VELA Connect 2026 is the nation's premier convening for Indie Education.

 

Across five cities, the event brings together VELA Founders and select partners leading the effort to make Indie Education a mainstream choice for 10 million American students by 2030.

 

 

 

 

Registration is invite-only for VELA Founders and select partners. All VELA Founders are invited to attend.

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The Indie Education movement across 5 cities

The most important change in education today is not happening in policy. It is happening in families. Across the country, families are discovering learning environments that better fit their children, their values, and their communities. Parents and educators are not waiting for reform. They are building something new. We call this movement Indie Education. VELA Connect brings together the leading edge thinkers shaping the Indie Education freedom movement. Founders and allies will explore the most critical issues and opportunities at stake through exceptional programming and the free flow of ideas.