Shauna Reisewitz is the founder and director of Pacific Sands Academy- an interest led passion driven independent studies program for teens. She’s been working with homeschoolers since 2002 in mentoring children, teens and families through this alternative but growing path of education. Pacific Sands Academy has been operating since 2012- where she’s worked with many teens finding helping them find  a more interesting path through high school. Teens in Pacific Sands can graduate with a high school diploma in as little as a few weeks- or work with mentorship on subjects that interest them for a few months or even years- and they graduate when they are ready.