This page describes real actions taken by learners and educators to give you a better idea of what happens at Off Da Beaten Path Learning.

Check out the Founder’s Report 2020-2024 to read about our impact thus far!

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From left to right: Smiling parents of a long time learner and friend. To the right, Founder & Educator, Dom.

A Day in the Life: For Learners

  • Write personal statement for NYU summer film program

  • Create a web portfolio with educator’s help

  • Read and discuss Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose

  • Take headshots

  • Attend Outschool classes

  • Complete CUNY College Now course

  • Write mini stage play for Writopia festival competition, and win 🏆

  • Create resume for applications

  • Workout regularly to keep in shape as a performance artist (actor and dancer)

  • Reflect on what I really want and why

  • Enjoy directing my education, my career, and my life. Revel in being “the master of my fate… the captain of my soul

A Day in the Life: For Educators

  • Communicate with families via phone, text, email, and video conferencing

  • Email questions to NYU for summer film program

  • For an aspiring therapist and business owner, set up Zoom conversation with professional therapist who owns private practice

  • For young author, set up Zoom conversation with young adult published writer

  • For young actor, hunted down potential acting gig for learner, emailed director

  • Created a flyer for workshop co-presented with a young person

  • Email learner’s school for high school transcript

  • For homeschool student, assemble high school transcript for application to CUNY College Now

  • Create Google Drive folder to have central place for pieces of high school portfolio

  • Created college spreadsheet and, with learner, added information and links for schools of interest (see below for a screenshot of our work in progress)

Mom and educator celebrate learner's progress with writing! Using 1-on-1 personalized learning and self-directed education to build learner confidence and improve skills!

Mom and educator celebrate learner's progress with writing!

Using 1-on-1 personalized learning and self-directed education to build learner confidence and improve skills!