Crystal Perry, Vanesha Herbert, Tiffany Jones, Kimberly Hardy, Brianna Smith, and Tonya Barr

 

Ivy Preparatory Academy cultivates leaders who manifest change in the world. Ivy Preparatory Academy fosters a culture of collaboration, passion for learning, integrity, and servant leadership. While engaged in virtual learning, staff and scholars leveraged STEAM Education to meaningfully engaged girls K-8 in a unit entitled: Our Voice Matters. In partnership with Melanated PEARL Corporation, Ivy Preparatory Academy transformed its instructional approach by placing scholars in career roles and then, encouraging scholars to develop solutions to address current issues; including but not limited to racial injustice, COVID19, PPE, and redesigned classrooms, police departments, and mock bills. Teachers focused on standard alignment, critical thinking, problem-solving, knowledge application, and creativity; communication and collaboration, leadership, and global and cross-cultural awareness; and self-directions, and motivation, while learning how to learn in a virtual learning environment.