Published on January 23, 2024 on Newsfile Corp.
Top Photo: from left to right, Drew Higginbotham from Student Leadership, Laticia Sharp and Dr. Charcia Nichols from Ivy Prep, Rashida Heslop from Student Leadership
Georgia’s First Charter School for Girls Joins Student Leadership Network’s Nationwide Community of Affiliated Girls’ Schools
ATLANTA, GA /January 23, 2024/Newsfile Corp./ — Ivy Preparatory Academy is thrilled to announce its affiliation with the Young Women’s Leadership Network (YWLN), a national network of public girls’ schools powered by Student Leadership Network.
As Georgia’s first public charter school for girls, Ivy Prep is committed to providing a quality education for its scholars and developing female leaders who manifest change for the world. Affiliation with YWLN will provide the school’s educators and leadership team with a range of services and opportunities, including participation in professional learning communities, school wellness support, and on-site professional development focused specifically on strategies for teaching and supporting girls. Affiliation enables Ivy Prep to tailor YWLN’s Whole Girl Education Framework pedagogy to meet the unique needs of its elementary and middle school students.
Laura Rebell Gross, Senior Managing Director of Girls’ Education at Student Leadership Network, explains the significance of this collaboration, “We are thrilled to welcome Ivy Prep into our national affiliate network. We often see that the existing ambition and talent in a school can be enhanced and more fully realized when resources are applied to provide intentional support of leadership teams, educators, and students of all levels. YWLN provides a scale of services and learnings from a national network of girls’ schools, with services tailored to the unique needs of Ivy Prep.”
Dr. Charcia Nichols, Executive Director of Ivy Prep, expresses her excitement about the school’s affiliation with YWLN. “Working with the Student Leadership Network team over the past year has been empowering. They listened to our needs and provided the infrastructure and bandwidth to guide our ideas into actionable changes in our school. We are inspired to be part of this network of national girls schools to grow our impact together.”
Through this partnership, Ivy Prep Academy and Young Women’s Leadership Network are united in their dedication to empowering young girls and providing them with the necessary tools to succeed. Together, they will continue to make a positive impact on the lives of scholars and their families, equalizing education for students to achieve success and fulfill their dreams.