Peter Searby
Founder, Creative Director, Third-Year Tutor
Phone:
(773) 710-0251
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About Peter
Peter Searby has a creative mind and an educator's heart.
He was raised in Northern Virginia during a time before suburbia had encroached too much upon the wild beauty of the region, and kids didn't have to go too far to find a landscape for imaginative journeys into the world of Indiana Jones or the Jedi Knights.
Pete felt imprisoned in the schools he attended; he was restless, resentful, and constantly in trouble. As an adult, he became a teacher with an eye on changing the system that had left him feeling boxed in and uninspired. It took him a few years and a few different schools to realize that perhaps the change he envisioned could not happen from within the system. Education needed to be reImagined.
His first thought was to start a school, but he soon found a community of homeschooling families who shared his vision. And so, in 2013, he founded the Riverside Club for Adventure and Imagination in order to help boys in particular, live a more imaginative and adventurous childhood and discover their creative gift.
