Adelle L. Schade, MS, M.Ed.

Dean of Pre-College & Summer Programs, Albright College

Founder, Total Learning Experience®

Adelle Schade is the Dean of Pre-College and Summer Programming, at Albright College, Reading, PA. Prior to Albright College, Adelle was a science teacher at Conrad Weiser High School, Robesonia, PA for 25 years.

Adelle is the Founder of Total Experience Learning® formally known as the Science Research Institute, formed in 2015, and the CEO of ConvergEd, LLC formed in 2018.

Adelle founded the trademarked learning and instructional methodology, Total Experience Learning®. Total Experience Learning® and the Science Research Institute was named a top 4 STEM program in the United States in 2019 by District Administrator Journal. In December 2022, the program received international recognition during a ceremony at the United Nations, New York as an Innovative Educational Model by the Materials Science subdivision of the United Nations.

Adelle earned a Bachelor of Science from West Chester University. In 2006, she earned a Master of Education degree from Kutztown University in Biology Education. In 2015, she earned a Master of Science degree in Clinical Microbiology from the Jefferson Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Philadelphia, PA.

Currently, Adelle is a PhD candidate in Cell and Molecular Biology at St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA. Additionally, she holds an appointment as an Adjunct Instructor of Pediatrics in the Penn State College of Medicine.