So You Want to Build a School
90-Day Visionary Incubation Track
This is a 12-week grounding sequence for people who feel called to start their own school, omniversity, learning temple, or community academy. The goal is not to crush your vision—it’s to make sure you’re ready to steward something that affects real lives.
If you complete all 12 weeks, you’re welcome to book a meeting with us to discuss your idea.
Weeks 1–3: Grounding in Reality
Theme: Orientation & Reflection
Week 1: Personal Inventory
- Write a 1-page reflection: Why do you want to start a school?
- Inventory your skills, resources, community connections, and gaps.
Week 2: Observe & Journal
- Attend 1-2 classes or learning environments.
- Reflect: What works? What doesn’t? What would you do differently?
Week 3: Shadow & Serve
- Volunteer or shadow someone running a learning space.
- Write a journal entry on what surprised you and what you didn’t expect.
Weeks 4–6: Vision Under Pressure
Theme: Stress Testing & Feedback
Week 4: Articulate Your Theory of Change
- What kind of transformation are you offering, and to whom?
- Submit a 1-paragraph mission and a sketch of who your students are.
Week 5: Teach One Thing
- Host a 15-minute online or in-person micro-teaching session.
- Ask for and record anonymous feedback.
Week 6: Interview Three Educators
- Ask them about failure, burnout, safety, and what they wish they knew.
- Summarize what you learned.
Weeks 7–9: Logistics & Safety
Theme: Infrastructure, Harm Prevention, & Realism
Week 7: Sketch a Budget & Resource Plan
- Where will money, food, housing, tech, or supplies come from?
- What will you do when people can’t pay or need support?
Week 8: Read & Summarize Two Education Codes of Conduct
- Choose any two from orgs or schools you admire.
- Identify which policies protect community safety and which inspire trust.
Week 9: Write a Safety Protocol
- What will you do if someone has a mental health crisis?
- What if someone is violent? Predatory? Has nowhere to go?
Weeks 10–12: Integration & Accountability
Theme: Inner Work & Next Steps
Week 10: Burnout & Power Reflection
- Write a reflection on your relationship to power, helping others, and savior complexes.
- Describe a time you burned out, or pushed past your limits.
Week 11: Draft a Minimum Viable Program
- What’s a 4-week version of your school that you could run for 3 people?
- Include: topics, schedule, intake method, and rules.
Week 12: Final Self-Assessment
- Are you ready?
- What support do you need?
- What will make you stop, if it’s going badly?
After 90 Days Submit your completed workbook (or online check-ins) to be eligible for a meeting with a Multiverse mentor. If you haven’t done the work, that’s okay too—this track exists to filter for people who are serious.
Vision without grounding is just fantasy. We care about what you build.
Let me know if you want a printable version, a Notion template, or a private submission form for participants.