My Story

 

As founder and CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools, the largest and best-performing public charter school network in New York City, I have made it my mission to challenge the conventional wisdom that children from low-income, minority neighborhoods cannot achieve at the highest academic levels.

 
 

Interview with Charlie Rose

 

Success Academy Virtual Schools

Explore our approach to elementary, middle, and high school.

 
 

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The most important lesson of #Monopoly isn't how well kids play -- it's in the social skills, patience, and persistence learned through playing with one another.
Our first graduates paved the way and added tremendously to our efforts to continually improve the high school. Forever grateful to all of our founding scholars (and families!) and delighted to celebrate them at our alumni event!
Delighted to welcome President David Harris from @unioncollege #InsideSuccess! Thank you for visiting our high school.
"Math is one of my favorite subjects. In Math Workshop, we're learning how to decompose hard numbers using rows and columns. Basically, you take big numbers and break them down into friendlier numbers so you can easily do equations." - Keagan, 4th grade scholar at @sawilliamsburg #MathEducation #InsideSuccess
Wishing everyone at @successacademy a joyful new year filled with discovery! Welcome back and #Happy2019. 🧪
Looking forward to working with these "principals for the day" full-time in just a few years! #InsideSuccess
Stunning! #ArtsEducation #InsideSuccess #Repost @bedstuy1artstudio Each year, the Bed-Stuy 1 Art Studio recreates the American Flag 🇺🇸 in a contemporary way. Emilia and Maya’s #bleedingtissuepaper American Flag is probably one of the coolest pieces of art I’ve ever seen. Giving #jasperjohns a run for his money! #elementaryteacher #art #artteachersofinstagram #insidesuccess #americanflag #americanrevoltion #projectbasedlearning #pbl #successacademy
From the beginning, #chess has been an integral part of the @SuccessAcademy model because it helps kids develop their ability to concentrate and think strategically. Very proud that our young chess masters continue to excel! Congratulations, scholars and coaches.
"Being an SA parent and staff member is a magical experience. I share a unique bond with parents because I know firsthand how it feels to select a school and create a partnership with them that involves one of my greatest responsibilities as a parent: educating my child." — Kendrah Underwood, Assistant Principal at SA Fort Greene