Open Doors Blog

“In life, there are always challenges,” says Daniel, a 6th grader at KIPP AMP in Brooklyn. “When it comes to KIPP, coming through those challenges is always fun and there’s always something positive at the end.” Right now, the challenge for Daniel, and his brother...

“I learned a new thing today called dividing,” Abriella tells us proudly over video chat. Like all other KIPPsters, since March 19, 2020, this curious kindergartner from KIPP Elements in the Bronx has been learning from home during the Coronavirus pandemic. The...

As she prepares to open a KIPP school in the Bronx, Dominique Mejia, shares her unique journey from KIPP student to future principal.

“In the age of being woke, people assume that because they’re in education or because they work in our schools, it automatically makes them anti-racist,” says KIPP Infinity Elementary dean Eric Cato. “But being just an ally is not enough,” he argues.

FIRST has allowed our students to see themselves as the next Leland Melvin or Katherine Johnson — it’s provided inspiration for them to dream BIG and believe that they CAN do anything in the world of STEM despite what society says.

Recently, two KIPP NYC staffers posted editorials on two two key priorities for KIPP – getting more of our students to and through college, and, having more teachers who look like our students in our schools.

The idea behind the pilot program is to give kids exposure to music from Kindergarten onwards, so by the time they get to 5th grade, they’re more prepared for the next level of music classes.