To Virginia’s Teens, Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders, particularly in Richmond:

The building blocks of change are just one story, one action, one gift. And at New Schools for Virginia, these individual building blocks are layered on a commitment to truthfulness, even when truthfulness is uncomfortable, and to excellence in both our processes and our results.

In order to create a community where education works for ALL of us, your one story, your one action, your one gift are necessary.

Those who join are often excited about the opportunity to co-design schools that work for today’s youth. And many who join are also skeptical about the options that exist for creating new schools and the possibility to make lasting change.

So we welcome you, just as you are and with the experiences you have to our conversation and the work. We firmly believe that incorporating multiple perspectives is required in order to create excellent solutions.