Digital Learning
Primary Education Division
Inaugural Term: Autumn 2026
Campaign Goal: $2,281,683
Primary education serves students in grades 1 through 6 (ages 6 to 12 years old). It is the foundational segment of their learning, helping them build social-emotional intelligence while preparing for a future as innovators in a global community. During their time with WAIE, young scholars will participate in courses from Holistic Health, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Humanities for World Culture, and STREAM for Environmental Stewardship.
Our goal is to raise a total of $7,604,696 by the time we open our doors to our first cohort of matriculating young scholars. The first portion of $2,281,683 will be used between September 2025 and August 2025 to hire staff and faculty to prepare for the school opening. The remaining funds of $5,323,013 will be applied directly to financial aid to support young scholars attend who are facing economic hardships.
Program Facts
new students annually
The primary division will recruit 144 new first-grade young scholars for the first year. At full capacity, we can accept 288 young scholars each year for a total of 1,728 young scholars when all grade levels are full.
months long
The hybrid-digital learning school provides young scholars in-person lessons for grades 1 to 3 and online self-paced learning over the space of 12-months, divided into 4 quarters for grades 4 to 6. Shabat days and weeks are provided throughout the year to allow young scholars to rest.
students awarded financial aid
Our goal is to raise enough funds that we are able to provide 89% of our young scholars facing economic hardships with some form of financial aid to participate in the school.
courses taken
During their time with the school, young scholars will take a total of 23 courses per year. Over the course of their 6 years with us, they will take a total of 138 courses.
Build Our Own Table
WAIE’s curriculum focuses on the cultures and experiences of Black Americans (Foundational Black Americans, Africans, Hebrew Israelites, Afro Arabs, and Moors), South Indigenous/Native American (LatinX, Latino, Latina, Hispanic, and Indigenous tribes below the equator), North Indigenous/Native American (Indigenous tribes above the equator), and Pacific Islander (Austronesia), and Asiatic (East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia) communities.
The focus on cultures and experiences of the above groups was made and founded on the idea of building our own “table” as BIPOC communities to support our youth in being successful. For years data and stories have shown evidence of the mistreatment of BIPOC in the school system. This occurs because most K-12 and higher education institutions aren’t staffed or designed by people that share similar heritages as the youth who are enrolled. Thus, creating a very Eurocentric view of education. However, instead of always having to ask for our youth to be treated properly at someone else’s table it was decided to build our own table for their education. The school will be available to all students regardless of their ethnicity, however, we unapologetically focus on the stories and cultures of BIPOC.
Holistic Health
Our holistic health curriculum provides scholars with the skills needed to overcome challenges they’ll face in life so that they can have strong mental and physical health. The department is organized into Food and Nutrition, Mental and Physical Wellness, and Life Planning courses.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Our innovation and entrepreneurship curriculum helps young scholars learn how to develop multiple streams of income for their future and create generational wealth. The department is organized into Business Development, Marketing and Communications, Civics and Economics, and Finance and Accounting.
Humanities for World Culture
Our Humanities for World Cultures curriculum is a true exploration of the arts of language, culture, and history as young scholars learn three languages to help them explore the ancient world while taking a global view on the future of society. The department is organized into Language Arts, World Cultures, and Theology.
STREAM for Environmental Stewardship
Our STREAM for Environmental Stewardship curriculum encourages scholars to be curious, ask questions, discover, and take intellectual risks while investigating. Also, it allows young scholars to innovate and build solutions for modern-day problems that the global community faces. The department is organized into Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.
Hebrew Lifestyle
Intertwined into all of our courses is that of the Hebrew Lifestyle, Culture, and Language. It provides a foundation for young scholars on ancestral teachings and their applications to modern-day life. The Hebrew lifestyle focuses on a plant-based lifestyle, proper business practices, and building a community and society that fosters growth and good stewardship on a global stage.
By supporting WAIE, you are ensuring all students, but particularly communities furthest from educational justice, are able to participate regardless of their family’s financial status.
Why does digital learning matter?
Bullying Recovery
Trauma from bullying can manifest itself in a variety of ways. However, participating in digital learning allows you to improve your mental health while working with our mental wellness team. Also, you will be able to learn at your own pace while working with fellow young scholars virtually and during our outdoor immersions.
Mastery of Subjects
We all learn through different methods and at different paces. However, not all schools are able to provide individualized pacing for students. Our courses and interventions are designed to provide your child with the opportunity to master a subject rather than focus on meeting deadlines.
Multicultural Education
Sadly, most schools do not focus on true integrated multicultural education designed by diverse educators for a diverse student population. We seek out highly qualified educators from diverse backgrounds to create a curriculum for our young scholars that focus on multiple world lenses instead of one.
Athletes/Performers
Athletes and performers have rigorous schedules that require their attention and energy for them to accomplish their goals. Participating in WAIE allows them to learn at their own pace and own time while still participating in their passions and making new friends through our outdoor education immersions and projects.
Student Discipline Solution
Disproportionate student discipline negatively affects a young scholar’s ability to succeed. However, in more cases than not young scholars are disciplined based on the underlining biases of teachers and administrators. With online school, the focus is placed more heavily on the young scholar’s growth rather than discipline.
Traveling Families
Your family may have an unpredictable travel schedule because of military service or it’s a natural part of your work. However, participating in an online school allows your child to continue their education. Plus, we work to help your child connect with other WAIE students who live in the new area you move to.
Self-Directed Skills
Learning tools and technology enable young scholars to develop effective self-directed learning skills. They are able to identify what they need to learn, find and use online resources, apply the information on the problem at hand, and even evaluate resultant feedback. This increases their efficiency and productivity.
Individualized Learning
The opportunity to customize learning sequences for each young scholar will make education more productive by closing learning gaps sooner and accelerating progress. Dynamic grouping, workshops, and project-based learning can add lots of collaborative learning to the already present education model.
Workforce Readiness
Equipping young scholars with the requirements of higher education and holding a career at a young age has become one of the most crucial responsibilities of school education. Digital learning solutions focused on problem-based learning emphasize learning methods that are constructive, collaborative, and call the student’s attention to a real-world approach to learning.