The doors are finally opening to Lebron James’ I PROMISE School.
Via Akron Beacon Journal:
It is for kids in first through eighth grades who are at risk in reading and in need of additional academic intervention before falling more behind. The principal is Brandi Davis, who has worked in Akron Public Schools for 18 years.
The I Promise School is public and part of Akron Public Schools. The curriculum aims to adopt the “We Are Family” philosophy of the LeBron James Family Foundation, infuse it with STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and take into account the struggles and traumas in students’ lives to provide “social-emotional learning.”
It will open Monday, July 30, to 240 third- and fourth-graders. By 2022-23, it will be a fully integrated school for kids in first through eighth grades.
Congratulations to Lebron on opening a school and being such a great role model to people everywhere.
The jitters before the first day of school are real right now!!! Tomorrow is going to be one of the greatest moments (if not the greatest) of my life when we open the #IPROMISE School. This skinny kid from Akron who missed 83 days of school in the 4th grade had big dreams… https://t.co/PwmRaHRfng
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 29, 2018
