by Julien Martinez | Jul 13, 2020 | Press
It was just after 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, when New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the nation’s largest school district would transition to remote learning until at least April 20. Chaos ensued, with many teachers still reporting to their...
by Julien Martinez | Jun 28, 2020 | Press
A dead language is bringing these Bronx kids to life. Students at Classical Charter Schools are all taught Latin – and more than a quarter of the network’s kids scored at the highest tier on a recent national exam on the ancient tongue. “When we were founded nearly 15...
by Julien Martinez | Jun 26, 2020 | Press
Students from Classical Charter Schools hosted a virtual Black Lives Matter protest for Juneteenth, which featured a sing along to Andra Day’s hit song, “Rise Up.” The event, which was broadcast live on YouTube, was hosted by middle schoolers Adelaide and Amarachi,...
by Julien Martinez | May 26, 2020 | Press
Every May, the nation celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week – a week that had particular meaning this year, in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a high school principal in the Bronx, adapting to this new age of virtual learning, I spent most of the week figuring...
by Julien Martinez | May 15, 2020 | Press
Some aspiring young musicians got a special lesson from a maestro recently. New York Philharmonic violinist Kuan Cheng Lu taught a class via Zoom K-2nd grade students at the Zeta Charter School in the Bronx. One of Lu’s colleagues is married to the school’s director...
