This week, we sat down virtually for a conversation with Dearborn STEM senior, Jonathan Vernett, who is a dually enrolled student at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT). Jonathan shared about his experience at the Dearborn, how the pandemic has affected his learning, and where he sees his future.
Jonathan, a Roxbury native, recently moved…
BTR Graduate Shevonne Commock delivered a powerful speech during June 25th’s commencement ceremony, where she and 17 other residents walked the virtual stage! You can read her speech in its entirety below.
“Cohort 17!
I am humbled and deeply honored to have been chosen by you –…
In March, this year’s Boston Teacher Residency cohort shifted their training and their teaching from our two Teaching Academies to virtual platforms. Right before the city entered quarantine, Residents embarked on one of the most meaningful events of their program year: writing their own memoirs while developing a writing unit for Dudley Street School scholars.
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By Kristen Almquist-Cevallos and Jesse Solomon
Most of us who are engaged in high school education would agree that a critical component of our job is to prepare students for college and career. The phrase “college and career” has been…
We are so incredibly fortunate at the Dearborn STEM Early College Academy that we were able to move into a brand new $72M school building that was intentionally designed and built for STEM learning this year. This was all made possible because of the vision of the City of Boston and Boston Public Schools and…
Believe it or not, it’s almost October. It feels like we just started school, and there are leaves on the ground. Our schools are off to a great start — students and teachers digging into their work together, a nice hum of activity.
As we launch this new school year…
Good evening all, my name is Jamie Lyon and I am a graduating member of the 14th Boston Teacher Residency Cohort. This past year I’ve been teaching with my Coordinating Teacher, the wonderful Danielle Hughes, in 6th and 7th grade science classrooms at Dearborn STEM Academy while studying with my…
Good evening everyone. Thank you for being here tonight to celebrate the first graduating class of Dearborn STEM Academy.
I moved to United States from Praia, the capital of Cape Verde two days after I turned 10 years old. I had just completed 4th…
Welcome to our new website!
We at the Boston Plan for Excellence have launched a new website to reflect the culmination of an organizational shift we have been navigating for the past few years. In September of 2016, we achieved our goal of creating a full PreK-12 pathway of…
