Respark Your Child's Joy for Learning.
We are the only high-touch virtual school that equips students through Socratic dialogue, mentoring, and creative and entrepreneurial projects for lifelong happiness and success.
Our graduates excel at top post-secondary institutions
After thirty-five years in education
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Michael Strong
Founder and Chief Visionary
Michael Strong has pioneered school models that accelerate student achievement for 35 years.
He developed a public program where minority female students acquired four years of critical thinking skills in four months. He then led Montessori-inspired secondary programs, including The Winston Academy, where middle school students excelled in AP exams, making it the nation’s most advanced school, and Moreno Valley High School, ranked 36th by Newsweek among over 20,000 U.S. public high schools.
Later, Michael co-founded KoSchool, combining his approach to AP coursework and SAT improvement with entrepreneurial and creative projects. KoSchool became the model for The Academy of Thought and Industry, the high school program for the largest Montessori network in the United States.
Michael wrote his graduate dissertation under the advisement of Gary Becker, a Nobel laureate. He authored The Habit of Thought, a comprehensive book on teaching through Socratic dialogue, and co-authored Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World’s Problems with John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods.
Michael’s primary focus has always been his students and his family, including his wife, Magatte Wade, a serial Senegalese entrepreneur featured in TED talks and conversations with Jordan Peterson and Lex Fridman.
Tired of One-Size-Fits-All Education?
At TSE, we secure your child’s future by integrating academic rigor with support for creative and entrepreneurial initiatives—be it writing a 200,000-word novel, devising a fundraising strategy, or developing a business plan.
