San Diego Microschool

What Is A Microschool?

If each child is unique, then why are so many schools and educational programs one-size-fits-all?!

This is a question we asked. . . and then pushed back on. Learning shouldn’t be the same for each student. So, with the Donnelly’s Daily Apple Microschool, we decided to change that.

A microschool (or ‘microschool classes,’ or a ‘pod’) is a small-scale learning environment that supports students and families looking for something non-traditional.

Led by a credentialed and Master-level teacher, families can ‘homeschool’ while providing their child with. . .

1. Outsourcing of the main teaching to a credentialed educator
2. Curriculum and programming that’s appropriate for their grade, level, and statewide standards
3. Opportunities for meaningful socialization
4. Small teacher-student ratio

We believe that learning should be engaging, purposeful, and fun—and perhaps, most importantly, meeting each student where they are.

We launched our San Diego Microschool back in 2020 with a full-time 5/6th Grade Program. Then, we shifted to a Kinder-1st Program in 2021, and added one grade level each year!

We are now heading into our SEVENTH year of operation and offer K-6 Microschool Classes in Bay Park/Clairemont, San Diego.

CLICK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ✨↓

[Kinder-1st + 2nd-4th + 5th-6th]

What Is Donnelly’s Daily Apple?

Donnelly’s Daily Apple is an educational services business that provides individualized, intuitive, and hands-on learning in both one-on-one and small-group settings.

Our company operates a microschool program, small-group classes, and provides tutoring and academic support students in public and private education, as well as homeschool families. [We are also a vendor of the Pacific Coast Academy (PCA).]

Gala Program 🍏(Grades K-1)

Mondays 9AM-1PM: Single-day K/1st programming focused on building foundational skills for our early learners! Primarily focused on core content (ELA/Math) we incorporate a multisensory, hands-on, explicit approach to learning.
— [$300/mo]

This session is geared towards ‘lower elementary’ (Kinder-1st) but is not limited to those ages/grades.

Monday “Slice” 🍎🍰(Grades 2-3)

Mondays 12-4PM:
This is our multisensory, engaging, and in-depth core content session for grades 2-3 (approx.), focused primarily on foundations of ELA & Math.
— [$250/mo]

Honeycrisp 🍎
(Grades 5-6)

Tuesdays 9AM-4PM: Our core-focused single, full-day* programming for our older learners (approx. grades 5-6).

In this full-day session, we will be honing in on skills needed for upper elementary and middle school, specifically long-form writing, research, reading, upper-level math, and more, with a gamified learning approach.
— [$400/mo]

*Note: Although our ‘Honeycrisp’ program is intended to be a full-day session, families may, if desired, enroll in a half-day session (9AM-1PM OR 12-4PM) Pricing is listed per half-day session.
— [$250/mo]

‘Seeds’ Small-Group 🍏(Grades K-1)

Wednesdays 8-10AM: A small-group intensive class with targeted instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, and early math. Phonics lessons will incorporate Orton-Gillingham based strategies for our students building foundational reading, spelling, and writing skills. A learning assessment may be required for placement; class is capped at 8 students.
— [$200/mo]

Wednesday “Slice” 🍎🍰(Grades 2-5)

Wednesdays 12-4PM: This is a multi-level, engaging class that covers upper-elementary ELA and Math & STEAM + Art/Creativity lessons, activities, and projects every other week.
— [$250/mo]

Thurs. AM ‘Slice’ 🍎🍰 (Grades 5-6)

Thursdays 9AM-1PM: Our supplementary core content half-day class for students in Grades 5-6. (This class is ideally a complement to our ‘Honeycrisp’ Tuesday class). In this session, we cover higher-level learning and critical thinking for ELA & Math.
— [$250/mo]*

Thursdays 9AM-1PM: Extended day learning for grades 5-6.
— [$400/mo]

Thurs. PM “Slice” 🍎🍰 (Grades 2-6)

Thursdays 12PM-4PM: This is a multi-level enrichment class that is focused on collaborative, hands-on projects and activities in STEM & Social Studies. We will be covering topics primarily in grades 4-6.
— [$250/mo]