Culturally Responsive Education Advancing Toward Equity - CREate Accelerator
ABOUT THE ACCELERATOR
The CREate Accelerator is an immersive development experience for community-centered organizations seeking to create a long-term impact on youth through culturally responsive practices. By developing a collaborative system of support, the accelerator engages a cohort of 9 grassroots organizations and catalyzes the growth of well-defined culturally responsive education (CRE) philosophies, theories, and practices within and across the group.
As a result of their 12-month experience in the accelerator, participating organizations will ultimately be equipped with tools and resources to further build, fund, and maximize their impact in the communities they serve.
Culturally responsive education (CRE) is a teaching approach and philosophy that emphasizes the importance of including students’ cultural backgrounds, interests, and lived experiences in all aspects of learning inside and outside of the classroom. It ensures students interact with responsive curriculum and learning opportunities, feel affirmed in their identities and experiences, and develop the knowledge and skills to engage the world and others critically and justly.
MEET THE COHORT
Amateka College Prep implements African-centered education in schools and organizations to celebrate the world's Black communities.
JOURNi is dedicated to building an inclusive technology ecosystem in Detroit, equipping individuals with the education and skills to jumpstart their careers and thrive in the local economy.
HipHopEd is a nonprofit organization and lifestyle brand that functions to empower communities and reimagine the relationship between hip-hop and education.
Avenue Blackbox Theatre provides affordable, meaningful, culturally rich experiences in a wide array of artistic disciplines to residents and visitors in the city of Rochester, NY.
The Hustlers Guild (HG) is a 501 (c)(3), social impact organization founded by policy experts with over 15 years of experience to educate and expose students of low-income households to careers in entertainment.
Project Happyvism operates with a mission of activating & spreading joy throughout Black and Brown communities and beyond by embracing self love.
LitShop provides afterschool and summer programming that pairs engaging literacy opportunities with building and making for girls ages 10-15.
The National Association of Black Male Educators seeks to dramatically increase the number of marginalized children who succeed by dramatically increasing the number of highly effective Black and Brown male teachers and leaders who positively impact them.
PARTICIPANT BENEFITS
Access to capacity building resources and national content experts to help scale and strengthen impact based on shared best practices.
Engagement in a national community of practice with a connection to an expansive network of organizations.
Exposure to a national audience through the accelerator’s supporting partners.
Funding access through internal and external grant opportunities aimed at scaling work and impact.
ORGANIZATIONAL CRITERIA
Ideal candidate organizations fit the following criteria:
Impact and Scalability: Demonstrates examples of impact within the last two years and possesses a clear long-term vision for the future.
Equitable Efficacy: Displays the ability to pivot and adapt strategy to meet programmatic goals and desired impact.
Cultural Competency: Executes a strong mission that serves underrepresented communities and is grounded in antiracism and culturally responsive education.
Coachability: Commits time and effort to continuous improvement and group learning, and has a willingness to scale and replicate successful work.
Mindsets and Alignments: Prioritizes collaborative environments and brings added value to a community of practice.
Operations: Functions on an operating budget of $100,000 or less and is a registered 501c3 organization headquartered in the United States or a community-based organization.
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