Learning the business side of running a school: Founder Giselle McClymont on the shift from teacher to entrepreneur

Giselle McClymont knew from second grade that she wanted to be a teacher. She went on to earn an education degree in college and taught in Florida’s Broward County public elementary schools for six years before leaving the system in 2022 to be a stay-at-home-mom with plans to homeschool her daughter. A year later, she learned about microschools and was hooked. Giselle soon launched Tree Stars Learning, a microschool in West Sunrise, Florida. She is now in the process of opening a second location in Coral Springs.

Read more about Giselle's entrepreneurial journey in Kerry's latest article at The 74.

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