{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fone-creative-act.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode16-aBmB3H5U","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Lindsay Hoyt — Building a School, A Foundation for our Future — Part One","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2a850e9d-6495-498b-aaa0-046845ffc071/eae5bb60-d2f0-4ce6-b879-a967e98b963e/17.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Lindsay Hoyt works hard. A mom, business woman, 10+ years in sales and talent acquisition, fundraising, media and grassroots mobilization in Washington, DC — she held an impressive resume when she returned to Jacksonville, Florida. With school options for her children that didn’t satisfy, Lindsay said, “I’m going to open a school.” And she did. \n\nThe concept for Cornerstone Classical Academy was born in 2018 and doors opened in 2020. (Yes, this miracle happened during a global pandemic.) Starting a school of this magnitude is no small feat; and Lindsay shares in this first episode of our two-part series how the foundation is laid, brick by brick. In its first year, the school had 431 students. Now, in its second year, 645 students make up K-7th grades with a vision of K-12th and 1200 students in the next five years. The school offers a classical education and is guided by the classical philosophy of education. It is a tuition-free public school that is privately managed and operates under a contract (or charter). This contract frees the charter school from some of the restrictions of a standard public school. Lindsay’s mission continues to unfold for our future generations. Was her vision too big — a tuition-free, classical education for children providing a school for deep learning and an option that didn’t exist? Well, get a dose of what big vision can create with this week's episode and part two dropping November 11. \n"}