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It started with a post.

I shared what learning looked like at home: my 3 and 4 year olds building projects, solving real problems, and producing work that didn’t exist. The response online was immediate. Parents recognized what was possible and wanted it for their own kids, too.

So I built it. Not another school, but a different kind of learning environment: a workshop, a lab, a place where learning is purposeful.

The idea grew out of my doctoral work in Educational Leadership at UC San Diego, where I studied a question that continues to shape my work today: how can learning environments better prepare kids for the world they're growing up in? Homeschooling my own kids alongside that research showed me how powerful education can be when it's grounded in the real world.

LJ Campus is that dissertation brought to life. Born at the intersection of research and practice, it reimagines school as a place where kids build, discover, and solve meaningful problems.

Welcome to LJC.
Cristina Choi, Ed.D.

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A woman in a graduation cap and gown stands outdoors next to a concrete wall, smiling at the camera.
Woman in a black graduation gown and cap smiling outdoors, leaning against a concrete barrier with a bridge in the background.
Two children playing educational game with colored folders and a circular diagram on large brown paper, in a room with wooden flooring, a beige couch, and a white table with small bowls of snacks.
Two children sitting at a table using tablets, with worksheets and pencils in front of them. A map of the United States is on the wall and there is a window with shutters behind them.
Two children standing at a white table, looking at and holding photographs of people.
A person is holding a booklet about the Great Wall of China, with a photo of the wall on it. In the background, two children are playing with toy cars and figures on the floor in a room.
Two children sitting at a white table with school supplies, including notebooks, scissors, glue, markers, and colorful building blocks, working on school projects.

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