#51: Reinventing Education - Principal, San Fernando Institute for Applied Media (Pearl Arredondo)

00:00 Introduction of Pearl & San Fernando Institute of Applied Media 1:08 Pearl’s motivation to start a new school and how she and her team did it differently 5:18 Who are the teachers of the entrepreneurship skills & how old are the students 6:47 Why there is a lot of experimental education found targeting this particular age group 7:56 The difference between teaching methods used in San Fernando Institute of Applied Media & other schools 9:01 Can all subjects be taught with the project-based approach? 9:53 How to balance innovation with compliance to national educational standards 11:30 Do students score better with this type of education? 12:09 How the process of starting your own school works 16:12 The Boston pilot schools model: the foundation for the school plan 17:50 How budgeting worked before the current business model was in place 19:07 How school management works in the U.S./the district: the private sector (e.g. for-profit companies) can take over public school management? 20:54 What are the benefits for these companies/organizations to take over the school? 21:30 What were the first changes to be implemented after the teachers took over management? 22:26 How to establish relationships with the students 23:54 How do the team building activities work: are they conducted outside of school hours, are they paid for, etc? 27:00 How to prevent burnout for the teachers 29:15 How funding for the school works 31:10 Working hours per week that teachers put in 34:12 How do you teach languages & advanced maths/science through this innovative approach? 37:18 Short term projects (within the duration of 1-2 months) that tend to work well for language learning 39:27 What the school did to adapt after the pandemic: online teaching & classes, etc 42:38 How the student turnout was during non-required online classes 45:31 When did you notice the low turnout to classes? 48:32 How the school stayed within federal regulations despite slowing down activities 50:00 Impact of slowing down learning activities: do students need to learn more and be tested more to catch up with the curriculum? 50:56 How state testing works without memorization of learning material 51:52 Is this approach to testing something that can be found globally or only within the region? 52:40 How the government is now recognizing that teaching analytical skills is more important with the advancements in technology & the internet 53:33 Challenging the need for 18-year schooling in the educational system 55:05 How the school managed the most optimum class size for zoom calls: was there a certain number that was too much? 57:04 School lunches in the US: are nutritional values taken into account? 57:56 Would the school consider shifting to providing more fresh foods to students? 59:11 How to change and make the shift to healthier meals at school? 59:53 Main obstacle is funding for nutritious meals: is sponsorship an option? 1:00:51 How long the food subsidy system for families has been implemented by schools in the district 1:01:19 Due to poverty levels within the area, is it also more dangerous (e.g. more gang violence, etc)? ... Join Our Facebook Group Community here: http://bit.ly/sfe-community Listen to our SFE podcast - Impact Talks on Anchor or Spotify: https://startupfundingevent.com/podcast/ Get a FREE VIP Ticket for our next event: http://www.startupfundingevent.com Created by https://www.lightningvideoeditors.com