We started TEA in 2011 to create a more engaging, holistic and equitable education for a diverse set of learners in Pre-K-12th grades. At TEA, we intentionally use adversity and adventure, both inside and outside of the classroom, to push students just beyond their comfort zones in a supportive environment. This is where building key character traits really happens. 

In our approach, called Constructive Adversity®, students develop key character traits like resilience, compassion and adaptability right alongside academic knowledge. Each child’s uniqueness is critical to this experiential learning process which, very simply, uses the real world to teach students how to thrive in the real world. 

Education is the most powerful tool to change the world. But traditional education was designed for a different era and not designed to adapt. This is why nearly half a million youth from over 170 countries and territories have stated in the United Nations Youth Declaration “We are not waiting for an invitation to transform education. In fact, we are at the forefront of driving change; pioneering innovations, mobilizing our peers and communities, advocating for universal and quality education, and unceasingly working from the ground up to transform education.”

TEA is here to do this work alongside our students.