As we kick off Pride Month, we are struck by how important and meaningful that word is. Pride. We honor our LGBTQIA+ staff members, students, alumni and families. For many of us, this is a time to celebrate our identities and voices, our activism and visibility, and all of the beauty, strength, complexity and diversity […]

Every May, we celebrate Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders’ (AAPIs) innumerable contributions to American history, culture, and society. We honor the AAPI legacy that stretches more than 400 years, to the day the first Filipinos landed on this continent in 1587. We reflect on  May 10, 1869, the day this country’s transformational, transcontinental railroad was […]

Since the beginning, women have sculpted our national and personal identities and helped define what we see as possible.  And, so when we look at history, we look to women. We look not only toward the names most often remembered during Women’s History Month, but also to the long list of innovators and change-makers collectively […]

This Women’s History Month, we honor our personal and national heroes. And, we are reminded of how the past is present. This national celebration of women’s history was initiated just 40 years ago with a single week in March before growing into a month-long remembrance of the women who have shaped our country. So many […]

We’re proud to celebrate the Hispanic culture, heritage, and traditions all year long. This week we’re even more excited because we sat down with an AF family to learn more about what Hispanic heritage means to them! Earlier this week, we talked to Iset, a first-grader at AF Bushwick Elementary. Today, we’re sitting down with […]

We’re proud to celebrate the Hispanic culture, heritage, and traditions all year long. This week we’re even more excited because we sat down with an AF family to learn more about what Hispanic heritage means to them! First up we have Iset, a first-grader at AF Bushwick Elementary. Later this week, we’ll talk to her […]

We’re proud to celebrate Hispanic culture, heritage, and traditions all year long, but especially this month. We sat down with Allison, sixth-grader at Elm City College Prep Elementary, to hear what Hispanic Heritage Month means to her. Tell us about yourself. What do you like to do for fun? I’m 10 years old. I’m in […]

We’re proud to celebrate Hispanic culture, heritage, and traditions all year long, but especially this month. We’re sitting down with students like Amaya, a fourth-grader at AF Bushwick Elementary, to hear what Hispanic Heritage Month means to her.  Tell us about yourself.  My name is Amaya, and I’m in fourth grade. I mostly like to […]