A  wise and sensitive soul, Tyler has an open, attractive personality that ensures social success wherever he goes. However, as a voracious reader, he has become a thoughtful and independent-minded individual with particular interests in nutrition, nature, spirituality, poetic writing, theatre, etc., topics which were not addressed at his public high school. At BLC he felt that he had the time and space to focus on his own education while picking up the essential maths, physics and other academics at a pace that suited him.

Tyler was accepted in The New School and began his acting studies there in the fall of 2017.

Tyler shared his story at our self-directed learning celebration in spring 2016:

Testimonial written by Ginny Brennan, Tyler’s grandmother:

BLC has made a huge difference in Tyler’s passion for learning, desire for an education and much calmer environment at home. I thought we were resigned to years of struggling with homework and dealing with frustration and failure. Tyler asked me to look into BLC. I attended an open house and after hearing more about self directed education, I decided to take a leap of faith and enroll Tyler. The difference in him, our relationship and his thirst for learning has been amazing. He is able to pursue his passion for acting, studying subjects he enjoys and graduating high school with a positive outlook for the future.