George Jackson Academy

8th Grade Spotlight! Congratulations to 8th grader Chimaza I. for nearing the end of his GJA Career!

HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK to our passionate, kind, and hardworking GJA teachers and faculty!!!! Thank you for everything you do!

GJA Spring Break! 8th grader Michael C. had an athletic spring break, going to a Brooklyn Nets game and foot practice for football!

Congratulations to seventh grader Ted W., who is being honored as the GJA Values Scholar for Courage at our upcoming GJA Scholars’ Celebration featuring special guest honoree Henry Louis Gates Jr! The event will occur virtually on Thursday, May 20th at 7pm. Register at the link below! https://givergy.us/GeorgeJacksonAcademy/?controller=home

We are very excited for WriteOn NYC’s live reading of creative work by students, happening this Friday at 2:30pm and featuring some of our GJA boys!

GJA Spring Break! Seventh grader Kalijah C.D. stepped into alternate realities during his visit to VR World NYC!

GJA Spring Break! Spring break may have come to a close, but we still have plenty of photos to share. Sixth grader Tobi A. and his siblings visited Roosevelt Island on a gorgeous day!

We are so pleased and excited to welcome our eighth graders back to GJA this week for in-person hybrid learning!!

GJA Alumni! Are you a GJA alumnus and current senior in high school? If so, apply for the Robert H. Lessin Scholarship, which awards one college-bound high school senior with a $5000 scholarship to assist with college expenses. The scholarship continues the legacy of former GJA teacher and financial supporter Robert H. Lessin, who passed away in 2011. Follow the link below to apply and for more info: the deadline is May 5th! https://docs.google.com//1vFvgDiW5Ex3reWIzCHUy1IQr84F/edit

Reminder! Join us this Wednesday, April 14 at 1pm for a virtual conversation with Michael Thompson, Ph. D., clinical psychologist, school consultant, and co-author of Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys. Register for the event at the following link: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg