everyone who wants to learn.
“Our basic task in education is to find strategies which will take individual differences into consideration but which will do so in such a way as to promote the fullest development of the individual.”
— Benjamin Bloom, Educational Psychologist
Social-Emotional Development
The secret power of play
“Scientists have learned that free play isn’t just something children like to do—it’s something they need to do”
Start a learning pod
Creating a learning pod can be a wonderful way to make friends, get enriched childcare and nurture social skills and collaborative learning.
Staying Connected
In this blog, the co-founder of Modulo explores ways kids can stay connected and learn to form healthy social attachments during social distancing.
“Play is central to how children learn: the way they make sense of their world; the way they form and explore friendships; the way they shape and test hypotheses about their intellectual, social, emotional, and physical environments.”
— Pedagogy of Play | Project Zero, Harvard University
Enriched Childcare
Teaching strategies for caregivers
Tips and tools for caregiver’s looking to get more involved in children’s education.
Enriched childcare
Strategies for finding quality childcare while working and educating children from home.
Playing With Children
In this blog, developmental psychologist Peter Gray explores ways parents and caregivers can play with children - and how joyful play for both parties may be the approach for healthy childhood development.
“Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.”
— Maria Montessori
Self-directed education
What is self-directed education?
Free to Learn
In this groundbreaking book, developmental psychologist Peter Gray argues that in order to foster children who will thrive in today's constantly changing world, we must entrust them to steer their own learning.
Free Range Learning
In this delightful 2-part podcast, “Adventures in Free-Range Learning” and “Raising Self-Directed Learners in Any School Environment” Laura Grace Wheldon, author of the book Free Range Learning discusses ways parents can be better teachers by respecting their children’s natural learning process.
Sparking Independent Learning with Strewing
In this blog, unschooling parent Lesley Grossblatt discusses how create an environment where kids’ natural interests and curiosities are developed and encouraged.
“Self-education through play and exploration requires enormous amounts of unscheduled time—time to do whatever one wants to do, without pressure, judgment, or intrusion from authority figures. That time is needed to make friends, play with ideas and materials, experience and overcome boredom, learn from one’s own mistakes, and develop passions.”
— Peter Gray, Researcher and Developmental Psychologist
Family participation in learning
Benefits of parent participation in learning
Teaching Strategies for Families
In this blog, we give a very basic overview of teaching strategies for families and caregivers with links to resources to go more in-depth on specific strategies to engage children in learning..
Family Education
Our family institute offers workshops for parents on Modular learning, including how to communicate with children, choose curriculum, personalize learning, track developmental and academic milestones and encourage self-directed learning.
Navigating WFH with Kids
Many families are now facing the daunting challenge of working from home while homeschooling their children. Here are some guidelines for setting up an environment conducive to parents working and children learning from Lesley Grossblatt, a veteran homeschool mom and Chief Product Officer at KQED.
“At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the involvement of parents.”
-Jane D. Hull, Former Governor of Arizona
Get support
No one should have to do this alone. Ask us your questions and will do the best to offer support and advice.
Join the community
If you’re interested in getting started with Modular learnign or already on your way, we’d love to invite you to join vibrant, inclusive community of families. We share our journey, offer each other advice, meet up for playdates (virtually or in-person) and share our skills via our private slack group and monthly zoom meetups. If you’re ready to get started with Modular Learning or need support or inspiration to get going, please join us!
A few more of our favorite resources
Khan Academy
Providing a free, world-class education to anyone, everywhere.
Blossom and Root
Creative, nature-based, secular homeschooling curriculum.
Understood.org
Track developmental milestones and academic readiness with Understood.org
Math Tango
A groundbreaking app that makes learning math truly fun for kids aged 5-10
Prodigy Game
Motivate students at all levels with the Math Game's adaptive learning platform
Mystery Science
Open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science.
Epic
Fuel curiosity and reading confidence with the leading Digital reading platform.
Zinn Education Project
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Night Zookeeper
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Digital Apps
Our favorite 50 mastery-based apps for independent learning and play.
Youtube Channels
Our favorite youtube channels to learn about any subject from the best teachers.
SEA homeschoolers
Secular Eclectic Academic Homeschoolers, a friendly, diverse community for families.
Do schools kill creativity?
One of the most popular Ted Talks of all time with Sir Ken Robinson.
Tech for learning
Tips for setting up your child’s environment to support distance learning with the right hardware and software.
Non-Violent Communication
An essential guide to communicating better with children and in all relationships.
Give Computers
Donate or receive a free computer. Give Computers is a national campaign to get recycled computers to every student