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In response to the XQ Super School Challenge, our team has developed a design proposal that re-imagines secondary school education. Matrixa High School will provide students with highly-personalized, experientially-based learning pathways.
Our proposed (9-14) Linked Learning program combines project-based, hands-on learning opportunities with extensive out-of-school-time, real-world experience and an advanced blended learning infrastructure.
Through an immersive, experiential approach, students collaborate with local entrepreneurs, community partners and global student peers to research / design solutions for today’s real problems. Our program connects students with emerging, high-growth economic opportunities, or an early-college credit pathway to university.
Indus Learning
Skl-Box incubates and accelerates innovative education startups in South Asia, offering edupreneurs – educators, school reformers & technologists - with a comprehensive toolset to build quality schools. Leveraging global best practices and integrating emerging, innovative learning eco-systems in Mumbai, New York & Los Angeles, we are establishing a network of educators, thought leaders, and impact investors to leverage support for school startups.
A proponent of India’s public-private partnership (charter) school movement, we help new schools get started, support existing schools, and build community/political support for high-quality PPP schools. As an information hub for global educational best practices, we hope to engage educators, parents, policy-makers and visionaries in achieving a single goal - creating high quality public schools for all children.
Our goal is to nurture the growing EdReform movement in South Asia - offering global insight, valuable resources and training to support school leaders' effort to educate their students.
Inwood Academy for Leadership
Currently in its 8th year, IAL was founded on the premise that education can help break the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and low expectations in Inwood and Washington Heights. Opened in 2010 with 110 fifth graders, currently serving 900 students in grades 5–12.
A unique, independent public charter school taking an inclusive approach, setting high expectations, and privately funding the gap. Many students come to the school years behind due to a variety of factors, including:
- Emotional and/or learning challenges: 20% of students require Special Education services, a higher percentage than most charter schools in NYC;
- English as a second language: 80% of students come from homes where Spanish is the primary language;
- The impact of poverty: 83% of students qualify for free lunch.