Ventures

Global Citizens Public Charter School launched in Washington, DC in Fall 2021. The school intends to serve 400 students at full enrollment across grades Pre-K3 through 5th grade. Global Citizens will be the first dual language immersion elementary school in Washington, DC, to offer language immersion in both Mandarin and Spanish pathways – exposing students to the top three languages spoken in the world. Paired with a focus on social justice and whole child wellness, Global Citizens will equip children to become empathetic, globally competent, and socially-minded leaders who are prepared for a future we cannot yet imagine.

NYC FIRST inspires and empowers students from diverse communities across New York City to engage with STEM and robotics in meaningful and joyful ways. NYC FIRST has worked with the NYC DOE to launch Gotham Tech, a district high school to showcase robotics as a vehicle for this empowerment, while imagining and planning additional innovations to help transform public education in New York City and beyond. Gotham Tech is a public school that launched in New York, NY in Fall 2022. The school intends to serve over 1,050 students at full enrollment across grades 6-12.

Growth Public Schools opened an elementary school in Fall 2017 and plans to launch a middle school in Fall 2022. Both schools will be based in Sacramento, California and will serve over 600 students at full enrollment in grades K-8. The core components of the school model include social-emotional learning through the Powered by Compass model, and interdisciplinary, standards-based project based learning, infused with a personalized, self-directed approach.

Hayward Collegiate is a public charter school in Hayward, CA that will eventually serve 420 students in grades TK-6. Hayward Collegiate Charter School provides a holistic education with rigorous academics and individualized instruction for all scholars to achieve our mission which is to prepare Hayward scholars to have agency over their lives.

i3 Academy launched an elementary school in Fall 2020 and plan to launched a middle school in Fall 2021. Both schools will be based in Birmingham, Alabama and will serve over 700 students at full enrollment across K-8th grade. These schools focus on standards-based mastery and project-based learning. They seek to prepare students for a global society with exposure to a variety of career options and social-emotional learning.

Illinois Virtual Academy will launch as a virtual public school to serve students across Illinois in Fall 2023. The school intends to serve 10,000 students at full enrollment across grades K-12. Illinois Virtual Academy (IVA) is based on a new vision for engaged virtual and remote learning with an emphasis on applied and project-based options. IVA provides an immersive and supportive learning environment where students collaborate, create, and explore. We go “beyond the online course” to provide a connected, student-centered experience.

Impact Public Schools opened three public charters schools, two based in Seattle, Washington and one based in Tacoma, Washington. The three schools will eventually serve over 1,700 students combined in grades K-5. The instructional model is based on three essential design elements that have been selected to nurture 21st century skills and habits within a culturally-responsive learning environment. These core components include (1) school-based mentor groups, (2) personalized learning pathways for every student and (3) project-based learning (PBL). The model is rooted in a supportive, anti-racist community where every student and educator is known, appreciated and coached to meet their limitless potential.