Transforming DPACES’ Garden into an Outdoor Classroom

This post was written by Tamyra Donelson, a 2nd grade teacher at Democracy Prep at the Agassi Campus Elementary School (DPACES). Agricultural literacy is rarely found in classrooms throughout the United States. DPACES is addressing that dilemma...

June 7, 2018    Posted In  Democracy Prep at the Agassi Campus  Schools 
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DPAC Junior Selected as Finalist for State Department Program to Study Mandarin in China

Democracy Prep at the Agassi Campus High School (DPACHS) junior, Alisha Graves, is an excellent scholar, a cheerleader, and a recent international traveler. She was selected to go to Italy on DPAC’s inaugural international trip as a part of Democracy...

June 5, 2018    Posted In  Democracy Prep at the Agassi Campus 
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Jayden’s Dream Team

A group of eight Democracy Prep Harlem Middle School (DPHMS) scholars have spent the last three years fundraising for their friend Jayden, a fellow DPHMS scholar who suffered an anoxic brain injury after a severe asthma attack. “We wanted to do something...

May 25, 2018    Posted In  Schools 
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HPHS Scholars Invited to Film Screening and Meeting with U.S. Ambassador while in Ecuador

During Harlem Prep High School’s (HPHS) service trip to Ecuador, scholars were invited to a film screening and a meeting with the United States Ambassador to Ecuador, Todd C. Chapman. Prior to being appointed to his current role, Ambassador Chapman...

May 24, 2018    Posted In  Global Citizens  Programs  Schools 
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Korean Dance Teacher Receives Congressional Recognition from the United States House of Representatives

Karen Kriegel has been working with Democracy Prep (DP) scholars for eight years and recently received a congressional recognition from the House of Representatives for her outstanding service to the New York community. One of DP’s unique curriculum...

May 17, 2018    Posted In  Korean Program 
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Democracy Prep Scholars Intern at The Korea Society for Policy Summit Discussion

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Democracy Prep's upcoming 5th annual Korean Street Festival, the DP blog will be sharing stories from teachers and scholars about Democracy Prep's unique Korean program. Korean Street Festival Saturday,...

May 16, 2018    Posted In  Schools 
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Dear DREAMers, Across the country, schools are celebrating the incredible work of teachers. At Democracy Prep, we endeavor to celebrate you and your impact every day, but we do take special pride in truly leaning in to celebrate you this week. Our...

May 11, 2018    Posted In  Schools 
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Trip to South Korea Helps DPHHS Scholar Embrace the Challenge of New Experiences

My name is Leon Humphreys, and I am a junior at Democracy Prep Harlem High School. I recently attended the trip to South Korea during Spring Break. I have been on previous international trips to Rome and Ecuador, but I believe that South Korea was by far the most...

May 10, 2018    Posted In  Democracy Prep Harlem High  Global Citizens  Programs 
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Kimberlyn Falcon Finds Career Path on Remarkable Trip to South Korea

I want to thank Democracy Prep for allowing us scholars to be given the opportunity to visit different parts of the world and opening up our horizon. I had the incredible opportunity to visit South Korea with many of my peers and incredible Democracy...

May 8, 2018    Posted In  Democracy Prep Harlem High 
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Putting the Democracy in Democracy Prep

As you may have seen on social media, Democracy Prep is the focus of a recent study by Mathematica Policy Research. We were interested to see how Democracy Prep could impact voter registration and voting in our scholars. We’ve tested our motto - our scholars...

May 8, 2018    Posted In  Civics 
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