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I have yet to meet someone who doesn’t have an opinion about Alpha School. People love it. People hate it. In any case, their model won’t leave you indifferent. This, I find fascinating.  Alpha School is a private school in the U.S. for children pre-K to 12th grade, with 50 campuses and counting across the country. It ranks in the top 1% of schools nationally in the U.S., across all grades and sub...

NewKid Days first edition took place in the heart of VivaTech 10th anniversary, last June 20, 2026.  I created this day for the intentional moms and dads out there, the curious minds who wants scientific and thoughtful content wrapped in conversations — building bridges between research, startups, education and philosophy. And including the children in the loop, too. Because hey, we’re here to emp...

This is a replay of NewKid Days #1's second panel. English subtitles available on Youtube! As we raise our children today, what is important, really? What skills should we try to equip them with? The timeless ones? The new ones? Last June 20, during NewKid Days’ 1st edition at Vivatech, we invited three exceptional guests, each with a unique background on that matter : a philosopher (and school fo...

This is a reply of this first panel that took place during the NewKid Days #1 in VivaTech, last June 20. LLMs and our children . A conversation between AI builder Aymeric Roucher (ex Hugging Face, author of “Ultra-Intelligence : Jusqu’où les intelligences artificielles iront-elles ?” ), and two of the most knowledgeable AI x child safety experts, Dr Mathilde Cerioli (Chief Scientist at everyone.ai...

Let me introduce you to Lydia and Kevon. Their energy, their relentless desire to turn ideas into experiments into products, together, is an inspiration. Lydia’s a math tutor, Kevon’s worked at the crossroad of tech and education for years. She’s the determined, achieving mother passionate about how to get students (including her own kids) cultivate interest in learning ; he’s the creative, tinker...

In this episode, Sam and Simon walk us through the 17 years of experience parenting their three children. Beyond the parents lies the couple. And there is a lot of wisdom to take from their journey.  Together, we talk about their evolving roles over the years, the pain of being successful, the masculine archetype, cherishing connection above anything else, making sure a child is being heard, expec...

In this episode, meet Natasha and Latham, homeschooling their two children around a pretty unique project : building an airplane! Together, we talk about down to earth topics like what's a usual weekday in their family, the cost of building an airplane, the tools they’re using to support their home education, the social aspects of homeschooling too. We also take a step back, dig deep into topics l...

In this episode, we explore being back in Hong Kong after two years in London, giving children a fair amount of freedom at a very young age, picking up schools, inspiring teachers and more. 00:00 – Introduction: Meet Carina and Franco, parents raising two young children in Hong Kong with a unique approach to freedom and independence. 01:30 – Family Background: Moving between Hong Kong and London,...

01:07 intro  03:30 Montessori schooling and Taking Children Seriously 04:59 about to relocate: from a Montessori school to homeschooling with a tutor 11:25 Lindl’s experience as a homeschooled kid 14:52 Steyn’s experience in a mainstream school 16:09 the ideal mix 17:36 what’s an exceptional tutor 20:00 Steyn’s focus : the ability to feel and sense, to better solve problems 24:42 Lindl’s focus : b...

In this episode, Sylvana and Eamon talk about the importance of treating their children as whole people, taking their thoughts and feelings seriously from the time they were born. They talk about the benefits of (alternative) school, about learning how to love being alone, about how you instigate and nurture a growth mindset, and why - although crucial to them - they think it’s too early to teach...

In this episode, we discuss about raising a multi-cultural child - Sandra’s from Colombia, Yotam’s from Israël, kiddo’s been born and raised in Australia: the sense of identity, the ability to communicate in multiple languages with the extended family. We talk about discipline. We explore the importance of routines, their three-question routine at night (1. your favorite part of the day ; 2. somet...