Maria Torrón-Gómez (Sra. Torrón), WIHS Spanish Teacher, sees her role as more than just teaching Spanish; it’s about providing a learning environment where students feel empowered to explore their identities and the world around them.
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Meet Tyler Berkich, Director of School Operations at Impact Public Schools’ Salish Sea Elementary
“There is an amazing magic that happens – like a foreign world – between drop off and pick up. Between those hours, there is education of the whole child.”
Happy Valentine’s Day: A Summit Atlas Story
Source: Summit Public Schools blog | February 6, 2024 Brad + Kristen = A Passion for Math…and Each Other Brad Earl and Kristen Smith have a lot in common. As the 9th- and 10th-grade math teachers at Atlas, they both share a commitment to the craft of teaching and a...
Rainier Prep Celebrates Community Diversity
Washington state charter public schools are community-rooted. As tuition-free public schools that are open to all, charter public schools offer their students access to opportunities that they may not have been finding elsewhere. And the classrooms of charter public...
Why Not You Academy on the radio
August 12, 2023 96.5 Jack FM's Lee Callahan interviews people in the Northwest who are doing great things for our community. Abi O’Neal, Chief Executive Officer of the Seattle Charter School, The Why Not You Academy, in conversation with Lee Callahan August 14, 2023...
Catalyst Bremerton Families: Why We Love Our School
Catalyst Public Schools | Bremerton is a K-8 charter public school, founded and launched by Amanda Gardner and Tatiana Epanchin. The Bremerton community expressed demand and need for an additional public school option for families, and the school co-founders brought...
Why Not You Academy Highlight: Build 2 Lead hosts successful Melanin in Medicine Event!
Source: Build 2 Lead Build 2 Lead hosts successful Melanin in Medicine Event! Build 2 Lead, in partnership with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH), the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Why Not You Academy (WNYA), hosted the first annual Melanin in Medicine...
Meet Whatcom Intergenerational High School: Bellingham’s New Public Charter School
“With the opening of Whatcom Intergenerational High School, and the return to in-person learning, our community now has a new option that broadens opportunities to choose the kind of public education our children should have: A safe space for students to fully...
Meet Why Not You Academy: Des Moines’ New Public Charter School
“We’ve always held the belief that life’s successes start with a good education, but recognize that access isn’t always created equally for all. This school is a longtime dream of ours and it was important for us to find a way to combine traditional classroom learning...