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Andy Smallman

Andy Smallman

Founder & Executive Director

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Educator & Mentor

  • Education

    • Pacific Oaks College

      1989 - 1992
      M.A. Human Development

    • The Evergreen State College

      1985 - 1988
      B.A. Liberal Arts

  • Experience

    • Puget Sound Community School

      Jul 1994 - Jun 2018
      Founder & Executive Director

      Puget Sound Community School is an independent school in Seattle for students in grades 6-12. With my wife, Melinda Shaw, and a dedicated group of entrepreneurial parents and students, I started the school in 1994 to create a model for a style of education that helps students build on their strengths and nurtures their intrinsic motivation. The basic premise of PSCS is that when students feel safe, secure and supportive, and aren't burdened to fulfill a slate of external requirements, their natural curiosity to learn and grow will carry them to unparalleled heights of self- and community-awareness. Show less

    • Kind Living

      Apr 2011 - now
      Creator & Manager

      Kind Living inspires people to recognize and engage in acts of ordinary kindness. I create the project's content through writing, curriculum formation, as well as video and audio production. I facilitate in-person workshops and classes, for which I've designed programs and materials. I consult with organizations interested in learning how to increase kindness in their workplaces. As a virtual educational institution, Kind Living serves thousands of people all over the world.

    • Andy Smallman, LLC

      Aug 2019 - now
      Consultant & Mentor

      I help people who want to feel a deeper sense of belonging while having their individuality honored through one-on-one dialogues, either online or in-person, workshops, and classes.

    • Outschool

      Jan 2020 - Jun 2023
      Teacher

      I offered several online classes each week for children on Outschool. My goal was to help students feel respected, appreciated, and cared for, with classes focusing on social & emotional learning (SEL). I taught well over 2000 children from all over the world in over 500 classes, earning over 800 5-star reviews.

    • Spring Academy

      Apr 2023 - now

      Spring Academy is a Seattle private school providing a forward-thinking alternative to the traditional school environment. We believe each student is unique and deserves an individualized educational experience, customized and taught in a shared one-to-one setting.

      • Principal & Teacher

        Jul 2023 - now

      • Consultant & Teacher

        Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Continuing Teacher Education Certificate: K-12 Special Ed, K-8 Elementary Ed, P-3 Early Childhood Special Ed, P-3 Early Childhood Ed

      State of Washington
      Jun 1990

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Andy Smallman
      Featured Guest Global Awakin Calls Aug 2017 Awakin Calls is a weekly interview series and community podcast that highlights the outer work and inner journeys of individuals who are transforming our world in large and small ways. Guests have ranged from global changemakers in the nonprofit, corporate, academic, medical, and arts worlds -- including Pulitzer Prize-winning writers, innovative philanthropists, transformational business leaders, Nobel prize recipients, and cultural change filmmakers and musicians -- to “ordinary” but… Show more Awakin Calls is a weekly interview series and community podcast that highlights the outer work and inner journeys of individuals who are transforming our world in large and small ways. Guests have ranged from global changemakers in the nonprofit, corporate, academic, medical, and arts worlds -- including Pulitzer Prize-winning writers, innovative philanthropists, transformational business leaders, Nobel prize recipients, and cultural change filmmakers and musicians -- to “ordinary” but remarkable individuals manifesting their journeys of inner transformation through deep work in their communities. Show less
    • Awarded to Andy Smallman
      Accountability in Schools Interview KCTS TV May 2015 "We wanted to hear from the front lines of education, from the people who deal directly with the students and administer discipline every day. So we sat down and spoke with ten teachers and administrators from the greater Seattle region. The results were frank, open discussions about the realities of teaching in today’s classroom. Teachers share their perspectives on discipline techniques, the challenges they face and their hopes for the future."
    • Awarded to Andy Smallman
      Panelist Compassion Action Network Apr 2010 Compassionate Action Network (CAN) is working strategically to double compassionate action, starting in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Through our programs we empower groups and initiatives working specifically to make compassion the everyday, lived experience of local communities.Our goal is for compassion and compassionate action to become the new normal for society within ten years.CAN supports programs and initiatives that make our communities and our world more… Show more Compassionate Action Network (CAN) is working strategically to double compassionate action, starting in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Through our programs we empower groups and initiatives working specifically to make compassion the everyday, lived experience of local communities.Our goal is for compassion and compassionate action to become the new normal for society within ten years.CAN supports programs and initiatives that make our communities and our world more compassionate. We do this through compassion-focused community programs and events, startup incubation, grant making, and providing strategic, collaborative support to organizations on the front lines of the compassion movement. Show less