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Oct 12, 2018
“My Heritage Helps Me See the World With An Open Mind” – A Teacher’s Story
Cassandra Torres is a seventh grade history teacher-in-residence at Amistad Academy Middle. We sat down with her to talk about Hispanic Heritage…
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Sep 27, 2018
What Hispanic Heritage Means to Me: A Scholar’s Story
We sat down with Christopher, a third grader at Achievement First Iluminar Mayoral Academy, to learn more about what Hispanic Heritage Month means to…
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Sep 13, 2018
“I Am More Than Enough”
Keresa Gentry teaches seventh grade writing at AF Bushwick Middle. Last year, I read Dick Gregory’s Defining Moments in Black History: Reading…
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Aug 16, 2018
From Achievement First Amistad High to Boston College
Jose is a graduate of Achievement First Amistad High School. The most inspirational people in my life are from a story that started about 50 years…
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Aug 01, 2018
My Charter School Graduation Journey: From Haiti to Finding Achievement First
Dab is a 2018 graduate of Achievement First Brooklyn High School. I still remember the sound of screaming mothers. I remember the dust that made it…
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Jun 27, 2018
“I Didn’t Grow From Concrete”: An Alumna’s Story
Thalía is a 2018 graduate of AF Hartford High. In the fall, she will attend the University of Michigan. I am a lotus flower. I didn’t grow from…
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Jun 20, 2018
“Society Will No Longer Define Me:” An Alumnus’ Story
Miquell is a 2018 graduate of Achievement First Amistad High. I am one of the most dangerous and threatening black men that any of you will meet in…
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Mar 28, 2018
AF Fashion Week 2018!
At AF, being yourself is always in fashion. For AF Fashion Week, we celebrate the teachers and leaders who make up the fabric of Achievement First.…