Monday Message

Barnabas Robotics offers accessible and relevant robotics products and programs that encourage innovation and promote education. They develop courses that teach real-world innovation skills to youth at a fair price. All of their…

We are excited to bring to your attention a free course that takes computing to a new level: Creative Computing. Presented free of charge by Harvard and introducing the Scratch…

Need some support teaching your child how to write? Writing is an essential skill to learn and is often a difficult one to teach. One of our vendors, Brave Writer,…

The Intern Project exposes deserving learners to dynamic careers through paid internships in companies like Fullscreen Media, Skanska, Omaze, and Kaiser Permanente! They recruit and select outstanding Los Angeles learners, place…

It’s not too late to register! Soteric Academy is excited to offer a new skateboarding class for all ages starting on Jan. 22 at our iLEAD OC campus in Costa…

Welcome Back, Families! It is hard to believe that the year is almost halfway over, and we still have many more exciting opportunities in store for you! A few items…

Heather and Hope are eighth grade twins. They are uniquely gifted and share the same passion for music, theater, and serving others. Being independent studyed, they have been given more…

Attention Families! Please join us for our first college webinar on Jan. 11 from 7 to 8 p.m. Anne Cochran, director of iLEAD Noho and director of college and career…

Our Dec, 14 Candy Cane Calamity was an outstanding success! Learners had to carefully design packaging to protect candy canes from breaking. We tested our creations by dropping the packages on the…

A group of iLEAD families attended the wonderful Bob Baker Marionette’s “Holiday on Strings” program on Dec. 12. The Bob Baker Marionette Theater has been performing classic shows in downtown…

Our families got an up-close look at alligators, tigers, geckos, emus, snakes, lemurs, ocelots and more at America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College. Part of the school’s Exotic Animal Training…

Our learners had the opportunity to visit the Wildlife Waystation, a nonprofit animal sanctuary in the Los Angeles area. We learned about the many wild animals who live at the…

Attention Families! Soteric Academy is excited to offer a new skateboarding class for all ages starting on Jan. 22 at our iLEAD OC campus in Costa Mesa! Where: Soteric Academy/iLEAD…

Ekata Training Center is a state-licensed child care facility known as a “21st Century Conservatory.” Ekata specializes in movement-based learning for the whole family. Founded by UCLA professor Edward Monaghan,…

independent studying parents do not necessarily need to teach and/or be the expert in all areas of their child(ren)’s education. Rather, they ought to regularly facilitate opportunities for their kids…

In case you missed it over break, our student support team sent out a December newsletter!

Hello, Families! This past week, we released a wide variety of spring field trips for our learners! We had a great response and are excited for more field trip fun!…

Amy is a sixth grader at iLEAD Exploration. She excels in academics, but her favorite subject is science, especially chemistry and geology. There is nothing more fun than science experiments…

This is a year of “firsts” for Melody Mitsui. She is a first grader, it is her first year independent studying, and her first year with iLEAD Exploration. Melody is…

Attention, Middle and High School Families! Please mark your calendars for three important webinars iLEAD Exploration has specifically planned for you! Jan. 11 from 7 to 8 p.m.: Anne Cochran,…

iLEAD Exploration is excited to offer our families a growing list of vendors to choose from! We would like to welcome Delian Music to the iLEAD family! They are located in the Inglewood…