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Higher Ground Education
Education Administration Programs
Lake Forest, California 6,196 followers
Higher Ground creates Montessori-powered educational offerings that help children on the path towards living life fully.
About us
Higher Ground creates Montessori-powered educational offerings that help children on the path towards living life fully. We have developed the platform to launch, finance, and operate exceptional schools at scale. With over 120+ schools, we're just getting started. We operate the brands Guidepost Montessori and the Academy of Thought & Industry, serving children from 0-18.
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http://tohigherground.com
External link for Higher Ground Education
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Lake Forest, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- Education, Montessori, School Operations, Education Technology, and Education Consulting
Locations
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10 Orchard
Lake Forest, California 92630, US
Employees at Higher Ground Education
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Greg Mauro
Managing Partner at Learn Capital
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George Cigale
Leader, Advisor, Board Member, Investor
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Murali Valluri
Assess, Excite, Enable, Deliver, Accelerate ‖ Align Vision, Strategy, Execution, Technology, People ‖ Product Management & Customer Value Creation
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Shannon Blackwell
strategic thinker, innovator, and change-maker
Updates
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I’m thrilled to officially announce that Tinycare has been acquired by Higher Ground Education, the largest and fastest growing Montessori school network in the US! 🎉 I’m stoked to partner with Ray Girn and his team at Higher Ground to integrate & scale Tinycare's infant & toddler micro daycares with Higher Ground’s network of 120+ preschool+ centers around the world. In 2019, Tinycare started with a crazy idea — could we expand quality childcare in cities by providing housing for early educators, giving them salary & benefits, and turning living rooms into beautiful, bilingual Montessori inspired care centers? We were shut down during COVID, then while Bay Area daycares shrunk 34% we grew 10x, raised a Series A led by wonderful partners at ACME Capital and Trust Ventures, and scaled across the Bay Area and Arizona. Late last year, I met Ray and found he had a shared vision for the future of childcare and a brilliant strategy incorporating micro centers & mega centers. Higher Ground was already serving 10K+ children, built a wildly impressive full Montessori training academy, and platform for launching & running world class Montessori schools globally. Starting a new childcare model and running a rapidly growing school network during COVID was the hardest thing I’ve done in my life to date. We (especially I) made plenty of mistakes along the way, but I’m proud of the impact we made on the lives of children & families. Pediatricians shared, “I’ve never seen children develop as quickly as in Tinycare.” Teachers shared, “Tinycare’s housing changed my life.” We had multiple families send several children to Tinycare, including Sean Duffy, who said: “Sending my children to Tinycare is one of the best decisions I have made. I love their quality care, the world class teachers they are able to attract, and their low ratio micro center model. My older daughter has been thriving, and as a result when we had our boy the first thing we did was sign him up for Tinycare. I’m excited the acquisition will lead to expanding their model and more Montessori expertise for children and our families.” I’m grateful for the belief from so many people — our team, our investors, and our families that trusted us with their precious children. The most important thanks goes to our wonderful teachers, who day-in-day out transform the lives of children. Specific thanks below. 👇🏻 Systemic change in early childhood is needed to fix our early education system for all children, regardless of income or family background. I’m excited to advise Higher Ground Education, recently joined the Board of Wu Yee Children's Services, the largest Head Start provider in San Francisco, and am exploring policy solutions to ensure every child can meet their full potential. Onwards! 🚀
Higher Ground Education Announces the Acquisition of Tinycare | Higher Ground Education | A Fully Lived Life
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Beautiful school alert 🚨 Proud of our School Launch and Pacific NW Regional Team for driving the successful launch of our Hillsboro campus, located just outside of Portland, OR! #montessorieverywhere
New school alert! 🚨 Guidepost Montessori at Hillsboro officially opened their doors on October 18th. 🥳 Located just outside of Portland, a mere 15 minutes from Nike headquarters, the Hillsboro campus offers programs to empower independence for children between 12 weeks and 6 years old. Take a sneak peak at our state-of-the-art, light-filled campus and a snapshot from the first day of school! To learn more about this campus or book a tour, visit: https://lnkd.in/gmb_duwK cc: Lisa Morse Sherri Hazel Jessica Z.
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At Guidepost, the preparation for literacy starts from the very beginning and gradually expands. The process includes: 💡 A language-rich environment, starting as an infant in our Nido program. 💡 Building phonemic awareness through sound games in our Toddler program 💡 Sensory materials like the sandpaper letters and moveable alphabet are used in Children's House. They captivate the child's focus and teach her to connect the sounds she hears in spoken words to the letters she sees on the page. 💡 In the Capstone Year of Children's House (kindergarten), the child often has an explosion of reading. She starts to read books for comprehension, study the function of different words, and move on to more advanced grammar—much of which her peers in traditional schools will not study until 1st, 2nd, or even 3rd grade. Reading and writing are sometimes taken for granted because we, as adults, can do it effortlessly. But, looking at it from a child’s perspective, reading and writing require hard-won skills that take many years of practice to master. The Montessori approach uses a distinct set of practices that nurture a positive, natural learning experience to teach reading and writing. Book a tour at a campus near you to learn more. https://lnkd.in/gtPE9tNr #montessorieducation #literacymatters #literacyskills #languageproficiency #languagedevelopment #sensorialeducation
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Embrace the magic of the season at one of our Guidepost Montessori Fall Festivals happening all over the country! We regularly bring our families together for community events that celebrate the season and give parents a window into their child’s work at our schools. Come see for yourself! https://lnkd.in/gtPE9tNr #montessorieverywhere
🍂🎉 Embrace the magic of the season at Evanston's Fall Festival! 🍁🎃 The day was filled with laughter, pumpkin decorating, delicious treats, and endless fun. 🍂🍁🌽 Guidepost at Evanston, located just north of Chicago, offers programs for children from 6 weeks to 6 years old. Each program is designed to meet the developmental needs of each child and empower real learning, independence, and joy. Book a tour today to see all the Evanston campus has to offer! https://lnkd.in/gckXXufZ cc: Mariya Richard | Carolyn Sybesma #fallfestivalfun #autumnadventures #familytimetogether #guidepostmontessori #itsfallyall #chicagomoms #parentsinchicago
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Celebrating the launch of Guidepost Montessori and The Academy of Thought and Industry at our new Hollywood Beach East campus, featuring a 17,000 square-foot building that will serve over 150+ students from preschool to middle and high school. https://lnkd.in/e7B3QCFc #montessorieverywhere #miami #florida
Congratulations to The Dana Agency Public Relations client Fortec Modern Real Estate, which celebrated the inauguration of two new Higher Ground Education schools in Hollywood, FL, alongside the City of Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy, community leaders and residents on Thursday, October 12. Driven by the demand for educational facilities in South Florida, the schools will serve over 150 pre-K, middle and high school students. World Red Eye Ray Girn #fortec #realestate #hollywoodfl #higherground #education #southflorida
Fortec Celebrates Inauguration of Two New Higher Ground Education Schools in Hollywood, FL - World Red Eye
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