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THE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IS AN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS AND CHALLENGES YOUNG WOMEN TO DISCOVER THEIR PASSIONS AND REALIZE THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL BY A) PROVIDING A RIGOROUS, INTEGRATED COLLEGE PREPARATORY CURRICULUM THAT FOSTERS CRITICAL THINKING AND INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY

Little Kids Rock transforms lives by restoring, expanding, and innovating music education in our schools! Little Kids Rock began in 1996 as an informal effort by ESL teacher David Wish to give his San Francisco Bay Area second grade students a music enrichment program because the school did not have funding for one. What began as one teacher’s effort to bring music education to a few dozen public school children has catapulted into a national nonprofit that serves hundreds of thousands of young people year after year. Little Kids Rock was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) organization in 2002, and has since expanded with programs in 48 states. We accomplished this by: • Championing an innovative modern band music education that connects learning to the music kids already know and love—styles including rock, pop, hip-hop, country, EDM, reggae, and other contemporary styles as they emerge—performed on guitar, keyboard, bass guitar, drums, vocals, and technology • Recruiting, training, and equipping public school teachers to start music programs utilizing our methods and materials • Partnering with public school districts to provide a quality music education to as many young people as possible—especially those in underserved communities Today, Little Kids Rock is the largest nonprofit provider of musical instruments, program curriculum, and teacher training in the country. Having trained more than 5,000 teachers and served more than 1,000,000 students in 500 public school districts to date, Little Kids Rock has emerged as a national thought leader in the field of music education to become a valued service provider to the U.S. public school system.

Children's Community School provides a first-rate education to Waterbury's disadvantaged inner-city children, grades pre-K through 5, so that they may acquire the personal, academic, and physical tools to determine their own future.

NAUDL's mission is advancing debate education in urban public schools to amplify youth voices and develop confidence and skills for future success. We work with 22 partner leagues across the country, impacting 11,000 students each year.

The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics teaches people how to enjoy the outdoors responsibly.

In 1964, internationally acclaimed concert soprano Dorothy Maynor, brought a gift to Harlem – her fervent belief that world class training in the arts stimulates the child, strengthens the family and gives pride of ownership to a community. For nearly a half-century, the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), a pioneering cultural institution, has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of young people. HSA stands apart among the premier arts institutions in New York City, as the sole provider of quality arts education in 4 disciplines - music, dance, theater and visual arts – in an award-winning 37,000 square foot facility nestled at the base of Harlem's historic Hamilton Heights.  

The Fund for Public Schools is dedicated to improving New York City's public schools by attracting private investment in school reform and encouraging greater involvement by all New Yorkers in the education of our children

A nonprofit charity organization whose compassionate commitment is to provide immediate access to clean drinking water and to prevent exposure to water-born disease of those in need

To provide a neighborhood learning center for school-age children served by Title I (federally subsidized) public schools, especially in areas experiencing underperformance in academic, behavior and social skills. We provide a positive volunteer team of parents and neighbors to assist in scheduled activities and sponsored events to improve skills, lessen the dependence on government programs, thwart neighborhood tensions, prevent community deterioration, and deter juvenile delinquency

The New School University's mission is to educate women and men, from all walks of life and all parts of the globe, who want to pursue learning in a free and creative association unconstrained by conventional boundaries, for their own self improvement, the advancement of their professions, and the improvement of the city and world in which they live. The New School is a progressive university in the heart of Greenwich Village, New York City.

We are a community of educators in Harlem, working to revolutionize public education in our nation by building a K-12 public school district and an educators’ institute, based on the ideals of progressive pedagogy. Our goal is to deliver a first-rate educational experience that is personally rewarding to students and empowers them to achieve in school and in life.

Operation Breakthrough's mission is to help children who are living in poverty develop to their fullest potential by providing them a safe, loving, and educational environment. The Center also strives to support and empower the children's families through education, advocacy, referral services, and emergency aid.