About Light & Salt
THE MISSION
To See EVERY Student Succeed
Light & Salt Learning is on a mission to make sure that all GED students, regardless of skill level, learning struggle, or financial background has open access to the support they need to accomplish their educational goals.
We firmly believe that ALL learners, given the right supports, are capable of mastering the academic skills in order for GED, college, and career success.
Over the years, we've helped thousands of struggling students pass their GED and we hear again and again, "I tried everything else and nothing worked until I found Light & Salt!"
We simply cannot continue this work without you
Each $10 gift provides 12.7 hours of support to a struggling student.
HOW L&S STARTED
Meet Kate Redmon
Hey, I'm Kate, the instructor behind Light & Salt. I've worked with struggling learners for the entirety of my educational career- first, teaching remedial and inclusion high school in my home state of Hawai'i, then tutoring adults with disabilities, then as an adult education instructor, and now as the founder of Light & Salt Learning. My dream: make high-quality GED math instruction accessible to every student.
How We Began
I was a private tutor for years, working out in the community. My students and I studied for the GED in McDonalds, the library, or Starbucks. The students' needs changed, the location changed, but one thing never changed- wherever I was strangers would approach me. Over and over, perfect strangers asked, "Are you a GED tutor? Can you help me?"
Sadly, most of those people who asked could not afford private tutoring. And I could only work with so many students for free. The need was so great and my time was so limited!
I wished I could clone myself.
Finally, I decided to put lessons up on YouTube so I could at least have SOMETHING to offer all those hopeful students. With that, Light & Salt Learning was born. In the decade since, we've grown from a few YouTube videos to a massive online community with a huge impact.
