ABOUT FOUNDER

I grew up in Chicago, Illinois in the late-1980s and 90s, or “Jordan-era” as we still call it. After graduating high school, I attended a liberal undergraduate program in Allentown, PA. During summers, I worked in food service and held multiple internships. I entered the workforce full-time in 2008 substitute teaching at the high school level. Since then I’ve found my vocation in adolescent education. 

I have taught traditional curricula for Language Arts, Public Speaking, Law/Civics, and Drama/Theater in Chicago and Brooklyn schools, grades 6-12. I have experience in urban/suburban and public/private school settings. I hold a Masters of Arts in Teaching from National-Louis University.

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Having started a nonprofit microschool in Brooklyn, NY, Dida Academy, we are experts in alternative child education. We helped dozens of students find their calling and learn life-long multimedia skills such as film-making, graphic design, photography, musical instruments, acting, public speaking, and starting a micro-business. Your child can develop the entrepreneurial skills to make a living in the economy of the 21st century.

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Thanks for reading!

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William C. Schmidt