Verde Group Property Services LLC

Verde Group Property Services LLC

Verde Group Property Services works from the premise that the greatest learning happens when young people's autonomy and desire to excel at something they feel is worthwhile is supported by strong relationships based in mutual respect and trust. We encourage at risk teens and young adults to reach for their career goals in business and entrepreneurship. Guided by their own interests, following their own talents, and mentored by adult educators who make possible the learning opportunities kids want while helping them overcome any obstacles to learning they may face, young people can learn without school. It's an active, not a passive process. It isn't easy -- but it can be exhilarating and life-changing. And it can be incredibly fun. we take a very different approach to learning than most schools, and for very good reasons:

Schools can make children turn in work but cannot make them learn. They have to want to learn. So the best thing for us to do is to allow them to aim, with autonomy, at purposeful mastery, and to make possible their desired learning with our guidance, expertise, experience, and connections. Schools can motivate children to get good grades but cannot make them learn -- not even the bulk of the material covered in classes they ace. They have to want the knowledge, not just the grade. So we don't give grades or emphasize academic competition in any way. Learning is valued for its own pleasure and utility. We aim to foster intrinsically motivated learning, which is far and away the most likely to stick meaningfully.
, teens learn what they want, when they want, where they want, how they want, from whom they want. They learn on- and off-site, in place and online, in seriousness and in play, in classes, 1-on-1 tutorials, apprenticeships, internships, jobs, service projects, travel, and on and on. And they do learn. The learning is real, and it's deep, and it's all their own.