by Dana Kurniawan | Jun 28, 2019 | News
“Dr. Kirkland was awesome and inspiring! His speech on his transformative experience from childhood to adulthood was surreal and, beyond what I expected. Through Dr. Kirkland’s brilliant presentation I learned about the power of being culturally competent,...
by Rhina Garcia | Jun 26, 2019 | News
Teaching doesn’t have to be a lonely act. In fact, multiple studies have found that collaborative teaching actually improves student success and leads to a stronger school culture. For East Brooklyn Community High School (EBCHS), a transfer school in Brownsville,...
by Savanna Honerkamp-Smith | Oct 26, 2018 | News
“When I think about what the Eskolta community is and what it means for kids and communities… it is life-saving work. It is the difference for young people between a life of opportunity or a life of poverty. It is the difference for our communities between a future of...
by Savanna Honerkamp-Smith | Jun 26, 2018 | News
Every year, when confronted with the state exams, I.S. 126 Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts in Queens faced the same problem: students would give up before finishing. The problem with persistence and fear of challenge had become so great that...
by Savanna Honerkamp-Smith | Jun 25, 2018 | News
When Gaby, a junior at Flushing International High School, was first assigned to interview her mentor at her internship, she hesitated and asked if she could interview another intern, saying Maria was “too busy and important.” But upon interviewing Maria, Gaby was...
by Eskolta News Team | Feb 8, 2018 | News
“I remember, I got to IDP and they asked me, ‘What do you want to do?’ I was like, ‘Oh, I matter now! I exist! This is cool!’ They didn’t do that in my old school… Now I had people stop me in the hall and say, ‘You have such a good...
