Blackstone Academy Inc

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Causes: Charter Schools, Education

Mission: The mission of blackstone academy charter school is to build a strong community of learners and leaders. Our small educational environment helps foster independent inquiry, teamwork, and communication. Our students develop the skills to solve problems and use their voices in ways that lead to success in the academic, social, and professional arenas. They demonstrate their achievements through a process of discovery, presentation, and reflection. Community involvement and community improvement are key themes at bacs. In addition to classes, our portfolio system structures the progression of their learning by having students study themselves and their relationships to others, move forward with an exploration of the local community, and ultimately integrate an understanding of the wider world as students become responsible, motivated, life-long learners.

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1 gaylegifford

gaylegifford Board Member

Rating: 5

11/17/2012

I've been involved with this public charter high school for over five years. I did a small consulting project at the school as was so impressed with the incredible work that they are doing with primarily low-income kids from the communities of Pawtucket and Central Falls, RI that I asked to join the board of directors when my project ended. This year, the school was rated Commendable -- the top rating given by the Rhode Island Department of Education. Beyond the extraordinary dedication of all of the staff at the school, I'm impressed with this model where education includes development of the whole student. All of our students are involved with community improvement projects where they not only learn authentically, but also have the opportunity to become leaders and learn real grit. Many charters that serve high school want their kids starting in elementary or middle school so that by the time they are taking high school tests they score high marks. We take kids in 9th grade and they make great progress. And they stay -- we want our kids to graduate, even if it takes 5 years. Our 4 year graduation rate is 90%., which is phenomenal for an urban high school. And most of our graduates are going off to four year colleges. Come visit. BACS is one of a kind!

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