note from our founders

Hi, we're the Minard's

Thank you for visiting the Apogee Bend site. We're thrilled that you're considering a new way of Education.

Our daughter, a 3 year old firecracker, is curious, independent and questions everything. She asks, "why" and "how come" and gets up when she falls. We don't want traditional school to stifle that spirit.

We believe education should inspire, ignite curiosity, encourage lifelong learning and give our children the ability to unlock their potential. Apogee Bend exists to provide that education. We're launching this for our daughter and we're launching this for the future of the world.

Jenna, Sean & Via

meet our founders

co-founder & Head coach

Meet Jenna!

Jenna was born to educate, coach and be a mom. She holds a Masters from Pepperdine in Education and has spent 10+ years as a public school elementary teacher. She always went against the grain, challenging the “why” behind decisions in traditional public education. Her goal as a teacher was simple: create thoughtful, respectful and independent little leaders. She couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to take the handcuffs of traditional education off and coach the next generation of critical thinkers at Apogee Bend.

Jenna is also passionate about health and wellness. She is an instructor at Pure Barre Bend and loves helping women transform their lives through fitness. Finally, Jenna is a friend and connector. She leads with her heart and transparency, helping her friends, family and community by showing that no matter what life throws at you, you can and will overcome it.

co-founder & business manager

Meet Sean!

Sean’s life has always been directed by his curiosity and passion for learning. Traditional education didn’t work for him but that didn’t stop him from landing a job at Google, co-founding his own labor marketplace company or leading global teams as large as 1200. He’s been a Director, Founder, Head Of…, Food Truck Owner and Coach but finds himself currently leading Global Learning and Development Strategy at Chewy.

At Apogee Bend, Sean will oversee all business operations and consult on the physiology and fitness programming as he holds Certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine in Personal Training, Nutrition and Youth Exercise.

When Sean’s not doing his day job, coaching dads or helping build Apogee Bend - you’ll find him learning anything he can, playing with his daughter, dating his wife, running Spartan Races and training in his prized garage gym.

He can’t wait to help bring a new form of education to Central Oregon.