Your Child Has a Gift the World Needs

What Is a Microschool?

At Crestline Learning Collective, we believe many bright learners thrive when education feels personal, purposeful, and designed for how they are created to grow.

This is where a microschool shines! A microschool is a small, relationship-centered learning environment that blends the flexibility of homeschooling with the structure and community of a private school. Students learn through personalized instruction, hands-on projects, meaningful relationships, and real-world experiences.

What Makes Microschools Different?

• Small class sizes with individualized support

• Personalized pacing and flexible learning

• Multi-age classrooms that encourage collaboration and leadership

• Project-based, experiential, and inquiry-driven learning

• Strong relationships between students, families, and educators

How Microschools Operate

• Often located in homes, churches, or community spaces

• Typically governed under homeschool or private school regulations

• Eligible for school choice funding opportunities in Texas

• Designed to meet the unique needs of the families they serve

Yes. Crestline Learning Collective is currently accredited for grades K–8 through Middle States Accreditation and is in the final stages of Texas microschool accreditation, expected July 2026.

For the 2026–2027 school year, we are prioritizing enrollment for grades 3–6, with limited K–2 availability and future middle school expansion into 7-8 based on enrollment and family fit in the 2027-2028 school year.

Crestline Learning Collective is fully accredited for grades K–8.

For the 2026–2027 school year, we are prioritizing enrollment for grades 3–6, with limited K–2 availability and future middle school expansion based on enrollment and family fit. For the 2026-27 school year, we are K-6 only.

Crestline May Be a Great Fit If Your Child:

• Is bright but disengaged in traditional school

• Needs more challenge or flexibility

• Thrives with hands-on learning

• Loves creativity, projects, and meaningful connected learning

• Feels bored or misunderstood in larger environments

For the 2026–2027 school year, Crestline will maintain an 8:1 student-to-guide ratio so every learner receives targeted attention, support, and challenge.

Our intentionally small environment allows for:

• Personalized, goal-driven academic instruction

• Strong student-guide relationships

• Executive functioning and emotional support and motivation

• Flexible pacing and individualized learning

• A calm, connected classroom environment

• Unique opportunities such as “Real World Friday” weekly field trips and Service to Others opportunities.

• K-2 students are completely screen free

Current openings:

• Grades K–2: very limited openings available

• Grades 3–6: openings available

• Grades 7-8: coming in the 2027-28 school year

Because enrollment is intentionally limited, families are encouraged to schedule a parent discovery call early.

Looking for a more personal, purposeful learning environment for your child?
Crestline keeps enrollment intentionally small so students can be deeply known, appropriately challenged, and fully supported.

Schedule a Parent Discovery Call

Yes! Crestline is led by Carissa Sharp, a certified Texas educator with a master’s degree, extensive classroom teaching experience, extensive counseling background, and specialized training in dyslexia, executive functioning, neurodivergent learning, STEM, and whole-child development.

This matters because students are not just academic data points! They are thinkers, feelers, creators, problem-solvers, image-bearers, and growing people who need both skillful instruction and wise support.

At Crestline, academic growth and emotional safety are not competing priorities. They work together.

One of the many advantages microschools offer over traditional school settings is their learning flexibility! Students thrive when they have voice and choice in their learning. At Crestline, that freedom is paired with clear structure, with each day following a predictable rhythm, with defined expectations, weekly goals, and frequent parent communication to ensure students are consistently growing and learning.

A Typical Day at Crestline (9:00 AM – 3:00 PM)

• Structured academics

• Executive functioning support

• Hourly movement & outdoor time

• Small-group instruction

• Hands-on project learning

• Reflection & goal setting

• Community-based Fridays

Want a closer look? Schedule a parent conversation.

At Crestline, we believe: if a child could… they would.

When students seem anxious, frustrated, bored, or disengaged, they are often communicating that the environment is not meeting their needs. Our philosophy is simple: the right environment changes everything.

Crestline combines personalized Christian education, executive functioning support, meaningful projects, and whole-child growth so students can build clarity, confidence, connection, and capability.

Your child has a gift the world needs. Let’s unlock it together.

Crestline uses a Love and Logic approach that combines empathy, clear expectations, and natural consequences. Students are guided with calm, respectful support while learning responsibility, self-regulation, and healthy conflict resolution.

The Crestline Core Four

• Clarity — Students understand expectations and consequences

• Confidence — Mistakes are viewed as opportunities for growth and repair

• Connection — Relationships are protected and conflict is handled respectfully

• Capability — Students build communication, problem-solving, and self-regulation skills

Our Approach Includes:

• Calm, respectful guidance instead of shame-based discipline

• Christian values rooted in truth, grace, forgiveness, and personal responsibility

• Strong parent communication when concerns significantly impact learning or relationships

• Support for long-term character growth, not just short-term behavior correction

Our goal is to help students grow in accountability, empathy, kindness, self-control, and confidence. These are the skills that support success both in and beyond the classroom.

Crestline focuses on measurable growth and real mastery rather than relying solely on traditional grades. Families receive a clear picture of student progress academically, socially, and independently throughout the year.

GPS Meetings

Families meet three times each year for a GPS Meeting:
Guide • Parent • Student

These collaborative conferences focus on:

• Student progress and strengths

• Academic and personal goals

• Executive functioning growth

• Support strategies and next steps

Progress Is Measured Through:

• Projects, presentations, and student work

• Writing samples and teacher feedback

• Goal tracking and executive functioning growth

• Reflection and self-assessment

• Rubrics with clear expectations

Academic Growth Monitoring

Students complete beginning- and end-of-year i-Ready assessments to help measure academic growth over time using nationally recognized data.

Ongoing Parent Communication

Families receive brief bi-weekly feedback check-ins to celebrate growth, maintain communication, and address questions or concerns early.

Our goal is to help students build lasting skills, confidence, independence, and a genuine understanding of their own growth.

Student safety is one of our highest priorities. Our smaller, relationship-centered environment allows for close supervision, strong communication, and intentional daily oversight.

Safety at Crestline Includes:

• Annual background checks for all staff, volunteers, and approved adult helpers

• Secure parent-authorized pickup procedures with ID verification when needed

• No unscheduled or unscreened visitors during student hours

• Small learning groups with close adult supervision throughout the day

• Direct supervision during outdoor learning, movement, transitions, and field experiences

• A private, single-use student restroom for increased safety and privacy

• Regular emergency preparedness drills and safety procedures

• Age-appropriate personal safety and boundary instruction

• Real-time parent communication through our school communication app

• Secure technology monitoring and responsible digital learning practices

Why Families Appreciate the Crestline Model

Our intentionally small setting allows students to be deeply known and not lost in the crowd. Strong relationships, consistent routines, and close daily supervision create a calm, connected environment where students feel safe, supported, and confident.

Enrollment is intentionally limited to preserve small class sizes and individualized support. We encourage families to schedule a parent conversation early to explore whether Crestline may be the right fit for their child.

In short… a big one… and you can decide how involved you would like to be based on your situation. We think of parents as our ‘secret ingredient’ to a successful school year! Parents are our co-partners, not just passive participants. Your voices help to shape our calendar, our culture, and our kiddos’ Crestline experience.

We strongly encourage parent participation! The best learning happens when we work side-by-side with you, and we are firm believers that every family has a unique skill set to share. There will be ample opportunities for parents to plug in and become involved as the year progresses.

We want to ensure a personalized experience for your learner. Therefore, the $300 registration fee is non-refundable, as it allows us to secure necessary resources just for you.