Tanya Sheckley is a Rebel Educator®. She is Founder and President of UP Academy®, an elementary lab school which values innovation, empathy and strength. Tanya’s vision and mission show it’s possible to celebrate differences, challenge what’s broken in the American education system, and that all children can receive a rigorous, well rounded education.  She is an Edupreneur,  Author of Rebel Educator: Create Classrooms Where Imagination and Impact Meet and host of the Rebel Educator® podcast. She is a rebel educator who works with new and existing schools to question the status quo and develop innovative student experiences through inclusion and project based learning. Follow me for microschools, entrepreneurship, project based learning, alternative education, and general rebel educating!