A conversation between Karen E. Cox, Fulton County Public Schools, and David Jernigan, KIPP Metro Atlanta Karen Cox participated as a fellow in KIPP’s inaugural KIPP Leadership Design Fellowship (KLDF) cohort, which…
The Super Power of a Team & Family
By Wheda Carletos, Fisher Fellow, KIPP Metro Atlanta I was in mid-conversation with a friend recently when she paused and then stated: “Wheda, you are married, you have three children,…
How KIPP taught me to believe “I’m Possible.”
By Samuel Alsobrook, Class of 2012, KIPP Metro Atlanta One of my favorite quotes is from Audrey Hepburn. She once said, “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says: I’m Possible!”…
Why Sharing a Stomach Creates a Culture of Success
By Tiffany Cunningham & Oniola Day, Sixth-Grade Students, KIPP Metro Atlanta Funtumfunafu (yes—Fun-Tum-Fu-na-Fu) is the name of a West African Adinkra symbol that represents two crocodiles who share the same stomach….
How I Became a Published Author in Fifth Grade
By Jolisa, Seventh Grade Student, KIPP Metro Atlanta The first Saturday of September is an exciting time for the KIPP Scribers of KIPP STRIVE Academy. It is on this day…
How Promises to Children Make a Difference
By Jarius Allen, Alumnus, KIPP Metro Atlanta More than nine years ago, my parents told me that I would be attending a new school. Since I stayed in an ample…