Opening 2027-2028 · A K-8 Microschool Powered by Prenda
A next-generation K-8 microschool powered by Prenda, built on relationships, innovation, and legacy. For 2027-2028, our message is simple: THE TIME IS NOW.
LBS has no enrolled students yet. Every student image on this site is an AI-generated representation of the future LBS experience.
Her name is not simply on our building. Her values are embedded in the institution we are creating.
In honor of Linda L. Bryant
The Personal Touch
The Linda Bryant School is more than a school. It is an experience, a movement, and a living legacy. Founded by educator James Anthony Parker in honor of his grandmother, Linda L. Bryant, LBS was born from a legacy of resilience, service, education, and an unwavering belief in the potential of young people.
We are building a next-generation K-8 microschool powered by Prenda for families who believe children deserve more than standardized education. They deserve to be known, challenged, inspired, and prepared to lead.
Our culture is rooted in a simple belief: relationships come first, excellence is expected, and every student matters.
Strong educator and student relationships are close to ninety percent of the job. Every child is known by name, strength, and story.
The Prenda microschool model lets each scholar move at the pace of mastery instead of the pace of a bell schedule.
Scholars choose projects, set goals, and take ownership of their learning from the first week of the year.
Students will not simply read about the world. They will investigate it, create within it, report on it, and serve it.
Full transparency: LBS does not have enrolled students yet. We open for the 2027-2028 school year, and the student photography across this site is high quality AI imagery representing the future LBS experience.
We are a microschool powered by Prenda, combining personalized learning and strong educator relationships with hands-on, real-world experiences that traditional schools often do not provide.
Design, build, prototype. Hands-on engineering and invention.
Reporting, editing, and broadcasting the school newspaper.
Coding, robotics, and flight in a modern technology lab.
Civics, debate, and the practice of speaking up with purpose.
Entrepreneurship labs where scholars pitch real ventures.
Service learning that answers real needs in the community.
Culinary craft, life skills, and the dignity of homemaking.
We are enrolling interest for the 2027-2028 school year. Tell us what your family needs and we will build it into the schedule.
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Stagecraft, voice, and the courage of live performance.
Athletic training paired with discipline and teamwork.
Brass, percussion, and the pride of a marching tradition.
From Press Academy to the Mighty Marching Lions, every program is built to expose scholars to possibilities they may never have imagined for themselves. Founding families shape what LBS becomes.
Academic Divisions
The early years are built on curiosity, literacy, creativity, exploration, relationships, and hands-on discovery. Scholars read widely, build constantly, and learn that school is a place where they are known.
The upper years turn toward independence, leadership, identity, and career exploration. Scholars report the news, broadcast their work, serve their neighbors, and practice leading in public.
James Anthony Parker, M.Ed.
Founder and Head of School
Founder Story
James Anthony Parker, M.Ed., is an educator who has spent his career in classrooms, hallways, and family living rooms, learning that the students who thrive are the ones who feel known. The Linda Bryant School is his answer to that lesson.
He named the school for his grandmother, Linda L. Bryant, a woman whose life was defined by resilience, service, and an insistence that young people are capable of more than the world tends to expect of them. LBS carries her standard forward.
We are not interested in recreating the traditional school model. We are building something intentional, personal, immersive, and unforgettable, in honor of a woman whose legacy deserves to live beyond one generation.
Through love comes grief. Through grief can come purpose. And through purpose can come triumph.
Leadership
Our founding leadership and Board of Directors are shaping the academic model, governance, and culture of the school ahead of the 2027-2028 opening.
Founder and Head of School
Board Chair
Board Vice Chair and Educational Architect
Admissions & Tuition Desk
LBS opens with a founding cohort in Grades K-8. Interest list families are contacted first as enrollment windows, campus details, and information sessions are announced.
LBS plans to accept Florida Step Up For Students scholarship funding, so families using state scholarship programs can apply that support toward an LBS education.
Tuition rates are being finalized alongside our facilities and staffing plan. We will publish them here and share them with interest list families the moment they are confirmed.
Future Parent Voices
LBS has no enrolled students yet, so the voices below are illustrative placeholders, not real reviews. Real family stories will replace them once our doors open.
We wanted a place where our daughter is known, not counted. The LBS model is exactly the education we have been describing to each other for years.
Future LBS Parent
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The idea that my son could report for a real school newspaper in fifth grade is the reason we joined the interest list on the first day.
Future LBS Parent
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A microschool powered by Prenda, with a Makers Studio and a marching band, feels ambitious in the best possible way.
Community Supporter
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As an educator, the promise of relationships first is what convinced me. That is the part most schools say and few schools build.
Prospective Educator
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Naming a school after a grandmother who believed in young people tells you everything about the culture they intend to create.
Community Partner
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We are counting down to 2027-2028. Our family wants to be part of the founding cohort of this movement.
Future LBS Family
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Justice and Leadership as an actual program, not an afterthought, is what our children need in this moment.
Donor and Supporter
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The Home and Hearth Institute stood out to us. Life skills belong in school, and LBS treats them with respect.
Future LBS Parent
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Clarity Desk
We are a new school, so we would rather over explain than leave a family guessing. Below are the questions we hear most often about the microschool model, the 2027-2028 opening, scholarships, and daily life at LBS. If you do not see your question here, write to us directly and we will answer honestly, even when the answer is still being decided. Every founding family conversation helps us refine how this school will run on day one.
Still unsure about something? Write to us and a member of our team will answer you directly.
Ask a questionA microschool is a small, intentionally designed learning community. Instead of large grade-level classrooms, scholars learn in small mixed groups with a guide who knows every student personally. The scale is what makes personalized learning, mastery pacing, and real relationships possible.
Prenda provides the learning platform and microschool model that our guides build on. Scholars work through mastery based core academics at their own pace, while LBS layers on our signature programs, culture, and preparatory school experience.
LBS opens for the 2027-2028 school year and is not enrolling students today. The first step is the interest list. Families on the list are contacted first when enrollment windows, information sessions, and campus details are announced.
Yes. LBS plans to accept Florida Step Up For Students scholarship funding so families using state scholarship programs can apply that support toward an LBS education. We will walk families through the process directly.
Small group learning is often a strong fit for scholars with learning differences. We review each family's plan individually, discuss the supports a student needs, and are honest about what we can and cannot provide as a new microschool.
Yes. LBS scholars wear a polished preparatory uniform: white shirts with striped ties and crest blazers, and white shirts with plaid skirts and matching crest blazers. Full uniform guidance will be shared with enrolled families before the opening year.
THE TIME IS NOW
Families, educators, partners, and supporters: the founding chapter of The Linda Bryant School is being written right now, and there is room in it for you.
Interest Hub
Questions about the model, the opening year, scholarships, or partnership? Reach the school directly and we will answer personally.
Phone
954-488-2741Social
@thelindabryantschool
Every family who writes to us becomes part of the founding story of this school.
We answer each message ourselves, in full detail, with no admissions script. Tell us about your child and we will tell you honestly whether LBS is the right home for them in 2027-2028.
