About Us
EXPLO Elevate is a global innovative schools cooperative.
Our mission is to help schools design, build, implement, and continuously improve the environments needed for all learners to thrive now and in the future. EXPLO Elevate is a division of Exploration Learning (EXPLO), a 46-year old non-profit international leader in education innovation. EXPLO inspires students and teachers to explore the world of people and ideas, and to experience the joy of learning in pursuit of purpose and meaning.
Contributors
Kielynne Banker
Director of Teaching and Learning, EXPLO Chicago
Former Science Dept. Head/Teaching Faculty, Sacred Heart High School
Leah Van der Sluis
Director of Teaching and Learning, EXPLO
Former teacher Shady Hill School and New City Charter School
David Saunders
Consultant, EXPLO Elevate
Director of Innovation + Changemaker Coordinator
Brookwood School
Dr. Adam Lavallee
Dean of Studies, EXPLO
Former Math & Economics teacher, Episcopal Academy
Internal Accreditation Coordinator, Middle States Assn. of Colleges and Schools
Former Site Director, Global Online Academy
Former Learning Design Coach, Global Online Academy
Jim Dunaway
Consultant, EXPLO Elevate
Former Head of School, Manlius Pebble Hill School
Former Dean of Faculty, Northfield Mount Hermon School
Former Dean of Faculty, Assistant Head, The Kinkaid School
Meghan O'Leary
Director of Teaching and Learning, EXPLO
Former Assistant Principal, St. Mark School (MD)
Former Curriculum Coordinator, St. Mark School (MD)
Elevate Advisors
Dr. Andy Boynton
Dean of Boston College’s Carroll School of Management
Co-author, The Idea Hunter: How to Find the Best Ideas and Make them Happen
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dr. Deborah Hirsch
President, High Meadows Graduate School of Teaching and Learning
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Dr. Yong Zhao
Foundation Distinguished Scholar, University of Kansas
Author, World Class Learners
Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi*
Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management Claremont Graduate University
His pioneering work on flow led to his seminal work,
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Claremont, California, USA
* Deceased
Dr. Pasi Sahlberg
Gonski Institute for Education, The University of New South Wales
Author, Finnish Lessons
Grawemeyer Award Winner
Sydney, Australia
Sunand Bhattacharya
Associate Vice Provost, Design and Innovation Strategies at Boston College
Dr. Barry Fishman
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Learning Technologies, University of Michigan
Co-author of the Obama administration’s 2010 U.S. National Educational Technology Plan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Dr. Jim Spohrer
Director, Cognitive Open Tech, IBM
Director, Global University Programs and Cognitive Systems Institute
San Francisco, California, USA
Amon Millner
Associate Professor of Computing and Innovation at Olin College of Engineering; Entrepreneur
Co-inventor of the Scratch programming language.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Board Members
Jon Chang
Director of Growth, nate
Lecturer, Columbia Business School
New York, New York, USA
Jody Sherman LeVos
Chief Learning Officer, Homer
Oakland, California, USA
Alan Kump
Treasurer
Chair, Finance Committee
Director of Finance
Virtustream
Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Adam Newman
Founder and Managing Partner
Tyton Partners
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Elliot Hacker
Consultant, Financial & Treasury Operations for Independent Schools
Ret., Director of Finance, Phillips Andover Academy
Andover, Massachusetts, USA
Izzy Kasdin
Executive Director
Historical Society of Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Rekha Murthy
Chair, Governance Committee
Public Media and Podcast Consultant
Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
Scott Traylor
Founder 360 Kid
Chief Product Officer, Encantos
San Mateo, California, USA
Brian Hughes
Chair, EXPLO Studio Committee
Chairman and Director R&D
HBN Shoe
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Aamer Khan
Co-founder, Qaulivian Investment Partners LP
Wendall Mitchell
Board Chair
Senior Real Estate Counsel
Albertsons Companies
Oakland, California, USA
Chris Toy
Project Director
Center for Innovation
Thomas College
Bath, Maine, USA
Featured Partners
The Bridgeway Group works with Elevate members schools on stakeholder engagement, strategic trust, and conflict management.
Mint Chip Studios works with Elevate member schools on leadership coaching for learning, collaboration and innovation.
Founding Member Schools
We've worked with educators from dozens of schools
Agnes Irwin School
Belmont Hill School
Boston Public Schools
Brawerman Elementary School
Brimmer & May School
Brookline Public Schools
Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School
Cambridge School of Weston
Catholic Memorial School
Collegiate School (VA)
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
Concord Public Schools
Crossroads School
Culver Academies
Dana Hall School
Deerfield Academy
Derby Academy
Episcopal Academy (PA)
Fenn School
French-American International School (CA)
Haverford School
Hewitt School
Hillbrook School
Inly School
Menlo School
Miss Porter’s School
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Morristown-Beard School
Norwood Public Schools
Oakland Unified School District
Park School (MA)
Park School of Baltimore
Phillips Academy
Pine Crest School
Pingry School
Rashi School
Rivers School
Roxbury Latin School
Rumson Country Day School
Rye Country Day School
San Francisco Friends School
San Francisco University High School
Shady Hill School
Sharon High School
Shore Country Day School
St. Matthew’s School
Stuart Country Day School
Taft School
The Bishop’s School
Trafalgar School for Girls
Village School
Wahaha International School
Walnut Hill School
Wareham Public Schools
Wayland High School
Waynflete School
Wesley School
Wheeler School
Willows Community School
