Bungalow Lane ALC is the alternative for
Fresno families:
curiosity-driven, kid-led, structured to empower, guided by experienced facilitators who know how to get out of the way.
We started as a group of homeschooling families who wanted more for our kids than a worksheet and a bell schedule. What we built is a real community: mixed-age, social, and driven by what kids are actually curious about, not a fixed agenda.
We don't sort learning into Math, Science, English, and History boxes. Instead, kids explore the world as it actually connects, building their own path through hands-on, interdisciplinary experiences alongside experienced facilitators and peers.
Serving California's Central Valley families since 2017.
Play-based Learning
Self-directed Education
Children are learning all the time. When they are engaged in play they are using their imagination, creativity and independent thinking skills. They are developing their social and intellectual skills, building confidence, learning math, science and literacy and even working with their emotional and physical development.
Our indoor and outdoor space provides a safe environment where children are free to move, explore and play. safely, with experienced facilitators nearby to support without taking over.
As learners get older, their curiosity starts pointing somewhere. A kid who spent years building cardboard machines wants to learn engineering. A kid who ran every pretend game wants to write, direct, or start something of their own. Self-direction doesn't stop there, it shifts to something more serious, but still driven by that same deep sense of curiosity.
For teens, that means real goals and that happens in our Liberated Learners program for learners age 15-19. Learners meet with an advisor weekly who helps with resources and goal setting while providing accountability.
Bungalow provides a third place for learners to gather, socialize, gain independence, and participate in workshops or get some extra tutoring.
