Hello - I'm pleased to meet you, fellow Whidbey parents.​

 

A little about me: I grew up in Hanoi, Vietnam, and received my Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME), where I majored in Economics and French with a minor in Gender Studies.

 

​In my past life, I had my corporate jobs in marketing communications and lived in a few big cities in the US and Asia. Our family moved to Whidbey in 2020, where we became farmers (well, almost, we both still have our day jobs :) We have two school aged children and live on a farm in Greenbank. I started WILASC because I wanted my kids and other kids on the island to not "miss out" on opportunities that are more available in big cities. 

 

​I once came across a line from a poem: "To see the world from a grain of sand" (William Blake) and it stuck with me - it has become my quiet motto as I started and grew WILASC since 2023. My aspiration is to grow a young generation that has the capacity to appreciate the the world through their keen eyes, curious minds and open heart. I believe an interdisciplinary education plays a big part in nurturing this perspective, and that our children will benefit from being able to explore and pursue diverse interests from early on in their lives.

 

​It is also my aspiration to ensure that island living can mean more, not less, opportunities - where kids can enjoy the richness of nature and abundance of artistic inspirations, AND also have access to technologies and cultures that are shaping our presence and future. WILASC is a manifestation of that dream.​

 

Thank you for joining us and supporting our journey.

 

Hai-Anh Vu, Founder & Director