A Lakeland-based microschool that began as a living-room experiment in 2016 and now serves more than 100 students locally has earned national recognition — and $250,000 — for challenging traditional approaches to education.
WonderHere was named a 2025 Yass Prize STOP Award winner in the “Outstanding” category for its family-style, project-based learning model.
Founded in 2016 by former public school teachers, Tiffany Thenor and Jessica Zivkovich, WonderHere emerged when the founders became disillusioned with what they describe as an education system that rushed children through standardized benchmarks at the expense of curiosity and joy…