Ventures

Brillante Academy is a public school that will launch in McAllen/Mission, Texas in Fall 2022. The school intends to serve 755 students at full enrollment across grades pre-kindergarten through the 8th grade. Brillante will serve students of the Rio Grande Valley with a balance of tradition, innovation and character formation (by nurturing the whole child: body, mind and spirit). Brillante’s key design features will include two-way dual language immersion in Spanish and English; deep family involvement; a classical + approach; focus on global and local content; personalized learning; and leading with character. Brillante’s goal is every student will lead a life of excellence, virtue, purpose and impact.

Bronx Legacy High School (BXL) is an anti-racist and anti-bullying community that honors individual and cultural identity with a foundation rooted in problem solving, community learning, and action. We support students in becoming critically conscious thinkers, readers, and writers. Our goal is to empower students to build an in-depth understanding of the world around them, the role they play, and how they can take action to disrupt injustice and facilitate change in their local communities. BXL launched in September 2020 and supports students in grades 9-12.

Brooklyn Lab Charter School is a public charter school in Brooklyn, NY that will eventually serve 270 students in grades 6-8. Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools’ mission is to prepare students, including English language learners (ELLs) and student with disabilities, with the academic foundation, digital literacy, and leadership skills necessary to succeed in college and professional life as they grow as ethical leaders.

Butler Academy is a tuition-free K-12 public charter school in Darlington County, SC that launched in Fall 2022. The school intends to serve 170 students at full enrollment across grades 6-8. Their mission is to create an enthusiastic culture of learning in which every scholar is expected and positioned to succeed academically. Employing a Compassionate School model, we realize our mission by emphasizing the social and emotional well-being of our scholars, families, and staff. Their BRAVE core values (Belonging, Respect, Accountability, Vision, and Excellence) inform and guide all aspects of our work.

Carter G. Woodson Preparatory Academy is a public school that will launch in Lexington, Kentucky in Fall 2021. The school intends to serve 450 boys at full enrollment across K-5 grades. Our vision is to have an all-male Afrocentric K-5 school that cultivates and celebrates the identity, culture, community, creativity, and intellectual genius of boys through a STEM-focused curriculum.

Catalyst: Bremerton, the first site of Catalyst Public Schools, launched in Bremerton, WA in Fall 2020. The school intends to serve 504 scholars at full enrollment across grades K-8. Catalyst expects to open a second site in Fall 2023 to serve students grades 9-12 at full enrollment.

Catalyst: Bremerton is a school where every child is known, loved, and challenged. Catalyst supports their diverse scholars to live full lives and to succeed in college, career, and life. Scholars will find their purpose and passion so that they can cultivate the critical hope, optimism and leadership essential to be catalysts in their community and world.