Search Results

Building Community

Local Incubators Help Educators Dream up Solutions to the K-12 Design Problem

13 innovative school models in DC and Chicago were selected for NGLC planning grants and join 8 grant recipients selected in a national competition.
New Designs for School

PRESS RELEASE: NGLC, Washington D.C. and Chicago Partners Announce National and Regional K-12 Planning Grant Recipients

Grants to support the development of 21 new or redesigned school plans
New Designs for School

Profile: E.L. Haynes High School

This school's planned redesign is intended to create two complementary programs to support students as they transition both to high school and to college.

CityBridge Education, 2014
New Designs for School

Profile: Breakthrough Montessori

This school will embody a new and distinctive framework for education—one that begins early, supports active, student-centered learning, addresses all dimensions of human development, and engages the family as well as the student.
New Designs for School

Sprout & Co.

Exploring novel ways of supporting playful, scientific investigation—computational thinking in a project-based curriculum (planning)

Grantee
New Designs for School

Thrive Public Schools

Incorporating social-emotional learning, project-based learning & blended learning

Grantee
New Designs for School

Washington Leadership Academy

Immersing students in tech-rich, real-world learning, preparing them for public leadership

Grantee
New Designs for School

Profile: Monument Academy Public Charter School

This new residential school is intended to meet the unique needs of students in foster care. Monument Academy will be designed on five pillars: excellent academics, wraparound services and extended learning time, family engagement, life skills, and emotional and physical well-being.
New Designs for School

Profile: Wheatley Education Campus

Wheatley Education Campus will pilot a competency-based learning model that empowers students to direct their own learning. A personalized grading model will eliminate letter grades and tailor feedback to each student’s specialized academic needs and path.
New Designs for School

Profile: Columbia Heights

This school's redesigned model will dramatically change the structure and flow of the school day. A Personalized Education Platform assesses proficiency in real time, helping teachers finesse instruction and students identify individual areas of focus