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Innovative Approach to College and Career Exploration at Inwood Academy

By: Ana Gonzalez, Marketing Manager

Inwood Academy for Leadership and CARA Forge a Transformative Partnership We are thrilled to share the exciting news of a groundbreaking partnership between Inwood Academy for Leadership High School and CARA, uniting forces to enhance college access for first-generation college students, low-income students, and students of color. This collaboration comes at a crucial time when […]

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Alumni Week 2023 Was Our Best Yet!

By: Sarabeth Weszely Thorson, Writer

At the beginning of each new year, we host Alumni Weeks for our Middle School and High School students, where professionals across many fields join Inwood Academy alumni to speak with our students and answer questions about college and career paths. This year was our most robust yet with over a dozen alumni participating via […]

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Where Are They Now: Twanasia Graves, Class of 2022

By: Marketing & Communications Team

We work hard to keep close connections with our alumni, not only so that we can support them along their educational and career journeys, but also because their journeys are one of our greatest inspirations as we continue investing in the lives of future leaders each year. This month, we spoke with Twanasia Graves, who […]

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Black History, Black Culture

By: Inwood Academy

Aminata Gueye, founder and president of Inwood Academy’s Black Student Union, shares her thoughts on our country’s black history and black culture. Aminata is senior at Inwood Academy and has been president of our Black Student Union since 2016. Currently, there are 13 members in the group. Interview by Cindy Burgos Can you tell me […]

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Collaborating with Community and Across Curriculum

By: Wendy Leigh Curtis, High School Studio Art Teacher

As I reflect on my students’ efforts, I see their commitment to learning and serving our community as a reflection of their pursuit to succeed in postsecondary education and career. While I am proud of the work we do at Inwood Academy, we could not do it without our extended community. With support from Lowes […]

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Awards and Honors

By: Christina Reyes, Founder & Executive Director

Since our school opened its doors to our first class of fifth-grade students seven years ago, award ceremonies have placed an important role in how we recognize students’ hard work and achievements. On June 7, our Academic Ceremony for grades nine to eleven recognized individual students’ achievements in academics, arts, athletics, community service, character, and […]

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Beyond School Walls

By: Daniel Gaffney, High School Assistant Principal

Too often, people take for granted that kids have access to certain things. Some assume that any child who lives in a vibrant urban city has experienced many of its free learning resources. At Inwood Academy, we take full advantage of what New York City has to offer by taking our students on field trips. […]

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Mastery–based Learning

By: John Harrison

We began our first school year in 2010, a small group of eager teachers, myself included, housed in a trailer outside a local public school. We were entrusted with 125 fifth graders, charged with the task of supporting their educational growth by meeting their specific learning needs. This first group of children will be entering […]

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Oh How the Years Go By!

By: Christian Guerrero

One of our founding teachers recently came upon a class picture of our now 8th grade students when they were in 5th grade – our first class of Inwood Academy. These kids are like our babies, our first born, our princes and princesses! The first thing I saw was the obvious differences in appearance. The […]

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