“In these challenging times, the one thing we can be sure of is that the way to repair the world is through education.” - HVA founder Dr. Deborah Kenny

100% of HVA seniors accepted to 4-yr colleges and . . . 100% completed all requirements of the full International Baccalaureate diploma!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 #IB #Harlem

Summer school in session: kids are reading, writing, playing… and happy!

Welcome back teachers! We had a fun and fabulous opening day of HVA Summer Institute!! So excited to study and plan together for the year ahead.

We are back at school and the very first thing we do is offer lots of high quality grade level books — and inspire students to independently choose the books they want to read! 📚

Wishing everyone a happy Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month! 🎉🌟 Let’s celebrate the diversity, culture, and contributions of our community. 🌍 #HispanicHeritageMonth #HVA

A teaching residency like no other! Earn your NY State teaching certification and master’s in education while working with talented educators in real classrooms at HVA. This is your chance to make a difference and grow as a teacher. Sign up to learn more. lnkd.in/e83wt82M

Congratulations to our 7 incredible HVAH students who have earned QuestBridge scholarships! This prestigious program provides outstanding students with full scholarships to selective top universities across the country. We're so proud of their hard work and bright futures ahead.

The only charter schools in New York offering Montessori through the International Baccalaureate (IB). harlemvillageacademies.org/deeperlearning/

Becoming a great teacher is not about acquiring a set of techniques to be copied and repeated. It's about developing a deep understanding that can be applied in any instructional situation. Learn more: lnkd.in/ex_8mtwX

As Alfie Kohn says, if a child is off-task perhaps the problem is not the child but the task! Students are intrinsically motivated when we design learning experiences that are intriguing, challenging, and inherently valuable.

Restorative discipline requires students to take responsibility for their actions and repair the harm they've done. It is instructive, not just punitive.

Performance assessment requires students to produce the authentic work of the discipline. It measures the quality of student thinking and depth of understanding through open-ended questions and complex tasks.

Deep understanding requires that students apply knowledge in complex and unfamiliar contexts. As Ted Sizer says, “The real test for students is when they are presented with something unfamiliar and asked to use what they have learned.” Learn more: harlemvillageacademies.org/deeperlearning

Curriculum should be designed around big ideas and intriguing questions that spark students’ intellectual curiosity and cultivate higher order cognitive skills. Learn more about deeper learning at HVA: harlemvillageacademies.org/deeperlearning/

Mindfulness fosters inner peace and teaches students empathy, resilience, and emotional self-management. Learn more about deeper learning at HVA: harlemvillageacademies.org/deeperlearning/

What we believe about our students informs our teaching. As educators we practice culturally responsive education by offering all students equal access to a cognitively demanding curriculum and ambitious instruction. Learn more : harlemvillageacademies.org/deeperlearning/

Teaching students to be independent thinkers, not passive followers, is essential for college readiness. Learn more about deeper learning at HVA: harlemvillageacademies.org/deeperlearning/

At HVA we foster student self-direction with structures that guide and empower students to take ownership of their learning. Learn more about deeper learning at HVA: harlemvillageacademies.org/deeperlearning/

Engagement is not about entertaining students but designing learning experiences that cultivate intrinsic motivation, metacognition and deep thinking. Learn more about deeper learning at HVA: harlemvillageacademies.org/deeperlearning/