Are you tired of the one size fits all approach to education and looking for a better way to support your child? In this episode of the Homeschool Your Kids podcast, host Jae sits down with Lakisha Tibbs to discuss the transformative power of choosing an educational journey tailored to your child's unique needs. Discover how to move from a state of fear to a state of empowerment by taking control of your child's learning environment.Lakisha shares her powerful story of transitioning from running a licensed home daycare to founding the Intelligent Minds Early Childhood Academy and Kindergarten Prep. After seeing her own children struggle with limiting labels and negative feedback in the traditional school system, she decided to create a space where every child is seen as limitless. We dive deep into the concept of differently abled learners and how to move past medical or academic labels that often hinder a child's true potential.The conversation covers the reality of socialization in the homeschool world versus the traditional school system. Lakisha explains how her academy and micro school model incorporates everything from social skills sessions and creative arts to coding, robotics, and even swim lessons. You will learn about the importance of community, the role of nutrition and holistic care in education, and why it is never too late to pivot if your current school choice isn't working. Whether you are currently homeschooling, exploring micro schools, or simply looking for ways to be a better facilitator of your child's education, this episode provides the encouragement you need to own your journey. intelligentmindsearlychildhood.com Facebook- @IMECLearningAcademy @IMECVirtualLearningAcademy @LakishaHaskinsIG: @imec_virtual_ Lakisha Tibbs is an educational entrepreneur, homeschool leader, educational advocate, and Founder and Executive Director of Intelligent Minds Early Childhood Academy & Kindergarten Prep (IMEC Academy), a hybrid microschool serving families throughout Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia, and IMEC Virtual Learning Academy, its virtual learning division supporting students and families nationwide. Today, IMEC serves students across multiple states while its Early Educators Program equips child care providers, family child care programs, and stay-at-home parents with virtual toddler and preschool instruction, curriculum support, coaching, and professional development. Lakisha specializes in supporting students with diverse learning needs, including autism, ADHD, dyslexia, speech and language delays, visual impairments, emotional disabilities, and other learning differences. She partners with families during IEP and IFSP meetings, helping parents confidently advocate for the services and supports their children deserve.Her greatest inspiration has always been her own children. As a homeschooling mother, Lakisha has built many of IMEC's programs around the needs she recognized within her own family, proving that when children are given the right environment, they flourish. She proudly graduated her daughter from homeschool who is also on the spectrum and has ADHD and dyslexia, who now attends college while teaching art classes for homeschool students. Her 17-year-old son, whom she continues to homeschool, helps lead coding and robotics instruction through IMEC's summer programs. Her oldest daughter and bonus son, both public school graduates and co-owners of Vivid Dreamz Studios LLC, create opportunities for youth through theater, music, writing, and weekly creative arts experiences that welcome homeschool and public school students alike. Together, they embody the belief that service, creativity, and leadership begin at home and ripple outward into the community. Ready to take the next step in your homeschooling journey? Visit the Homeschool Yo Kids Expo website to find resources, connect with vendors, and join a community that understands your path.
