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Educating Our Children: Talking to Kids About Racism & Police Brutality
Meet AF’s New President, Richard R. Buery, Jr.
Leading for Racial Equity: On COVID-19
An Inside Look at Remote Learning: Mr. Kentz
Meet AF’s New Superintendent: Stephanie Keenoy
An Inside Look at Remote Learning: Elijah
Working Together While We’re Apart
What Leadership Means to Me: A Scholar’s Story
Learn Along with Us
Resources: Fun Online Activities
Resources: Talking to Kids
Gratitude for Our Leaders
Team & Family Stories: Meet Michael
Black History is American History
Black History Month: Blessed’s Reflection
Black History Month: Shania’s Inspiration
Black History Month: Speaking Up
Team & Family Stories: Janae’s Journey to Publication
Class of 2020 Receives Early Decision Good News
Why I’m a Proud AF Parent
Leading for Racial Equity: Changing Student Experience
Our Top 5 Posts of 2019
Brooklyn Student Gives His Regards to Broadway
Class of 2019 Alumni Form Strong Bond in College
A Season of Gratitude
Meet Jadiel: Future Engineer
Beauty and Empowerment: A Scholar’s Story
Focus and Hard Work: A Scholar’s Story
Motivation and Hard Work: A Scholar’s Story
Celebrating 20 Years of Leading with Love
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: A Family’s Story Part III
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: A Family’s Story Part II
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: A Family’s Story Part I
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage with Allison
Scholar Reflections: Summer College Programs
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: A Scholar’s Story
“Push Through And Try Your Hardest”: A Scholar’s Story
“I Never Knew That I Was Able to Do It!”: A Scholar’s Story
Scholar Reflections: Summer Programs Present Exciting Opportunities
Scholars of the Year 2018-19
Back to School 2019 Playlist
Effort + Intelligence: A Scholar’s Story
The Power of Being “Weird”: A Scholar’s Story
My Future is Bright: A Scholar’s Story
A Student’s View on Asking ‘Where Are You From?’
Midweek Pump-Up Playlist
Weathering All Storms & Opening New Doors: A Scholar’s Story
Scholars Find Answers at the Brooklyn Science Fair
A Teacher’s Reflection: Pride and Identity
Being a Woman Who Pushes Forward: A Scholar’s Story
What’s Next: The 2019 Senior Signing Day Video
“Express Yourself”: A Scholar’s Story
Why I Teach: A Conversation with Jeffrey Reamer
Meet Our Brooklyn Fifth Grade Scholars
Standing Up For What They Believe In: Meet the 4 Girls Who Led a New Haven Walkout
What Music Gets Our Teachers Pumped for School?
Why I Teach: A Conversation with Sierra Strattner
Creative Problem Solving Through Art: 5 Questions with Michael Pedri
Behind the Results: A Scholar’s Story
Supporting Teachers Through Lesson Resources
“Be Confident in What You Do”: A Scholar’s Story
Celebrating Years of Service
Celebrating Community in Brownsville: A Dean’s Story
“I’ve Grown A Lot”: A Scholar’s Story
Greenfield Expedition: Young Entrepreneurs
“Be Confident in What You Do”: A Scholar’s Story
Celebrating Black History All Year
Alumni Life: A Winter Break Abroad
Black History is American History
Being Myself & Proving People Wrong: A Black History Month Reflection
Making History: “I Want to Help the Environment”
Transitioning at School: A Teacher’s Story
Why I Teach: 5 Questions with Brittany Huggins
“I Am More Than I Realized”: An Alumna’s Story
Why I Teach: 5 Questions with Marci Hameroff
Reflections on 2018
Making Her Voice Heard in Student Government: A Scholar’s Story
Dream Teams at a Greenfield School
This is Achievement First: The 2018-19 Annual Report
Creativity on Character Day!
Acting and Activism: A Scholar’s Story
Fun with Fall Greenfield Expeditions
Announcing Charter Accelerator Cohort 5!
“If Dr. Johnson can do it, so can I!” – A Leader’s Story
I Performed in a BET Series: A Scholar’s Story (Part II)
“My Heritage Helps Me See the World With An Open Mind” – A Teacher’s Story
I Performed in a BET Series: A Scholar’s Story (Part I)
What Hispanic Heritage Means to Me: A Scholar’s Story
Why I’m Here: A Teacher’s Story
“I Am More Than Enough”
Alumni Life: NYC is My Campus
AF Brooklyn High Scholars Speak Their Truths Through Speech & Debate
It’s that time – back to school!
From Achievement First Amistad High to Boston College
An AF Principal’s Story: 5 Questions with Lucy Volkmar
My Charter School Graduation Journey: From Haiti to Finding Achievement First
From One Parent to Another: Kindergarten at AF
How I Found My Passion for Law: An Alumna’s Story
Why I Wrote a Workbook for Educators: 5 Questions With AF Principal Sarah Lewis
A Science Teacher’s Story: 5 Questions With Jenine Jeffreys
“I Didn’t Grow From Concrete”: An Alumna’s Story
“Society Will No Longer Define Me:” An Alumnus’ Story
“Don’t Let Anything Stop You From Achieving:” A Scholar’s Story
“I Feel Changed”: A Scholar’s Story
It’s That Time of Year: College Acceptance at Achievement First
A Deep Belief in All Scholars
Teacher Appreciation Week 2018
I’m Reclaiming My Voice
Day of Silence
AF Greenfield Featured in the Hechinger Report
The Climb Through College: An Alumnus’ Reflection
An AF Principal’s Story: 5 Questions with Ben Cruse
AF Fashion Week 2018!
Heroes of Black History
Standing up against gun violence everywhere
Life on Campus: An Alumnus’s Take on His Studies at Franklin & Marshall
My Black Teachers And I
Joint Statement On President Trump’s FY19 Budget Proposal
When Potential Meets Opportunity
Doug’s Thoughts: What We Do Now
Ashly’s Journey: An English Language Learner’s Story
Our Holiday Gift Guide – 2017 Edition
A Teacher’s Story: Bringing Together Past And Present
Flashback Friday: Celebrating Thanksgiving
Life On Campus: An Alumna’s Take On Her Studies At Haverford
Our Story: The 2017 Viewbook
What We’re Reading: Resources
Greenfield Expeditions: From Mini Med School to Mars
The AF Guide to Apple Picking
Announcing Charter Network Accelerator Cohort 4!
Not Just Waving Flags: A Hispanic Heritage Month Reflection
I Was an English Language Learner, Too: A Teacher’s Story
“Thank You for Pushing Me”: A Scholar’s Story
What it Means to be Puerto Rican: A Scholar & Parent Reflection
Behind the Numbers: Walking with Pride at AF Bridgeport Academy Elementary
Behind the Numbers – From Vision to Reality at AF Hartford Academy Elementary
Behind the Numbers: Excellence Lives at AF East New York
Behind The Numbers: AF Bushwick Soars on Math Exam
For DACA & For Dreamers: We Will Fight
The Results Are In – High-Five for Our Scholars!
Reflections on Charlottesville and Beyond
What We’re Reading: Summer Edition
Meet the Coach: Rafael Salado
Hartford Teen Explores Talents Through ‘Diversity of Dance’ Program
Team & Family and Family: DiCo & Joey
Dress Like Your Teacher Day!
Be You
Proud: This Month and Every Month
On Hope, When Hope Seems Lost
A Classroom Built on #BlackGirlMagic
What We’re Reading: Pride Month Edition
Innovative AF Greenfield Model Featured in National Magazine
Team & Family and Friends: Heather and Frankie
Proof Point Day 2017
“Giving Back to the Community That Raised Me”: A New DSO’s Story
Thank you, Teachers!
“Our #1 ranking feels like we are proving people wrong:” A Scholar’s Story
Owning Your Power: A Parent’s Journey Through Special Education
Ambitious, Innovative and Coming Soon: AF Aspire Middle School
What’s In My Fanny Pack: Jenine Jeffreys
“My Grandma is a Jamaican Immigrant with a 6th Grade Education. Now she has a granddaughter who got Yale, Brown, Princeton, Penn & Stanford.”
Mr. Trump, Don’t boost our budgets while cutting education: Charter school CEOs
The Teacher’s Guide to Getting Ready for Spring
AF in Focus: Hackathon!
What makes charter schools special?
Serving All Students
I Am the Fabric of America: A Black History Month Reflection
To be Black, Queer, Female & Masculine-Presenting
AF Fashion Week
My Blackness: A Black History Month Reflection
Meet the Residency Program 2016-17 Cohort
What it Means to Be Black: A Black History Month Reflection
The Time is Now: Leading with Love, Living Our Values, Taking a Stand
Why We Marched
Beyond the New Year’s Resolution: AF’s Commitment to Growing Leaders
I am the Kind of Student Who Goes to Charter Schools
Forever an Achievement First Amistad Wolf
Meet the Teacher-in-Residence: Dennis Wynn
Inside AF: Lunch Swapping at AF Endeavor Elementary
Daily Lesson Resources: Our Commitment to Teachers
Welcome to America: A Student’s Poem
Way Back Wednesday: Halloween Edition
Gratitude
Opposing the R.I. schools that are working
On the Election: Reflecting and Looking Forward
AF In Focus: Greenfield Expeditions
Make Your Voice Heard – Vote!
This Hispanic Heritage Month Brings Lessons for Everyone
Voices of AF Bushwick: A Hispanic Heritage Month Reflection
My Heritage to Claim: A Hispanic Heritage Month Reflection
Affirming Identity: A Hispanic Heritage Month Reflection
Announcing Charter Network Accelerator Cohort Three!
Our Story: The 2016 Annual Report
To Be Puerto Rican, Male & From Hartford: A Hispanic Heritage Month Reflection
Becoming a Social Justice Activist: A High School Scholar’s Story
A Teacher’s Story: Travel, Language and Identity
What We’re Reading
A Day On Broadway
Greenfield Teachers Connect with New Haven’s Awesomely Powerful Community
Behind the Numbers: Spotlight on Achievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Elementary
Behind the Numbers: Spotlight on Elm City College Prep Elementary
Behind the Numbers: Spotlight on AF Bridgeport Academy Elementary
Your Story, Our Story: Fatimah Barker and Jabari Sims
Behind the Numbers: Spotlight on AF Endeavor Elementary
Behind the Numbers: Spotlight on AF East New York
Behind the Numbers: Spotlight on AF Bushwick
A Student’s Story: Get Out the Vote
Doug’s Thoughts: The Realities We Must Acknowledge
Our Team & Family Reflects (Part II)
Our Team & Family Reflects (Part I)
Your Story, Our Story: Alice Mitchell
We’re in This Together: The Case for Open Source Curricula
Open Source at the National Charter School Conference
Checkmate: How a Game of Chess Led to an Unexpected Friendship
The Bravest Knight: One Teacher’s Reflection on Identity in the Classroom
Celebrating 20 Years of Public Charter Schools in Connecticut
What’s the Best Part of My Week? Helping Students Build Robots
Here’s How We ‘Make America Great Again’: Support First-Generation College Students
Meet the Teacher: Eric Snider
No Room for Debate: Our Kids Belong
Ten Ways Your CMO or District can Support Open Source in Education
“Say it: I exist!”
Meet the Teacher: Susan Charles
What Is Success in Education?
Your Spring Break Reading Guide
Meet the Teacher: Josh Alfred
Top 10 Reasons to Join AF
At Elm City Greenfield, Expeditions Spark New Passions
Not Just Words on the Wall
A Reflection after the Storm
Building a Community with Town Hall
Growing Up Hispanic: The Dangers of “Covering”

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Schools

Achievement First Promesa Mayoral Academy Elementary (Opening Fall 2020)
Achievement First Iluminar Mayoral Academy Middle School
Achievement First Voyager Elementary School
Achievement First North Brooklyn Prep Middle School
Achievement First Linden Middle School
Achievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Middle School
Achievement First Providence Mayoral Academy Elementary School
Achievement First Voyager Middle School
Achievement First University Prep High School
Achievement First North Brooklyn Prep Elementary School
Achievement First Linden Elementary School
Achievement First Endeavor Middle School
Achievement First Endeavor Elementary School
Achievement First East New York Middle School
Achievement First East New York Elementary School
Achievement First East Brooklyn High School
Achievement First Crown Heights Middle School
Achievement First Crown Heights Elementary School
Achievement First Bushwick Middle School
Achievement First Bushwick Elementary School
Achievement First Brownsville Middle School
Achievement First Brownsville Elementary School
Achievement First Brooklyn High School
Achievement First Aspire Middle School
Achievement First Aspire Elementary School
Achievement First Apollo Middle School
Achievement First Hartford High School
Achievement First Hartford Summit Middle School
Elm City College Preparatory Elementary School
Achievement First Hartford Academy Elementary School
Elm City College Preparatory Middle School
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Middle School
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy Elementary School
Achievement First Amistad High School
Amistad Academy Middle School
Achievement First Iluminar Mayoral Academy Elementary School
Achievement First Apollo Elementary School
Amistad Academy Elementary School

States

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Videos

Leading With Love Since 1999
AF Bushwick is a National Blue Ribbon School!
“What’s Next”: The 2019 Senior Signing Day Video
“We Will”: The 2018 Senior Signing Day Video
Imagine. Innovate. Empower.
Why AF? A Middle School Parent Shares
Why AF? An Elementary School Parent Shares
Why AF? A High School Parent Shares
Why AF? An Elementary School Parent Shares
David’s Journey to College
“I AM”: The 2017 Senior Signing Day Video
Senior Signing Day 2016
When Potential Meets Opportunity
Teach. Learn. Love
Be You
For All Our Children
Improving Achievement with Focus on Scholarly Expectations
Amistad Academy on NBC’s “Making the Grade”
Achievement First: A Bright Future
A GIANT Message for Achievement First Scholars
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