Where curiosity is cultivated, expression is encouraged, and individuality inspires us all.
5 Week Program: June 15, 2026 - July 20, 2026
Doors Open: 8:00 am
Summer Learning Hours: 8:30 - 1:30 pm
After Care: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
After Care Cost: $35.00/Day
Student Tuition: $2,000.00
*Limited Spots Available
Application Process:
Complete the Form Below
Pay Application Fee
Receive Invite to Interview
Acceptance of Admission
Summer School Payment of $1,000.00.
The remaining amount is due May 15, 2026.
Do not miss out on this unique learning experience. Scholars who attend the entire summer learning experience will leave with a small business idea that they could start the next day!
We have a Foundation that is currently fundraising for scholarships for our summer learning experience. Families making less than $225,000/year are eligible for a partial or or full scholarship.
Please share our GoFundMe with anyone who would be interested in supporting this unique learning experience.
Wonder Scholars scholarships are limited and awarded based on financial need, program fit, and available funding. Most awards are partial, allowing us to support as many families as possible.
Mission:
To ignite curiosity and empower students through inquiry-based, culturally responsive learning.
Vision:
A future where all students are seen, challenged, and inspired to thrive.
Values:
Wonder • Equity • Inquiry • Belonging • Partnership • Joy
Graduate of Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences
Doctorate in Educational Leadership
Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction
Master of Arts in Teaching
Certification in Female Entrepreneurship
ESL Certification
AVID, SIOP, and BIST Trained
Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Creative Writing
Growing up in Kansas City, Kansas, Dr. Dana Jackson learned early that school could be two things at once: magical and… painful. She remembers the teachers who lit up her world—and the systems that made her wonder who, exactly, thought sitting and listening to someone talk for hours was an engaging way to learn.
Those experiences didn’t push her away from education—they pulled her straight into it. After 15+ years teaching students of all ages, leading school teams, being a college professor, and now finishing her sixth year as an administrator, she realized something important: students deserve learning environments that match their brilliance, not one that dims it.
So she decided to build it herself.
Enter Wonder Lab Academy—part inquiry-based learning experience, part real-world learning lab, part “What if educational programs actually inspired kids every single day?" It’s a place where curiosity isn’t a distraction but a compass; where students create, question, build, solve, debate, dream, and shine.
Dr. Jackson’s vision is bold but simple: transform learning into something joyful, culturally relevant, hands-on, deeply human, and full of wonder.
And maybe—just maybe—prove that learning experiences can be the place where every child discovers who they are and who they can become.
Wonder Lab Academy is where individuality and culture are celebrated.
Link to Pay Application Fee $35.00
Any applications without the accompanying fee will not be considered for admission.