Katy Purviance is the founder of the Spokane Learning Co-op—the only outdoor, self-directed education center in Washington State. She shares her journey from teaching in schools around the world to creating a space where children learn through freedom, curiosity, and community. Katy explores the role of play and choice in real learning, and how practices like sociocracy empower even the youngest voices. She also reflects on her turning point at Harvard, the inspiration she found in educator John Taylor Gatto, and her bold vision to revolutionize education.
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Host Hara Allison won first place in the 2022 International Positive Change Podcast Awards and was a nominee in the 2023 and 2024 Publisher Podcast Awards and in the 18th Annual People’s Choice Podcast Awards. She was also a 2024 Spokane Women of Achievement nominee for the Arts and a finalist for The Women Changing the World Awards.
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Photography: hara.photography
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